Saul (Laquan) McKever

Incoming MBA @ The Wharton School | UPenn ‘22

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Incoming MBA @ The Wharton School ‘28 | Previously Quantitative Portfolio Construction & Advisory @ Citi Private Bank. Background in UHNW/Family Office quantitative portfolio advisory, alternative investments research, and Chief Investment Office initiatives supporting strategic priorities across Citi Private Bank.

Experience

  • Citi (New York, NY)
    • Assistant Vice President + Lead AI Strategist | Quantitative Portfolio Construction & Advisory
      Jan 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Assistant Vice President, Global Investment Lab (Quant Portfolio Construction & Analytics) • Co-led quantitative portfolio modeling and investment consulting across ~$5B in AUM, advising C-suite executives, large family offices, foundations, and endowments within Citi Private Bank’s South region. • Authored and presented client investment pitch-books for $5BN+ in multi-asset portfolios, integrating portfolio allocation comparisons, market exposure data, scenario analyses, liquidity modeling, private-investments pacing, and risk-return attribution. • Generated over $600MM in net-new-investment assets (+150% of target). • Served as Head of AI Strategy for the North America Lab team.

    • Analyst | Citi Global Wealth
      Jul 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Analyst Program, Citi Global Wealth 1. Private Equity & Real Estate Research: Sourced, diligenced, and structured private equity and real estate investments for UHNW clients; evaluated fund managers, conducted investment due diligence, and supported product positioning and distribution across Citi’s global wealth platform. 2. Chief Investment Office (CIO) – Strategy & Execution: Worked within the Global CIO’s Chief of Staff function to support investment oversight and firmwide initiatives; developed competitive intelligence across leading asset managers and contributed to strategic priorities across a $500B+ client platform. 3. Associate Banker – Law Firm Group: Partnered with investment, lending, and planning teams to deliver integrated banking and wealth solutions to top American law firms and UHNW attorneys; supported client strategy across capital markets, credit, and portfolio construction.

  • RBC Capital Markets (Internship · 1 yr 3 mos)
    • Equity Trader Summer Analyst
      Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos

    • Investment Banking Summer Analyst
      Jun 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Wealth Management Advisor Intern at UBS
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos

  • Chief of Student Outreach and Partnerships at First Generation Investors
    Apr 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos