Gunjan Nagpal

C 302 Jal Vayu Vihar,

Powai

Mumbai- 76

(+91) 9819875992

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gridstone Research, Mumbai Oct 2006 – Feb 2008

Gridstone Research is a start-up research firm that undertakes company research for US Investment Analysts

Manager, Research and Operations, Gridstone Research

Led a team of research analyst – Consumer Sector

Research
  • Supervised a team conducting company research on Consumer Non-Durable Sector in US
  • Quality Assurance across all Consumer sector teams
  • Assist in developing earning model modules
  • Conduct workshops to deepen the understanding of business
  • Prepare sector specific reports for the earnings season
Training pack on introduction to retail sector, US
Operations
  • Managed a team of over 60 people
  • Supervised teams conducting research in Consumer non-durables and Retail sector
  • Designed MIS for the entire research operations
  • Responsible for managing attrition, performance management, learning and development
  • Insure timely delivery of reports as per the project plan
  • Set up internal processes within the sector – time sheets, workflow, performance assessment
  • Support technology development team
Prudential Process Management Services (PPMS), Mumbai Dec 2003 – Mar 2006

Worked in the Prudential UK Data Analytics team UK and developed the Business Analysis and Data Analytics team in Mumbai as a high value add, shared services offering for the prudential group

Manager, Process Improvement and Business Analysis, Knowledge Services, PPMS Dec 2004 – Mar 2006
Led a team of business analyst and research analyst PPMS, Mumbai
Business Analysis
  • Developed and implemented a balanced scorecard within PPMS, Mumbai
  • Root cause analysis on Significant breaches in customer servicing
  • Sector report on property fund market in Asia for Prudential, Singapore - to identify the gaps and opportunities in the property fund market
  • Managed a secondary research study on fund market in US, UK and Asia for M&G, UK
Data Analysis
  • Leading a team of financial integrity analysts and strengthened the existing financial control process in Annuities. The team is involved in analysis of errors and deviations.
  • Developing a module on Business Modelling and forecasting
  • Designed a growth model to forecast the expected market share of the Asian property fund
  • Cost reduction project on documentation management review process of Prudential UK –designed a cost model for the process
  • Led the campus recruitment initiative for analytics in PPMS
Strategy Formulation
  • Involved in setting up of Knowledge based services team in Mumbai for the Prudential Group
  • Set up a centre of excellence focus group in PPMS
  • Re-designed a vocational and remedial educational program for Vidya, a Mumbai based NGO

Manager, Business Solution Team, PPMS Dec 2003 – Nov 2004

Worked with Analytics division of Actuarial Team in Prudential, UK

Data Analysis

  • Developed model points of Prudential’s With Profits business and Non-Profits Annuity business to support the stochastic modelling team
  • Developed a data warehouse within Prudential UK
  • Developed an automated process of model point generation for realistic balance sheet valuation for Prudential UK to meet the FSA requirements

Business Development

  • Developed a business case for an Analytics team in Mumbai
  • Identified business opportunities for PPMS in the area of equity research with M&G, asset management arm of Prudential
Britannia Building Society (U.K) Aug 2002 – Sept 2003
Business Analysis
  • Sales forecasting model for the fixed income mortgages products in UK
Market Segmentation analysis for mortgage sales customer for the bank
  • Conducted market research and competitor analysis in fixed income mortgage industry
  • Provided support to the business planning team
  • Project size estimation and proposal documentation
  • Impact assessment of an advertising campaign- Study of effect on sales of mortgages after an advertising and promotion drive in West Midlands, UK
Research Information Systems (RIS), New Delhi Aug 2000 – June 2002

Economic Research (Quantitative)

  • Worked on a World Bank sponsored study on the impact of product related environmental standards on trade of South East Asian countries
  • Worked on a TERI sponsored project on the rise in environmentally sensitive industries in India

Written Papers

  • 4 written papers published in internationally renowned journals and periodicals
  • Presented a paper in the South East Asian Seminar of environmental issues organized by TERI

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Indian Council of Research an International Economic Relations (ICRIER) May 1999 – July 1999

Economic Research

  • An assessment of key WTO regulations that impact the trade within the South East Asian region
  • Study of the South East Asian economy post the economic crisis – resulted in a paper on South East Asian Crisis – it’s Aftermath

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2000: Masters in Economics, Delhi School of Economics (India) – Specialization in Econometrics

1998: Bachelors in Economics, University of Delhi

SYSTEM SKILLS

  • Statistical software SAS, SPSS, Minitab etc
  • Worked on SQL and Business Objects

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • Have been involved community service initiatives at Old Age homes and blind School, New Delhi - certificate awarded for Social Service for Help Age
  • Organized a blood- donation camp in Delhi University, North Campus
  • Have been awarded numerous awards for painting in school and college
  • Enjoy traveling and going for long drives