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GRANT CHEN

New York City,NY

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate - Transformation

Blackstone
New York, NY
05.2022 - Current
  • Advised 32 portfolio companies partnering with AlixPartners, PortOps, & Deal teams on assessing & implementing offshoring capabilities, benchmarking costs, contract review, and overhauling operational processes.
  • Conducted due diligence with 3rd party consultants to execute staff augmentation initiatives for BXCI, BXMA, RE, Procurement, L&C, Finance, HR/SIG, Treasury, and BXTI.
  • Managed and provided strategic oversight to Blackstone COE's 2,000+ employees by creating KPIs, SLAs, talent assessment matrices, and performance metrics dashboards.
  • Prepared and presented quarterly reporting to leadership for 19 BX corporate departments on team performance and utilization, Forecasted vs. Actual spend, industry trends, and ongoing initiatives.
  • Conducted due diligence on Global Corporate Services and implemented cross-functional initiatives across finance, procurement, and legal to reduce corporate managed expenses by 25% year over year.
  • Program managed Blackstone's corporate real estate portfolio of 17 office build out projects across 12 countries, and prepared decks for executive leadership outlining build-out and ESG strategy for Blackstone's new EMEA HQ.
  • Managed BX Transformation's Corporate Budget for 3 Fiscal Years

Associate - Cash & Liquidity - Asset Management

JPMorgan Chase
New York, NY
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Managed JPM partnerships and supported client requests, acting as a conduit between JPM, an 11T asset manager, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
  • Conducted analysis and financial forecasting using Excel and JPM software to analyze data on the Federal Reserve SOMA for CMBS and RMBS markets to model overnight reserve liquidity.
  • Researched macroeconomic trends and fiscal policy to draft memos to management on the impact to our financial products
  • Prepared monthly and quarterly reporting to management on client relationship KPIs and inquiry volume trends.
  • Project managed automation projects to reduce manual touchpoints and increase efficiency in fax and FX instructions for the Operations team.

Analyst - Asset Servicing

Bank of New York Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
05.2020 - 05.2021
  • Intermediate Representative for 1T Asset Manager client on portfolio accounting & custody reconciliations analysis
  • Calculated coupon and interest payment for Treasury, Municipal & Corporate Bonds for reconciliations using Bloomberg/DCC
  • Performed markets trade validation, markets life-cycle management, & regulatory management across corporate action events
  • Lead BNYM Model Office initiative targeting user & feedback testing for the NEXT generation data reporting & processing software

Education

B.S - Economics

Pennsylvania State University
12-2019

Overview

Driven Blackstone associate with 4+ years of experience in Corporate Strategy. Eager to bring my team player attitude, analytical skillset, & PortCo project experience to generate value for Blackstone & our Portfolio companies. 

Timeline

Associate - Transformation

Blackstone
05.2022 - Current

Associate - Cash & Liquidity - Asset Management

JPMorgan Chase
05.2021 - 05.2022

Analyst - Asset Servicing

Bank of New York Mellon
05.2020 - 05.2021

B.S - Economics

Pennsylvania State University

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