Adriana Troiano
New York,USA
Summary
Trained as a macroeconomist, I combine economic modeling, statistics, and machine learning to develop data-driven products from ideation to implementation and measurement.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Applied Scientist II
Uber Technologies Inc.
05.2022 - Current
- Developed consumer pricing algorithms that improved Uber Eats marketplace performance by incorporating signals on consumer preferences and cannibalization effects across merchants. One product rolled out, one product in advanced development stage after positive experimental results.
- Produced analyses that identify high return opportunities and break them into concrete model improvements proposals.
- Worked with cross-functional teams (from engineers to operations managers) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Designed and analyzed six large scale experiments world-wide.
Applied Science PhD Intern
Uber Technologies Inc.
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Prototyped new measure of Uber Eats merchants selection quality to inform merchant selection strategy.
- Collaborated on estimation of first structural consumer choice model (BLP) at Uber Eats.
Education
Ph.D. - Finance
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL03.2022
Master of Science - Economic And Social Sciences
Bocconi University
Milan04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Economics And Finance
Bocconi University
Milan09.2012
Skills
- Scripting: Python(advanced), SQL (advanced) Big data technologies: Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Presto
- Empirical Methods: Machine Learning, Causal Inference, and Experimental Design
- Economic Modeling: Consumer Choice, Mechanism Design, Corporate Finance, General Equilibrium
- Communication of research methods and findings to non-technical audience
Timeline
Applied Scientist II
Uber Technologies Inc.
05.2022 - Current
Applied Science PhD Intern
Uber Technologies Inc.
06.2021 - 08.2021
Ph.D. - Finance
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Master of Science - Economic And Social Sciences
Bocconi University
Bachelor of Science - Economics And Finance
Bocconi University
Selected Pre-Doctoral Research Experience
- Referee for International Review of Economics and Finance.
- Research Assistant for Prof N. Crouzet, Kellogg School of Management Evanston, IL, USA - 07/2017 to 12/2019: Worked on three published papers about firms' investments in intangible assets, supporting both empirical and theoretical research from data collection to model solution.
- Research Inter at Financial Stability Directorate, Bank of Italy Rome, IT - 06/2016 to 08/2016: Review of the theoretical models of banks' competitive behavior and risk allocation choices
- Research Assistant for Prof M. Guidolin and Prof C. Fumagalli, Bocconi University Milan, IT - 03/2015 to 06/2016: Worked on two published papers, supporting empirical research by analyzing panel employee-level data, and financial time-series data.
Selected Pre-Doctoral Research Experience
- Referee for International Review of Economics and Finance.
- Research Assistant for Prof N. Crouzet, Kellogg School of Management Evanston, IL, USA - 07/2017 to 12/2019: Worked on three published papers about firms' investments in intangible assets, supporting both empirical and theoretical research from data collection to model solution.
- Research Inter at Financial Stability Directorate, Bank of Italy Rome, IT - 06/2016 to 08/2016: Review of the theoretical models of banks' competitive behavior and risk allocation choices
- Research Assistant for Prof M. Guidolin and Prof C. Fumagalli, Bocconi University Milan, IT - 03/2015 to 06/2016: Worked on two published papers, supporting empirical research by analyzing panel employee-level data, and financial time-series data.
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