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Arianna Barbero, emerging designer and maker

I'm early in my career, building practical experience and a portfolio that shows what I can do.

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Work samples

A selection of personal and learning projects that demonstrate my developing skills, thought process, and what I can deliver as I gain experience.

  • Portfolio Optimization & Investment Management
    Portfolio Optimization & Investment Management

    Optimized a multi-asset portfolio across U.S. equities, bonds, and Treasury bills using mean-variance optimization and utility analysis, achieving a 1.28 model-implied Sharpe ratio under investor risk constraints. Constructed and evaluated a 5-stock active equity portfolio benchmarked against the S&P 500 ETF (IVV), applying CAPM, alpha/beta estimation, covariance analysis, and risk-adjusted performance measures to support security selection and allocation.

  • Harvard Business Publishing – Working Capital Simulation
    Harvard Business Publishing – Working Capital Simulation

    Reduced simulated credit-line utilization by 81%, from $2.875M to $557K, by optimizing receivables, supplier terms, financing decisions, and working-capital deployment while maintaining growth. Evaluated customer, product, and expansion decisions using NPV, DSO, cash conversion cycle, and margin analysis, generating simulated results of $2.039M EBIT, $1.142M net income, and $1.223M free cash flow.

About me

I'm early in my career, building practical experience and a portfolio that shows what I can do.

I am Arianna Barbero. I am at the start of my career and building my skills and portfolio while preparing to begin professional work.

Externships

Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

In progress

Experience

Private Tutor for High School Students · Jan 2023 – July 2023

Childcare Provider for Children with Disabilities · Jan 2022 – Aug 2023

Server

Sushiko · June 2022 – Dec 2022

Education

Hult International Business School | Cambridge, MA

Master of Science in Finance (STEM)

Hult International Business School | London, UK

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Skills

Learning-orientedPersonal project workDesign thinkingProblem solvingPortfolio development
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Portfolio Optimization & Investment Management

Optimized a multi-asset portfolio across U.S. equities, bonds, and Treasury bills using mean-variance optimization and utility analysis, achieving a 1.28 model-implied Sharpe ratio under investor risk constraints. Constructed and evaluated a 5-stock active equity portfolio benchmarked against the S&P 500 ETF (IVV), applying CAPM, alpha/beta estimation, covariance analysis, and risk-adjusted performance measures to support security selection and allocation.

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Harvard Business Publishing – Working Capital Simulation

Reduced simulated credit-line utilization by 81%, from $2.875M to $557K, by optimizing receivables, supplier terms, financing decisions, and working-capital deployment while maintaining growth. Evaluated customer, product, and expansion decisions using NPV, DSO, cash conversion cycle, and margin analysis, generating simulated results of $2.039M EBIT, $1.142M net income, and $1.223M free cash flow.

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Sustainable Investing Business Challenge

Constructed a 12-stock sustainable equity portfolio across three sectors for a simulated institutional mandate, integrating ESG screening, fundamental analysis, and portfolio construction into security selection. Developed and presented the investment thesis, portfolio positioning, rebalancing criteria, and risk-monitoring framework, incorporating ESG reviews and portfolio-level risk controls.

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CarbonCycle Business Strategy Simulation

Developed a cross-functional growth strategy spanning pricing, R&D, digital marketing, operations, and international expansion, increasing simulated demand 158% and capturing 29% market share. Scaled the simulated business to $11.5M revenue and $3.1M net income through pricing, investment, and market-expansion decisions.

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Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

Join a new VC fund launched by a former SoftBank Vision Fund leader and backed by the Ray-Ban/Oakley family to identify high-potential Vertical AI startups. Gain hands-on experience sourcing deals, analyzing markets, and writing compelling investment memos.

Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

The externship involved sourcing deals and analysing early-stage Vertical AI startups for a newly launched VC fund. The work reviewed market signals, assessed startup teams and business models, and produced written investment analyses. Deliverables included an investment memo draft for a selected opportunity.

Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced a vetted shortlist of three Vertical AI startups, each documented with company profiles, funding details, team size, industry categorization, and source links.

Project breakdown

The task required sourcing three startups fitting Mangusta Capital’s vertical AI thesis. I searched databases and AI tools, documented company profiles, funding, team size, industry and links, and produced a spreadsheet listing three vetted candidates.

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