Alejandro Rodriguez

Municipal Bonds Investment Intern (Incoming - Starting June 2026) at State Farm

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

I seek to be an innovator in the policy space by bridging UChicago Harris' scientific and highly theoretical approach to governance to ground-level policy implementation. I am a dual citizen of the United States and Colombia, and therefore have a special interest in international development in Latin America and the broader global south.

Experience

  • Municipal Bonds Investment Intern (Incoming - Starting June 2026) at State Farm
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Perform credit analysis on State Farm's $55 billion municipal bond portfolio, integrating economic, financial, and demographic issuer data. Deliver investment recommendations to senior management through oral presentations and written reports on promising issuances.

  • Essay Review Team Specialist at Crimson Education
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Work with international students to create compelling essays for applications to elite U.S colleges and universities.

  • Research Assistant at Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago
    Nov 2024 - Jun 2025 · 8 mos

    Perform statistical data analysis in STATA and R for conflict mitigation research in Medellin, Colombia.

  • Annuities Distribution Intelligence Intern at Nationwide Financial
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    Built automated Annuities Sales Goal Optimization Model in Tableau, including a rating system to benchmark real sales performance for individual wholesalers and individual territories against expected sales, informing strategy decisions on market penetration.

  • Social Chair at UChicago BOLD
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Coordinate logistics and organize approximately 10 events, each with over 100 participants, a year. Head of networking events at BOLD.