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MS Finance candidate in the Applied Security Analysis Program, graduating May 2027. Risk Manager and Analyst at Badger Fund, with credit and equity research across four names.

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Jeewan Khadka

linkedin.com/in/jeewankhadka  ·  jkhadka@wisc.edu

Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin School of Business09/26 – 05/27
Master of Science in Finance — Applied Security Analysis
  • Selective two-year program in financial modeling, equity and bond analysis, and portfolio management; students manage $20M+ in live equity and fixed income portfolios
  • Key Coursework: Equity & Credit Analysis, Credit Trading, Fixed Income, Financial Modeling, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio Theory & Application, Derivatives
University of Wisconsin–Madison09/22 – 05/26
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Economics (STEM)
  • GPA: 3.67/4.00; Economics 3.89/4.00 · Key Coursework: Econometrics, Probability Theory, Statistics, Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Data Science
  • Awards: King-Morgridge Scholarship (full ride); Dean's List (3 semesters); Study Abroad at the London School of Economics
Credit Research
Oaktree Case Competition, Team Badger02/26
Credit Pitch: CoreWeave (CRWV) $5.6B First-Lien Delayed-Draw Term Loan
  • Recommended a buy on the SOFR + 600 term loan with a 10.3% base-case and 7.3% bear-case 5-year annualized return, benchmarking it against Oracle, Iridium, and Viasat loans and the leveraged loan index
  • Projected leverage and free cash flow through 2030 against a ~$60B debt-funded buildout; sized downside with collateral and recovery sensitivities on the GPU fleet securing the loan (40–60% recovery)
  • Tested structural protections (take-or-pay contracts, tiered LTV advance rates, SPV cash trap), ran an expert call with Wolfe Research on GPU useful life, and debriefed with Oaktree's Global Opportunities team
Individual Credit Report, HP Inc. (HPQ), Finance 640: Credit Trading10/25
Recommendation: Buy HPQ 4.20% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2032
  • Built a three-statement model with liquidity, debt maturity, and credit-statistic schedules (FY22A–FY27E), projecting net leverage falling from 1.7x to ~1.0x as free cash flow recovers
  • Ran relative value against Dell, Marvell, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA bonds, finding HPQ ~20 bps wide to Dell despite lower leverage, and Bloomberg horizon analysis across spread scenarios for a 4.4–5.4% 12-month total return
Professional Experience
Hawk Center for Investment Analysis, Madison, WI05/26 – Present
Risk Manager and Analyst, Badger Fund
  • Co-manage portfolio risk for a $5.6M student-run long/short SMID-cap equity fund benchmarked against the Russell 2500 Growth, monitoring gross/net exposure, factor tilts, and tracking error against a 6-point compliance framework using Barra's 13 risk indices
  • Built a flag-review-act risk response process, keeping the fund within all guideline limits
  • Built three-statement, DCF, and relative valuation models for buy-rated pitches on NuScale Power and Ulta Beauty
Project IPO, Kathmandu, Nepal10/20 – Present
Project Founder
  • Founded a personal fund with Rs 30,000 to invest in Nepalese IPOs, which are issued at a fixed Rs 100 par value rather than through book building, so offer prices do not reflect fundamentals
  • Analyzed financial statements of 50+ issuers across 8 sectors to select 12 offerings, compounding the fund at a 38% annualized return over 4 years; selected IPOs averaged 300%+ returns from par
The Sunwater Institute, North Bethesda, MD06/24 – 08/24
Product Research Intern
  • Built 3-year revenue models and presented a strategic roadmap to senior leadership; ran 10+ usability sessions with congressional staff on the LEGIS1 data platform
Research, Leadership & Teaching
Honors Thesis (R): Survey-weighted logit models of maternal healthcare utilization in Nepal · Paper · Slides01/25 – 05/25
Teaching Assistant, Inter-LS 210: L&S Career Development, UW–Madison09/26 – Present
Peer Mentor, Math Learning Center (Algebra and Precalculus), UW–Madison09/25 – 05/26
Skills
TechnicalExcel, Bloomberg (horizon analysis, BVAL curves), FactSet, Barra, Python, R, Stata CertificationPassed CFA Level I LanguageNepali (Native), English (Fluent), Hindi (Intermediate)