Garima Chandel
About Garima Chandel
Garima Chandel is a Portfolio Strategy Research Associate at Dodge & Cox in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in quantitative analysis and financial engineering.
Title at Dodge & Cox
Garima Chandel currently holds the position of Portfolio Strategy Research Associate at Dodge & Cox. She has been with the company since April 2018 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, she is involved in the strategic planning and research aspects of portfolio management, utilizing her extensive background in financial analysis and quantitative research.
Previous Role at Credit Suisse
Prior to her current role, Garima Chandel worked at Credit Suisse as a Quantitative Analyst in Electronic Trading from 2016 to 2018. During her two-year tenure in the Greater New York City Area, she focused on quantitative analysis for electronic trading systems, applying her knowledge in financial engineering and data analysis to improve trading strategies and efficiencies.
Education and Expertise
Garima Chandel's educational background includes a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, earned from 2015 to 2016. She also holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Engineering Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, completed between 2010 and 2014. Her academic qualifications have provided her with a robust foundation in both engineering and financial disciplines.
Early Career and Internships
Garima started her career with various roles that helped build her expertise. She worked as a Quantitative Research Intern at Echelon Asset Management in San Francisco Bay Area for three months, a Consultant at Finmechanics in Mumbai for eight months, and conducted Mathematical Analysis of Financial Time Series research at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata. Additionally, she served as a Visiting Research Assistant at UC Berkeley for two months in 2012.