Robert French
Risk Analysis | Business Development | Life Sciences
- Role
- Risk Management Associate at The D. E. Shaw Group
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robert French
I am an analytical, creative, and adaptable professional with experience utilizing research and data analysis to successfully identify business risks and opportunities. I am adept at brainstorming, idea iteration, strategy development, and mitigation of tail risks, with demonstrated expertise in presenting results to senior audiences and process improvement. My strong scientific background in gene therapy includes devising novel treatments for canine hemophilia.
Experience
Risk Management Associate
Apr 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US
Collaborate closely with private credit desks (~1 year), focusing on crash risk & hedging. Covered Fundamental Equities group (~3 years), spanning intraday and daily limits implementation, portfolio hedge optimization, & factor, common investor, and event risks.• Allocate capital to each trading strategy monthly, enabling more informed decision-making by the Risk Committee & portfolio managers, by incorporating portfolio metrics and market, financing, & liquidity risks.• Assisted deployment of more than $0.5bn of capital by substantially improving firm-wide monitoring of illiquid & less-liquid positions and building comprehensive, focused dashboard for the Risk Committee. • Joined COVID-19 working group and helped set policies over the course of the pandemic, including assessing vaccine trials, timing of return to office, and in-office safety measures.• Improve decision-making during market events by using the RiskMetrics platform for custom analysis.
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Gene/Genetic Therapy
2013 — 2018
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering
2009 — 2013
Fairborn High School
High School Diploma
2005 — 2009
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Chemistry
- Microsoft Excel
- Hplc
- Life Sciences
- Mouse Models
- Leadership
- Gel Extraction
- Microsoft Office
- Minitab
- Molecular Biology
- Technical Writing
- Elisa
- Matlab
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Engineering
- Cell Culture
- Research
- Molecular Cloning
- Science
- Statistics
- Mouse Handling
- Strategy
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