This file contains a description of a current Citi employee and description of the employee experience through a set of questions and answers. Without a doubt its global presence. As a firm, we have the ability to provide clients with a tremendous breadth of products all over the globe. In an increasingly global economy, our client base requires that we leverage all of the Firm's resources to provide a timely and customized product.

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Name: Richard Roy

Title: Research Analyst

Education: MBA, Columbia Business School; B.S. University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce

Program: Investment Research

Level: associate

Region: North America

What do you consider Citi's competitive edge?: Without a doubt its global presence. As a firm, we have the ability to provide clients with a tremendous breadth of products all over the globe. In an increasingly global economy, our client base requires that we leverage all of the Firm's resources to provide a timely and customized product.
How would you describe your team and the people you work with?: Since joining the Firm, I have always been extremely impressed with the professionalism and dedication of every person I have interacted with. Many of my co-workers have a wealth of experience in the industry and are always willing to pass on their knowledge. In addition, all my colleagues are intelligent and personable. Teamwork plays a key role in our daily activities and working with individuals who are driven and pleasant to be around makes work even more enjoyable.
What other groups do you liaise with regularly within the Firm?: Within Citi, we liaise primarily with Sales and Trading, and the Private Client Group. They are our partners within Firm and we work closely to ensure that we efficiently use our resources to best serve the Firm's clients.
How do you apply your degree to what you're doing now?: I have an undergraduate degree in Finance and Marketing and an MBA in Finance and in Entrepreneurship. The process of researching and valuing companies is very involved and allows me to apply on a daily basis many of the skills I learned in school. A typical day will require me to utilize my marketing, strategy, accounting, finance, and analytical skills. While my degree helps a great deal in my daily work, one of the most useful skills in investment research is the ability to extract information from a variety of sources, synthesize the data and construct coherent arguments and investment theses.

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