I graduated with Master of Science in Finance (2016) and Information Technology (2017) from UMass Boston. Studying at UMass Boston provided me tremendous exposure to the financial industry and hands-on experience with tools such as Bloomberg and Factset. I decided to strengthen my research skills and alongside Professor Mine Ertugrul completed the Master Thesis Option (MTO) which later on turned out to be my work product. Per Professor Chuck’s recommendation, my skill-set and knowledge gained while working on the MTO helped me stand out and be offered the internship opportunity at APG Asset Management, New York, during the summer of 2016. APG, impressed with my passion for work and skills, offered me the role of Investment Risk Manager. APG manages € 469 billion (November 2017) in pension assets for its clients in various sectors. My coverage area is Global Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure. I enjoy my job at APG as my role is oriented towards Fintech. My job involves financial risk analysis of the new deals, risk monitoring of the deals that APG has already invested and developing new software tools for the Investment Risk Management Team for risk monitoring purposes. Hence, I am able to utilize my knowledge and programming skills gained during engineering and finance. Finance industry is moving towards automation. There is a great opportunity for people with knowledge in finance along-with programming skills. I am glad to be a part of this huge organization that lays great importance for innovation in the field of finance. My experience at UMass Boston played a very large role in my professional success and I am proud to be an alum from such a great institution.