Hello! I'm Alisha Surabhi

My background with ~6 years of experience includes proven track record in finance & risk analytics in the domains of credit risk management & underwriting, in data science and business analytics field. I am currently a grad student at McCombs, UT Austin MS program in Business Analytics. I hold an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) as well.

June' 25 - Present

Graduate Student: MS Business Analytics

UT Austin, McCombs School of Business

Coursework:

Advanced Machine Learning, Financial Modelling, Financial Management, Financial Technologies & Time Series Analysis

Founder: Analytics Consultant

ILLUIT Data Services

Worked as consultant to build subscription models; built data storage and connectivity capabilities for clients
Increased client revenue by scrutinizing ROI on different marketing channels

Apr' 24 - Jun' 25

Aug' 21 - Mar' 24

Senior Business Analyst : USA Consumer Card Business

American Express

Awarded Analyst Excellence Award Q3’2024 and VP Recognition Award Q1’2024; recognized as high performing analyst
Managed underwriting risk control, improved ML models on customer lifecycle, ROI & built PNL dashboards

Management Trainee: Future Leaders Program

Axis-Max Life Insurance

Built pricing models for optimal profitability, mapped customer journey, built GTM strategies & the P&L projections
Monitored productivity levels of critical functions of operations using data sets, surveys & interviews

Summer Associate

Awarded PPO (Pre-Placement Offer) for Management Trainee in Future Leadership Program
Scaled new web app to 40,000+ salesforce nationwide by leading 100+ hrs of market research

Jul’20 – Jul’21

Jun’18 – Jun’20

Graduate Student: Master in Business Administration (MBA)

IIM Calcutta

Secured grades 8/9 in both Public Policy and Marketing Major.
Co-authored term paper in data analysis on MOOC efficacy and secured highest grade (A+)
Student Activities: PR & Marketing Head of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge Club, Media Coordinator of Spic Macay club and Treasurer of Carpe Diem Club

Graduate Student - IIM Calcutta:

Master's in Business Analytics
Secured grades 8/9 in Public Policy Major
Secured grades 8/9 in Marketing Major
Co-authored term paper in Marketing domain on MOOC efficacy and secured highest grade (A+)

Student Activities:

PR & Marketing Head of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge Club
Media Coordinator of Spic Macay club
Treasurer of Carpe Diem Club

Python

Excel VBA

SQL

Financial Modelling

Corporate Finance

Investment Analysis

Valuation

Financial Risk Management

Assistant in Planning & Development

Union Bank of India

Conceptualized & developed a Financial Tracker Dashboard to monitor performance of South Delhi using 35 metrics
Designed Target Monitoring System using past & daily 600+ data pts; Created dashboard to analyze sundry amounts

Jun’17 – Jun’18

Jun’16 – May’17

Business Analyst Manager

Wit Infotech Solutions

Attained 20% increase in revenue for client by facilitating paid marketing; Supervised development for 10 websites

Undergraduate Student: Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science

Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Recipient of Best Final Year Project out of 240 students
Dept. Rank 3 in Computer Science Branch
Student Activities: Microsoft Student Partner

Alisha Surabhi