ZURI ZHAO

12100 Red Admiral Way ♦ Germantown, MD 20876

240-418-7662 ♦ zuri.z.zhao@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Maryland College Park, MD
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Bachelor of Science, Finance Cumulative GPA: 3.98
Bachelor of Science, Information Systems SAT score: 2370
Minors: Statistics and Chinese Expected Graduation: May 2018

HONORS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Banneker Key Scholarship Program September 2014 – Present
 Full, four-year merit-based scholarship awarded to 0.02% of undergraduate students at the University of Maryland
 President of the Banneker Key Community Council to head programs and networking initiatives involving current
Banneker Key scholars and alumni
Wall Street Fellows Program December 2015 – Present
 A competitive 22-member program aimed at training and preparing students for a target future Wall Street career
Innovo Scholars Consulting Program January 2016 – May 2016
 Hand-selected as one of nine students to work as a management consultant for faculty clients to identify and implement
course redesign for Honors Principles of Accounting II
 Teaching Assistant for the course, leading discussion sections, holding office hours, and assisting students
Design Cultures and Creativity (DCC) Honors Program January 2014 – May 2015
 Vice President of the DCC Student Council, leading students of the Honors Program in both community-based events
and professionally-oriented programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Morgan Stanley New York City, New York
Sales & Trading Intern June 2017 – August 2017
 Completed three rotations among Securitized Products Group (SPG) Sales, SPG Trading, and Wealth Management
 Shadowed traders and salesman on the trading floor and participated in a wide variety of professional teach-ins
 Researched, created, and presented original projects and analysis to senior management on a weekly basis (i.e.
collateralized loan obligation (CLO) pitch, basis trade recommendation, tranched mortgage model, and client portfolio)
U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program Xi’an, China
Scholar June 2016 – August 2016
 Awarded the highly competitive full scholarship to partake in an overseas language and cultural immersion program
 Made gains in studying and mastering Chinese language and culture in a challenging, intensive native environment
Export-Import Bank of the United States Washington, DC
Business Development Intern June 2015 – August 2015
 Conducted research and analysis of the Bank’s standing $8 billion portfolio with India
 Led investigation into indebted transactions of $52 million with the People’s Republic of China
 Analyzed, reported, and briefed the potential value of data visualization tools to senior management at the Bank
 Piloted marketing outreach initiatives to the Bank’s US small business clients
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bethesda, MD
Research Intern June 2013 – August 2013
 Conducted and presented lab research on human hemoglobin switching that could potentially cure sickle cell disease

EXTRACURRICULAR
Help Center, Counselor February 2014 – Present
 Trained to become a peer counselor for the University of Maryland’s counseling and crisis intervention hotline

OTHER
Languages: Spanish (Conversational) and Mandarin Chinese (ACTFL Certified Oral Proficiency Score: Advanced-High)
Computer: Basic C, HTML5, CSS, Visual Basic, SAS, SQL, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe Photoshop
Interests: Figure Skating, Traveling, Tennis, Skiing, Kayaking, Hiking, and Oil Painting