Venika (Penny) Mekdhanasarn

Venika (Penny) Mekdhanasarn's work experience includes the following roles:

- Financial Strategy Analyst at Y TREE (2022-present): Venika currently works as a Financial Strategy Analyst at Y TREE, a company that specializes in providing financial life intelligence by combining data, experience, and technology. Venika (Penny) is responsible for providing insights into clients' financial profiles and does not engage in asset or wealth management.

- Associate at Vanguard (2021-2022): Prior to their role at Y TREE, Venika worked as an Associate at Vanguard from October 2021 to May 2022.

- Associate Consultant at Grant Thornton TH (2021): Venika gained experience as an Associate Consultant at Grant Thornton TH from April 2021 to July 2021.

- Intern at SIEMENS Mobility sa/nv (2019): In 2019, Venika interned at SIEMENS Mobility sa/nv for a period of two months, from June to August.

- Insight Week at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2017): Venika also participated in an Insight Week program at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in August 2017.

Venika (Penny) Mekdhanasarn pursued their education chronologically as follows:

1. From 2018 to 2021, they attended the University of Exeter, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics and Finance.

2. Between 2013 and 2018, Venika attended The King's School, Canterbury. Although the information does not specify a degree or field of study, it suggests a period of secondary education.

3. From 2003 to 2012, they attended Shrewsbury International School Bangkok. Again, no degree or field of study is mentioned, but it implies a period of primary and secondary education.

In addition to their formal education, Venika has obtained several certifications:

1. In April 2022, they passed CFA Level 1 from the CFA Institute.

2. In June 2021, they completed the Bloomberg Market Concepts course offered by Bloomberg LP.

3. In August 2020, Venika obtained certification in "Introduction to Portfolio Construction and Analysis with Python" from EDHEC Business School.

4. In July 2020, they completed the "Essential Career Skills for Investment Banking and Finance" course offered by the New York Institute of Finance.

5. In July 2020, they gained an internship experience in Investment Banking through Bright Network.