Konstantin Dragomiretskiy, MFE class of 2017, will begin his internship at Morgan Stanley, New York, on October 17, in the Securitized Product Group under the Fixed Income division.
Before joining the Berkeley MFE program, Konstantin completed his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from UCLA in 2015. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on creating a fully intrinsic and adaptive, variational method, the optimization of which yielded a meaningful and cohesive multi- dimensional signal decomposition, achieving both spatial and spectral compactness. Prior to that, Konstantin graduated magna cum laude with two Bachelor’s degrees from UC San Diego, the first being a B.S. in Mathematics with high honors and a perfect major GPA, and the second a B.A. in Economics. As soon as Konstantin heard about the MFE, he decided to apply to launch his career in quantitative finance, and found that the program not only “builds strong technical backgrounds with analytic and empirical tools used in modern finance, but also optimally aligns the students’ interests with the best careers in finance.” Konstantin was able to build upon his mathematical background and technical skills through the program by gaining the scope and resolve necessary to succeed in the industry.
“The precedence of the program’s placement of its students, its curriculum, and stellar reputation have allowed me to make the biggest leap into quantitative finance,” said Konstantin. “I decided on quantitative finance because the field is intellectually stimulating and dynamically evolving; like the Berkeley MFE program, it is constantly challenging me to learn and improve myself.” When not studying, you will find Konstantin swimming, playing soccer, or weight lifting with his classmates Adam Plantinga, Steven Coetzee, Luke Potter, Maite Soubeyran, Alexander Olson, and Alexander Damiani.
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