Gawon Kwon

Driven finance professional with RA internship experience, CFA Research Challenge finalist, and 3 years of startup IR writing. Excellent presentation design and industry research abilities strengthened through RA role and multiple startup IR projects. Over the past year, gained hands-on experience in venture capital investment, service planning, front-end development, and problem-solving by utilizing Excel and Python. Performed crawling, data analysis, and project work demonstrating collaboration skills and solution-focused thinking to achieve results.

[Study Abroad]
Summer School Student

Harvard University Summer School, Cambridge, MA
June 2023 - August 2023
- Completed courses in Mathematical Modeling and Personal Finance and Financial Well-Being (4 credits each)

Exchange Student
EDHEC Business School, Nice, France
January 2023 - June 2023
- Completed finance coursework as an exchange student

[Extracurricular Activities]
Undergraduate Researcher
Hanyang University Business Informatics Lab, Seoul, South Korea
September 2022 - December 2022
- Conducted semester-long research project expanding on Fama and French's analysis of excess returns in US mutual funds

Member
Hanyang Financial Engineering Society (HYFE), Seoul, South Korea
March 2022 - Present
- Learned to import financial data into Python by utilizing open APIs and gave presentation on "Research on WTI & Other Commodities' Lead-lag Effect"

Member
Hanyang University Economics Society (HEA), Seoul, South Korea
March 2020 - January 2021
- Authored academic papers on macroeconomics and finance topics and helped plan society initiatives

Vice President
Finance Management Student Council, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
June 2020 - December 2021
- Served as vice president (2021)

- Managed accounting and budgets for transparent financial reporting (2020)

Co-Founder Hanyang University Top Venture Club Co-slot

Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

May 2020 - December 2020

- Co-founded new venture club, completed business planning and presentations, and earned designation as a top venture club

Service Contributor

Chai Corporation, Seoul, South Korea September 2020 - October 2020

- Contributed to improving existing services and proposing new service offerings, earning "Best Operation" selection

• Finalist, CFA Research Challenge , CFA Institution, March 2023
• Submission, DB Financial Economics Competition , February 2023
• Completion, NICE DNB Small Business Closure Prediction Challenge , NICE DNB, December 2022
• Participant, National University Student Stock/Derivatives Competition , Korea Exchange, October 2022
• Encouragement Award, Seoul National University Venture Business Competition : The Beginning , November 2020
• Finalist, E*5 KAIST 2020 Second Half, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, November 2020
• Finalist, Startup Competition with Commax , Hanyang University, October 2020
• Selected, Pre-Startup Package , Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, June 2020