Michael Trent

About Michael Trent

I turn messy, unstructured data into clear, investable insight. As an MS Finance grad who codes daily in Python, SQL, and R, I live at the nexus of finance and statistics, mining alternative data and building models that answer the big question: what really moves the numbers?My toolkit spans valuation work and factor regressions to Hidden Markov Models and GitHub-driven risk pipelines. I’ve steered a six-figure student fund, trimmed portfolio volatility by double digits with sharper risk signals, and earned podium finishes in national research competitions, by asking the right questions and translating technical output into plain-English decisions. Colleagues know me as the analyst who can break down Fama-French factors over coffee and have the script polished before lunch.As President of the MSF Student Association (2024-25), I managed the cohort budget, booked industry speakers, and bridged student–faculty dialogue. Years in high-pressure hospitality and wilderness leadership taught me to listen hard, stay calm, and guide teams through uncertainty, skills that serve me just as well at a Bloomberg terminal.If you work where equity research, alternative data, and quantitative finance converge, especially in New York, Portland, or San Francisco, let’s connect. I’m always up for swapping ideas, collaborating on data projects, or talking markets over coffee.

Experience

1. Fixed Income Analyst

   New Mexico Educational Retirement Board

   Feb 2026 — Present · Santa Fe, NM, US

   Support the oversight of an internally managed fixed income portfolio spanning corporate bonds, MBS, and securitized credit.Contribute to portfolio construction, relative value analysis, and risk monitoring across duration, curve, and spread exposures.

Education

• The University of New Mexico

  Bachelors , Business Management- Finance

• The University of New Mexico

  Bachelors Business Administration , Finance

• University of Oregon

  Master of Science in FInance