Biography: Alexandra is a rising senior double major, studying Business Economics and International Development Studies,  and a concentration in Value Investing. In addition to her studies, she is the Director of the Consumer Goods Division of Bruin Asset Management, working with club members to analyze publicly traded companies in quarterly stock pitches, as well as a member of the Finance Committee for UCLA Alumni Scholars Club, conducting workshops to promote financial literacy. Aside from school and work, Alexandra enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out, cooking and baking, or playing with her dogs.

 

Future Plans: Alexandra plans on pursuing a career in retail Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), working in the beauty industry. This summer, she will be joining Sephora in San Francisco as their FP&A summer intern, conducting financial analysis to derive trends, drivers, metrics, and other characteristics to provide structure and guidance in business decision-making. Alexandra will focus on forecasting financial framework and team strategies, utilizing historical demand to optimize costs and merchandise flow. Previously, she was an MP&A intern at Goop and worked at Ulta Beauty in their merchandise financial planning and operations strategy department.

 

What this scholarship means to me: This scholarship will help me continue to move forward with my goals as it serves as a reminder and recognition for the hard work, dedication, and consistent commitment I have had towards my scholastic, community, and professional endeavors. Additionally, the scholarship may fund my school program, where I am working towards being trilingual, so that I may be able to interact and serve a greater number of members in our community. Currently, I speak English and Spanish, and am learning Norwegian which will allow me to engage in thoughtful conversations with the international audience to share and learn from each other, as I would love to learn about the economies around the world. Life is precious and having the opportunity to experience various cultures and engage with different people would be a generous gift at my young age.