Resume

1. Ronald Christian, Jr.
4915 Woodland Ave., Western Springs, IL 60558 | C: (708) 800-7534
Academic Email: junchris@iu.edu | Personal Email: ronchristianjr2019@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN May 2021
Bachelor of Science in Business, Cumulative GPA: 3.90/4.00 Major: Finance
EXPERIENCES
First Trust Portfolios, Wheaton, IL
Strategy Research Analyst Intern May 2019 – Aug 2019
• Performed attribution analysis on funds, looking at sector and individual stock returns, in comparison with a
benchmark to provide feedback to clients and to analyze performance behind different strategies.
• Created macroeconomic reports summarizing quarterly and semi-annual economic data of different regions to
summarize past performance as well as provide an outlook for the next quarter to strategically position
allocation.
• Researched and presented disruptive technological trends in the market to gain exposure to new product
opportunities that would appeal to clients.
• Generated fundamental research to assess value, identify investment opportunities and discuss findings,
position ideas, and to articulate the risk and potential return to the investment team.
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Bloomington, IN
Recruitment Chair Aug 2018 – May 2019
• Supervised a committee of 12 to recruit and evaluate up to 600 potential new members to create another
generation of the brotherhood that would uphold the Fraternity’s core values.
• Created a budget to account and properly plan for the committee's expenditures in planning events for each
semester’s recruitment process.
Governing Committee Member Sept 2017 – May 2018
• Guided a team of six members to rewrite the chapter's constitution and bylaws in order to establish standards
to encourage acceptable behavior and establish remedies for violations.
• Collaborated with the Grievance Committee to create resolutions and restore order within the chapter for
conflicts and to establish guidelines and set precedents for future situations.
ACTIVITIES
Western Springs Little League, Western Springs, IL
Scorekeeping Manager April 2016 – July 2019
• Managed up to 20 middle and high school students for statistical scorekeeping for multiple levels of baseball
for the local little league of over 150 kids.
• Recruited, trained, scheduled, and managed payroll for scorekeepers and provided statistical analysis, data
submission, and statistical reporting for league officials.
Grounds Keeping Manager April 2016 – July 2018
• Managed a team of six high school students for maintenance of eight baseball fields from April through July.
• Directed activities of workers for field preparation, striping, raking, mowing, dragging, and rebuilding
pitcher/catcher boxes on the fields.
INTERESTS
• Private Equity/Venture Capital, Investment Banking, Financial Advisory
• Outdoors, Fishing, Archery