Nick Crosson

MBA Candidate at Carnegie Mellon Tepper | Ex Strategy at Activision | Ex PIMCO | Yale College

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Experience

  • MBA Intern - Platform Strategy at Electronic Arts (EA)
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Developing platform strategy recommendations and collaborating cross-functionally across Publishing, Biz Dev, and Studios.

  • Strategy Associate - AI-Powered Early Parenting Start-Up at The Liberry
    Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Developed comprehensive strategic plan to guide product development and marketing outreach; assisted in developing evolving pitch deck; created competitor analysis and 5-year financial forecast • Led recruitment and management of key talent, conducting interviews, onboarding, placement, and management of twelve interns in order to address critical Tech, ML/AI, Operations, and Marketing projects • Built a dynamic social media influencer scraper tool identifying micro-influencers for partnerships driving initial 1,000+ early access sign-ups over initial 3-month period

  • Sr. Analyst, Strategy and Finance at Activision
    Mar 2022 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs

    • Served on an internal strategy team reporting to the COO, responsible for helping teams frame problems, analyze data, explore solutions, and tailor actionable recommendations • Led ROI evaluation creating models to quantify impact of strategic opportunities for marquee franchise, Call of Duty • Developed and presented recommendations for content slate, pricing strategies, and feasibility/opportunity in emerging franchises, utilized by C-suite executives to drive $20M OI growth • Managed material expansion of external quality assurance teams across three continents (1000+ ppl) diagnosing issues achieving 15% increased productivity and $20M in cost reductions • Collaborated with experts across the organization to develop spectrum of monetization opportunities; identified four key priorities with largest potential impact and presented findings to executive stakeholders • Assisted in the development and successful implementation of various international go-to-market strategies; built market analysis utilizing internal & external data tools such as Tableau, SQL, Newzoo and App Annie

  • Analyst, Investment Research and Strategy at PIMCO
    Jun 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Utilized internal quantitative and custom financial models to build individualized investment strategy proposals and external sales materials • Developed easy-to-understand portfolio analysis of complex information for optimal client comprehension • Gathered and analyzed market data to provide clients weekly, monthly, and quarterly market research analysis and commentary on municipal bond market and broader macro-economic trends • Contributed to weekly team strategy sessions incorporating new market information for company bond strategy

  • IB - Summer M&A Financial Analyst at Houlihan Lokey
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 3 mos

    • Developed presentation materials for capital markets clients including comprehensive debt profiles and pro-forma leverage reads • Addressed daily due diligence needs including analyzing company financials, building three statement operating models and leverage buyout models, and developing customer acquisition and monetization strategies • Drafted pitch proposals across Aerospace, Industrial, and Media industries