TAHEERA ILMA

Skilled finance professional leveraging diverse industry insights to drive operational efficiency and optimize financial strategies. Proven expertise in financial management, research, and operations across banking, corporate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and diverse sectors. Committed to community-focused financial initiatives.

• Vice President of Women on Wall Street (2022-2023
• Vice President of Equity and Belonging of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, Beta Omega Chapter (2021-2022)
• Membership and Chapter Sustainability Secretary of St. John's University Medlife (2022-2023)
• Honors Program at St. John's University
• Girls Scout at Bangladesh (2010-2017)

• COVID-19 knowledge and mental health impact assessment in Haiti

Co-authored with Taehwan Park, Jean Pierre-Louis, Tachel Jean, Prachurjya Barua, Mariana A. Pinanez, Joseph Ravenell, Chimene Castor and Yolene Gousse, DrPH, MPH Published in the Cambridge Prism: Global Mental Health Journal.

• Embedding Care in Communities: Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Training in Rural Haiti

Co-authored with Shirley Bejarano, MPH, MS, CPH, Jean Pierre-Louis, MPH, Roberto Benoit, MPH, Prachurjya Barua, Tachel Jean, Mariana A. Pinanez, Yolene Gousse, DrPH, MPH Published in the John Hopkins University Press- Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Goldman Sachs Excel Skills for Business Job Simulation on Forage - March 2024

• Acquired proficient command of Excel functionalities and data analysis techniques, including data cleansing, and manipulation, and conditional formatting techniques.
• Acquired proficiency in automation by learning to record macros and script in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), developing two functional macros integrated with buttons using account sales data.
• Gained expertise in data visualization and storytelling using Excel and PowerPoint by creating impactful charts and interactive dashboards.

Bank of America Investment Banking virtual experience program on Forage - March 2024

• Identified an ideal acquisition target for a client based on a SWOT analysis and assessment of their strategic criteria.
• Constructed a DCF model to calculate the implied equity and share value of the acquisition target.
• Completed a sensitivity analysis to illustrate how the target’s valuation would change as variables change.
• Created a company profile summarizing all key information about the target.

JPMorgan Chase Markets (Sales & Trading) Virtual Experience Program on Forage - November 2023

• Pitched a new client to management
• Developed a market analysis and trade idea that a client could present to their board
• Pitched a bundled solution to a client looking to tender a new provider

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking Virtual Experience Program on Forage - November 2023

• Completed a transaction overview to understand how the debt of a company will change post-transaction
• Prepared company and industry overviews
• Completed analyses in Excel to determine a covenant structure
• Prepared a 10-year financial model forecast

• English (Native)
• Bengali (Native
• Hindi (Fluent)
• Urdu (Fluent)
• Arabic (Elementary)