Batten Fund Analysts

Harshvardhan Agarwal 
Harshvardhan Agarwal graduated from Loyola University (India) with a B.Com (Honors) in Accountancy. He then worked with SNB Associates (major audit firm), handling various internal and statutory audit assignments and quarterly reviews of listed and unlisted organizations. Harsh completed his Chartered Accountancy (equivalent of a CPA in US) in June 2009 and is currently a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He then worked with Deejay Multipacks Private Limited (leading manufacturer of Polyfilms). He aspires to have a career in Financial Consulting with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions. His internship was in the field of management consulting with Cedar International, based out of Mumbai, India.

Musab Al-Barakati 
Musab Al-Barakati graduated from the University of Jordan in Amman with a B.S majoring in computer science. Before perusing his MBA from Mason school of business he worked for four years at the Royal Hashemite Court in the Management Information Systems (MIS) directorate, started out as a applications developer for special internal projects and eventually he took over a project management role in implementing multiple modules of a customized ERP system.

Sheldon Alexander 
Sheldon Alexander graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics. While attending the College, Sheldon was a committed member of the football team. He is one of a few students in the MBA Class of 2012 to enter the program immediately following his undergraduate studies. Sheldon is working towards a career in wealth management, investment banking, or corporate finance.

Walter Coleman
Walter Coleman graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Economics in 2003. He then went on to work as an Account Executive at Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc. in Richmond, VA, where he managed a self-generated book of business consisting of more than 60 commercial clients and approximately $1,000,000 in written premiums. After Rutherfoord, Walter then went on to work as Sales and Marketing Director for Hi-Tech Asphalt, Inc.’s mineral fiber construction division. Within 15 months, Walter obtained approximately 95% of U.S. market and began sales in China. Walter decided to pursue an MBA to combine what he has learned in these two professions with the financial experience garnered from an MBA program to pursue a career in the financial arena.

Corey Evert 
Corey Evert has over four years of Risk and Project Management experience in the financial services industry. Prior to business school, he was a Senior Business Analyst with E*TRADE Financial in Arlington, VA where his responsibilities included margin risk, stock record and regulatory reporting. This past summer, Corey worked in Strategic Planning with real estate developer Forest City Enterprises on sustainable property development and corporate long-term strategy.  Corey graduated with a B.S.B.A., cum laude, in Finance from The Ohio State University and holds active FINRA Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 licenses.

Arthur Grizzle 
Arthur Grizzle graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL with a B.A. in International Relations in 2010. While completing his undergraduate studies, he held positions with Cambridge Holdings and Merrill Lynch, with a focus on commercial real estate finance and financial advisory. Arthur worked for Dominion Resources' Generation group this summer, with a focus on clean coal transaction structure, energy hedging, and fuel operations. He is pursuing a career in investment management

Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes joined the Mason School after spending six years working in the real estate industry as a project manager. He earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in Operations Management from James Madison University. He has won multiple management awards for his work in residential construction and spearheaded the effort behind the LEED® Gold certification on his latest commercial project. Most recently he spent the summer working as a consultant. He advised one of the nation’s largest refiners and manufacturers of precious metal jewelry on its sustainability initiative while also making a highest and best use recommendation for an real estate investment company. He is a proud husband and father of a twenty month old son and is expecting his second in March.

Andrew Healy
Andrew Healy graduated from the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary with a B.B.A. in Finance and a Minor in Economics. Prior to returning to Business school, Mr. Healy worked in the Risk Management division of Dominion Resources, Inc. where he managed counterparty credit risk and derivative hedging operations. Previous experience includes work as a Credit Risk Analyst at SunTrust Bank, and as an Investment Associate at Cambridge Associates, LLC. This past summer, Mr. Healy interned for IBM in the Financial Risk Assessment division at the company headquarters in New York where he managed financial risk associated with IBM’s $20 billion, five year roll-out of investment on acquisitions.

Zachary Mylan Korman 
Zachary Mylan Korman graduated from Wake Forest University in 2007 with a B.S. in Business. Afterwards, he went to work for Vanguard, a large mutual fund company that pioneered the index fund. There, he worked with defined contribution retirement plans in a customer facing role. While working at Vanguard, Zach started studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams and is currently a CFA Level II Candidate. Zach joined the Mason School of Business as part of the class of 2012 with the intent of transitioning himself from the retail side of the business into a more back office type of role. Since joining Mason he has been elected to be the President of the Finance Club.

Andrew O’Keefe 
Andrew O’Keefe graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in History in 2007. He then went on to work in the music industry in New York City, first as an assistant at the artist management firm Red Light Management and then at HDtracks.com, a startup online music store. At HDtracks, Andrew managed catalogs and marketing through the initial launch until year 2, when he decided to get his MBA and transition into a career in finance. This past summer, he served as a financial analyst intern for K&M Engineering and Consulting in Washington, D.C. At K&M, he developed financial models and cost proposals for infrastructure power projects in developing countries.

Sukrit Sehgal
Sukrit Sehgal has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and will graduate in May 2012 with an MBA from The College of William & Mary.  He has over five years of consulting and two years of relationship management experience for Fortune 100 clients. Last summer Sukrit worked on strategy development for QTS’s data centers in Atlanta, GA.  He developed the business plan for services and system changes that would help QTS realize annualized bottom-line growth of over $4m. Sukrit is currently on QTS's steering committee prioritizing the value proposition of the business plan by executing his recommendations. Prior to attending business school, Sukrit worked at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where he executed efficient and cost effective SAP for clients such as Coca-Cola and Delphi Corporation.  As a Project Manager, Sukrit helped his clients realize business value and service excellence from their IT investments

Vibha Chokhani
Vibha Chokhani graduated from the University of Mumbai with a Bachelor of Management Studies degree (special studies in Finance). She worked in various roles for the manuscript editing business unit of Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. in India, including payments & invoicing, business development and client servicing, finishing as Assistant Manager of the team. Vibha was an entrepreneur for few years, when she worked with rural artisan women to help develop their handicrafts business. She spent the summer of 2011 working with the W&M School of Business on a national social entrepreneurship conference, SEcon2012, which was successfully hosted in March 2012. Vibha has a keen interest in emerging market economies and the role of financial markets in promoting social and economic development. She is presently exploring career paths in impact investing, microfinance and/or private wealth management and perceives herself as a social entrepreneur, hoping to develop market solutions for the Bottom of Pyramid (BoP) markets.

Robbie Talmage 
Robbie Talmage graduated from Radford University with a B.B.A. in Management. After college, he worked for Wachovia Securities in Richmond, VA where he had the opportunity to gain experience as an analyst and manager in the Margin Operations department. While at Wachovia Securities, he was responsible for managing Wachovia’s margin investments for their Private Client Group. Robbie is working towards a career in wealth management or private equity after graduation in May of 2012.

Matt Torpey 
Matt Torpey joined the Mason School after spending the last two years as an Equity Trader on Assent LLC proprietary desk in Boston. He earned his Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, New York. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Society and the Rugby Club at Union. Prior to trading Matt work for the Philadelphia Phillies and the minor league affiliates for the San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins. Last summer he interned with GE Capital as a Treasury Analyst in the Energy Financial Services sub-business.