Sofia Silva

Accelerated BA/MA Candidate of Economics & Data Science at Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Barnard College (8 mos)
    • Teaching Assistant
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Instructed 30 students in Excel, R, and QGIS across all sections of Environmental Data Analysis and associated labs

    • Research Assistant
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Directed a project team to analyze 2025 tariff escalation through data collection and rigorous STATA modeling

  • Microeconomics Teaching Fellow at National Education Equity Lab
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Designed and taught weekly Intro Microeconomics sessions for 40+ students across seven Title I high schools

  • Research Assistant at Barnard College
    Dec 2024 - May 2025 · 6 mos

    Synthesized ESG lending policies of European banks in Excel, coordinating outputs across two research teams

  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Greentech
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    - Formulated and synthesized market analysis and financial projections for a $1B+ water and waste M&A transaction, contributing directly to deck creation for the Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) - Conducted due diligence analyses in English and Spanish; only intern selected to attend client-facing meetings - Constructed a 30-page sell-side pitch deck including two DCFs, an operating model, transaction and trading comparables, and market analysis, producing concise, visually effective materials for a firm-wide presentation - Received a full-time analyst offer to join the sustainable technology and infrastructure banking team

  • Investment Banking and Global Markets Intern at Nomura
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    - Built CIMs and peer benchmarks as client-ready deliverables for Consumer and Equity Capital Markets teams - Researched market trends and analysed reports for Fixed Income and Equities desks; shadowed live trades - Pitched senior leadership on a $1.18M MBS trade with a 6.4% base case yield, leveraging 10x repo financing, and hedging with an FX forward and 2s10s yield curve steepener to produce an actionable strategic proposal - Developed an IPO pitch integrating financial growth projections, trading and transaction comps, and equity research to outline a take-public strategy optimised for investor targeting and institutional demand