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Queen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastBilal Omokanye & Jason Powell - The C-Suite (QRT | 2.4)Bilal Omokanye & Jason Powell – The C-Suite (QRT | 2.4)
On this special episode of the QUAAF Round Table Podcast, QUAAF Chief of Staff, Chris de Sousa Costa, sits down with current QUAAF CEO, Bilal Omokanye, and current QUAAF CIO, Jason Powell.
Bilal works as a Capability Manager for a major Canadian bank and is currently the 2023 cohort class president of the Master of Financial Innovation and Technology program at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. Bilal joined QUAAF in November of 2021 as an Operations Analyst and quickly ascended to a leadership role as the Chie...
2022-10-1254 min
Queen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastCassius Felicella – Forging your own Path (QRT | 2.3)On today’s episode, QUAAF Chief of Staff, Chris de Sousa Costa, sits down with our featured guest, former QUAAF Portfolio Manager, Cassius Felicella, who currently works in corporate development for Rose Rocket, helping transportation service providers improve communications with systems, customers, and teams. Cassius is also the founder and host of the Homeroom Podcast, where he interviews start-up founders and shares their stories of entrepreneurship and the start-up journey. Cassius graduated from the Smith School of Business with a degree in Master of Business Administration in 2022. Prior to his MBA, Cassius studied History and Business at Queen’s.
2022-06-2229 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastAbhinav Narayanan - Mentors and Superheroes (QRT | 2.2)On today’s episode, QUAAF Chief Data Officer, Elizabeth Kim, sits down with our featured guest, former QUAAF Chief Operating Officer, Abhinav Narayanan. Abhinav graduated from the Smith School of Business with a degree in Master of Management Analytics in 2021. Prior to his MMA degree, Abhinav completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Informatics from McMaster University. Abhinav is currently working as a Product Manager in Data & Analytics, for Geotab, the world’s number one telematics provider, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets.
On this epis...
2022-05-1132 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastBrandon Toushan - Quantamentals (QRT | 2.1)On today’s episode, QUAAF Associate Thematic Portfolio Manager, Justin White, had an amazing discussion with our featured guest Brandon Toushan, who is a Business Analyst at a global consulting firm, and former Chief Data Officer of QUAAF. Brandon graduated from the Smith School of Business with a degree in Master’s of Management Analytics in 2021. Prior to his MMA degree, Brandon studied Physics and mathematics at Queen’s.
On this episode, Justin and Brandon talk all things data analytics, coding, and what Brandon describes as Quantamentals, and how these can be applied with a financial lens. Brando...
2022-04-0640 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastSeason 1 Finale: Our First Principle is We Guard Our Principal featuring Robert Davis (MMAI'21), Adham Riad (MBA'22), & Special Guest - Rees Barnett (MFin'15) (QSS | 1.7)Yield to Maturity: Wisdom as an intangible asset.
QUAAF Spotlight Sessions Podcast | Season 1 Finale
Tune in to this very special edition to hear reflections on their unique experiences as students and leaders of QUAAF, while shedding light on approaching the post-graduate transition, why the experience is being recognized in the industry, and where they see QUAAF going in the future. Featuring special guest - former CIO and current executive member on the QUAAF Board of Directors - Rees Barnett (MFin'15), in a roundtable-style discussion with three recently graduated QUAAF 2021 executives: CEO Robert Davis (MMAI'21), CIO Brenna...
2022-01-2345 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastDream Team Edition: Romel Sabat & Yacine Drissi - Those Who Want to Achieve Greatness Will Have to go Through Sleepless Nights (QSS | 1.6)Our theme this week is Dream Team – how the stars can align, and the destinies of people can intertwine.
We are joined today by two QUAAF alumni, and MFIN class of 2019 co-presidents Romel & Yacine.
Romel was born and raised in Montreal, and became a financial advisor at National Bank after graduating from a BBA in Finance from HEC Montreal. After passing the first two CFA levels, Romel decided that he wanted to dive deeper in the world of investment analysis and left his job to focus on personal research, analysis, and his investment portfolio. Romel jo...
2021-07-111h 15Queen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastJeremy Yumul - How we spend our days is how we spend our lives (QSS | 1.5)Jeremy Yumul graduated from the Smith School of Business Master of Finance program in 2018 and is currently working as a Senior Investment Analyst at Scotiabank’s Equity Investments Group where he helps manage the banks’s pension investments in public equities and private equity. He’s been with the group for three years. He currently covers the technology, materials, and healthcare sectors. Prior to this role, he’s spent time as an Equity Analyst on the sell-side in the Philippines. He was also former CIO of QUAAF.
A fun fact about Jeremy outside of finance: his favourite authors...
2021-06-191h 27Queen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastSean Choi - Persistance Matters (QSS | 1.4)Sean Sungho Choi is a BCom graduate from Rotman Commerce at the St. George Campus (Downtown Toronto) of University of Toronto and earned his MBA from SKK GSB (Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business) sponsored by Samsung Group with an exchange program to Columbia Business School. Sean Sungho Choi also holds an MFin from Smith School of Business at Queen's University jointly offered by Renmin University of China and once spearheaded the QUAAF (Queen's University Alternative Assets Fund) Beijing team as the Director of Portfolio Management. Sean Sungho Choi currently works as the Vice President at Samsung Securities which is the le...
2021-02-2534 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastWill Wang - Hard Work Pays Off (QSS | 1.3)Will Wang grew up in Beijing, China and went to the United States for university where he studied Accounting at Penn State and upon graduation and got a job at Deloitte doing audit in Philadelphia. After one year at Deloitte, he was unable to obtain the H1B work visa and subsequently moved back to China. That’s when Will decided to move to Canada and join the Queen’s full time MBA program. The MBA program provided a great opportunity to explore a different career path. Will focused on learning more about the finance industry and eventually got a jo...
2021-01-1335 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastWilliam McIsaac - Relax, It All Works Out (QSS | 1.2)William McIsaac is an Associate at Sagard Holdings and is based in Toronto where he is responsible for intellectual property and structured credit investments in the life sciences sector. Prior to this role, William was an Analyst at DRI Capital where he was responsible for making royalty and structured credit investments in the biopharmaceutical industry. Will transitioned into investments from scientific research after finishing his MBA at Queen’s.
2020-10-1629 minQueen's University Alternative Assets Fund (QUAAF) Round Table PodcastPooja Sharma - Pause and Think (QSS | 1.1)Pooja Sharma has around 10 years of experience in various fields of financial research. She is currently working as an Equity Research Associate at Echelon Wealth Partners, assisting Head of Research, Rob Goff, with his coverage of small-cap Tech and special situation companies. Prior to this, she worked at Genpact LLC India for 5 years where she was responsible for quantitative and qualitative industry research for financial institutions like BMO and GE Capital. She started her career with Amba Research, India, which was then acquired by Moody’s Analytics, where she worked for a top investment bank, creating financial models for th...
2020-09-2335 min