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USF senior studying Finance, preparing for a career in finance

Finance student at the University of San Francisco, finishing a bachelor's degree and building practical skills before entering the workforce.

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Work samples

Portfolio of class projects, financial analyses, and coursework from my time at USF that show my developing skills and areas of interest.

  • Malloy Group, USF | Student Consultant
    Malloy Group, USF | Student Consultant

    Conducted market, regulatory, and company-level research for a live consulting engagement with DefendAI, supporting the design of the Compliance Scout Agent for an AI risk signal engine focused on identifying high-priority enterprise prospects. Built the requirements framework for the Compliance Scout Agent by defining target company profiles, relevant public data sources, key search signals, and decision criteria used to detect AI governance gaps and prospect urgency. Presented client-facing recommendations that translated technical and regulatory findings into a practical prospecting workflow, helping refine how DefendAI could prioritize outreach to financial-services and other enterprise targets.

About me

Finance student at the University of San Francisco, finishing a bachelor's degree and building practical skills before entering the workforce.

I'm Daniel Lara, a senior at the University of San Francisco studying Finance. I am completing my bachelor's degree and preparing to start my career, focused on applying classroom finance skills to real-world problems.

Experience

OPS Staff

USF Events Management · April 2026 – Present

Statistics Tutor

USF Athletics Department · March 2026 – Present

Teaching Assistant

School of Management, USF · September 2025-Present

Volunteer

Garden for the Environment · March 2026 – Present

Student Consultant

Malloy Group, USF · April 2026-Present

Assistant

Family Options · December 2024-January 2025

Volunteer

Boys and Girls Club of Clovis · August 2021-April 2023

Volunteer

The Poverello House · August 2021-April 2023

Research Assistant

California State University, Fresno · July 2023-August 2023

Education

University of San Francisco

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Finance, Accounting · Class of 2027

Skills

Financial analysis (classroom)Corporate finance conceptsSpreadsheet modelingFinancial statement understandingQuantitative problem solving
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Malloy Group, USF | Student Consultant

Conducted market, regulatory, and company-level research for a live consulting engagement with DefendAI, supporting the design of the Compliance Scout Agent for an AI risk signal engine focused on identifying high-priority enterprise prospects. Built the requirements framework for the Compliance Scout Agent by defining target company profiles, relevant public data sources, key search signals, and decision criteria used to detect AI governance gaps and prospect urgency. Presented client-facing recommendations that translated technical and regulatory findings into a practical prospecting workflow, helping refine how DefendAI could prioritize outreach to financial-services and other enterprise targets.

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