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Ram Chaganti
Finance & Strategy

Junior at Rutgers Business School studying Finance with a focus in Economics and Political Science. Builder of revenue-generating ventures. Exploring the intersection of capital markets, defense technology, and macro strategy.

Ram Chaganti
Background

About

I'm a junior finance student at Rutgers Business School with a concentration in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. My interests sit at the intersection of capital markets, public policy, and emerging technology—particularly defense and AI.

Outside the classroom, I've built and operated multiple businesses—from a 40-person snow removal operation to a vintage clothing resale business and a recording studio. These ventures gave me hands-on experience with P&L management, unit economics, and scaling operations from zero.

I'm currently building out technical skills in financial modeling, valuation, and data analysis as I recruit for investment banking and strategic finance roles across defense, technology, and financial services.

$42K+
Revenue Generated Across Ventures
40+
Team Members Managed
3
Businesses Built
Fin. + PPE
Finance + Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics
Projects & Case Studies

Selected Work

Software / Valuation

Dynamic Comps Engine

Built a real-time comparable company analysis platform that dynamically identifies and weights peer groups using multi-factor similarity scoring, derives fair value via sector-specific multiples to generate fairness opinion

PythonStreamlitYahoo FinanceFREDFair Value
Valuation

DCF Analysis — NAS: ISSC

Built a full discounted cash flow model projecting 5-year financials, calculating WACC, and deriving an implied share price with sensitivity analysis.

ExcelDCFWACCSensitivity Analysis
M&A

Merger Model — Target: NAS: ISSC, Acquirer: NYSE: BA

Constructed an accretion/dilution analysis for a hypothetical acquisition, modeling purchase price allocation, synergies, and pro forma EPS impact.

Merger ModelAccretion / DilutionSynergies
LBO

Leveraged Buyout — NYSE: DCO

Developing a leveraged buyout model analyzing entry/exit multiples, debt schedules, and sponsor returns under multiple scenarios.

LBODebt ScheduleIRR Analysis
Entrepreneurship

SnowCo — Snow Removal Operation

Founded and scaled a seasonal snow removal service to $18K+ in revenue with a team of 40. Managed operations, client acquisition, and crew logistics across multiple zones.

P&L ManagementOperationsTeam Leadership
Software / Economics

City Dynamics — Simulation Builder

Developed a pixel-art agent-based society simulation to study the impact of economic incentives. Includes a financial overlay where interest rates influence the reinvestment of capital by autonomous agents motivated by scarcity and hunger.

JavascriptEconomic TheoryInterest Rate ModelingAgent-Based Models
Portfolio Presentation

Work Deck

Comprehensive Finance Portfolio

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Hear Me Talk

Walkthroughs & Breakdowns

Short recordings where I walk through projects, explain the methodology, and discuss the thinking behind the work — no slides, no script, just the analysis.

Valuation

Dynamic Comps Engine — Live Demo & Methodology

Walking through the similarity scoring algorithm, sector-specific multiples, and VIX regime detection in a live session.

Live Breakdown
Coding / Econ

City Dynamics — Simulation & Economic Logic

Demonstrating how behavioral agents react to hunger, scarcity, and interest rate adjustments within a custom-built pixel engine.

Live Breakdown
M&A

Boeing / ISSC Merger Model Breakdown

Explaining the accretion/dilution analysis, purchase price allocation assumptions, and how synergies were modeled.

Live Breakdown
DCF

ISSC DCF — WACC Build & Sensitivity

Walking through the five-year projection, WACC calculation, and how the sensitivity table was structured around key assumptions.

Live Breakdown
LBO

Ducommun (DCO) Leveraged Buyout Breakdown

Analyzing the exit/entry multiples, debt scheduling, and sponsor returns for the DCO LBO model.

Live Breakdown
Contact

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Open to Summer 2026 Roles

I'm currently recruiting for summer 2026 investment banking and strategic finance roles. Open to conversations across defense tech, financial services, and technology.