MEGAN E. NUNNALLY
Five 1st Place, Apt 3 ● Brooklyn, NY 11231
Cell: (909) 967-0537 ● Email: megan@baesman.net
EXPERIENCE
CREDIT SUISSE
New York, NY
Vice President, Sales and Trading, Merger Arbitrage Proprietary Trading Desk
2009-Present
 Manage $200m book with direct responsibility for investment analysis, risk management and trading strategy.
 Our two-person team covers all North American large cap M&A deals, specializing in hostile takeovers, foreign and
domestic antitrust analysis, and other complex transactions.
 Interact regularly with executive management and corporate investor relations as part of deal diligence process.
 Advise buy-side clients and provide in-depth analyses of arbitrage opportunities and risks.
 Built and maintain all of the team’s critical models, including trading, fundamental analysis and option models.
 Selected to teach advanced Excel skills to Room to Read staff, a non-profit partner in Bangladesh.
CREDIT SUISSE
Chicago, IL
Associate, Investment Banking, Global Industrials and Services Group
2006-2007
 Managed deal processes and conducted analytical analysis with additional responsibility for idea generation, management of
junior resources, and communication with senior bankers and clients.
 Advised Educational Testing Service (ETS) on their successful acquisition of Thompson Prometric and ran successful high
yield bond offering for H&E Equipment services.
 Initiated revision of training materials resulting in more interactive program that better addressed summer training needs.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
Los Angeles, CA
Analyst, Investment Banking, Generalist Group
2003-2006
 Junior team member responsible for the preparation and execution of public and private transactions, including mergers and
acquisitions as well as equity and debt financing for a wide variety of companies.
 Served as sole arranger on $505 million film financing for Walt Disney Studios and advised Texas Pacific Group on an
attempted $1.25 billion acquisition of Portland General Electric.
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
Master of Business Administration; Major in Finance
2007-2009
 GMAT 740 (98th percentile); Graduated with Honors (top 20%).
 Member of Wharton’s Sales and Trading, Finance and Women in Business Clubs.
 Career Management Coach and Interviewer.
 Credit Suisse MBA Ambassador; one of three employees selected for prestigious firm sponsorship program.
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE
Claremont, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
1999-2003
 GPA 3.76/4.0, Graduated Cum Laude with Departmental Honors and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society.
 Edward J. Sexton PPE Fellow – One of twelve students chosen for rigorous, small-group-format course of study.
 Athenaeum Fellow – Introduced guest lecturers including Spike Lee and Newt Gingrich.
 Internships: King County Council (Seattle, WA; 1998-2000), Deputy Mayor’s Office (New York, NY; 2001), Physicians
for Social Responsibility (Washington, D.C.; Fall 2001), American Cancer Society (Tacoma, WA; 2002).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Volunteer with organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Cancer Society, One Brick and NY Cares.
 Originally from Seattle, WA. Have traveled through 48 of 50 states. Author of a cooking blog.