Makena Schwinn
Global Fixed Income Macro at Citadel
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMakena Schwinn is a data-driven finance professional and software-trained analyst blending a Computer Science and Business degree from UC Berkeley with nine years of experience across policy, consulting, and markets. She currently contributes to Citadel’s Global Fixed Income + Macro desk after supporting macro-financial research at the Federal Reserve Board and building data engineering solutions at Deloitte. Comfortable translating complex quantitative models into production-ready analytics, she has hands-on experience with cloud platforms, Apache Spark, and product-focused engineering from internships at Amazon Lab126 and UC Berkeley programs. Makena’s background spans academia, applied research, and high-frequency trading environments, giving her a rare ability to bridge rigorous economic analysis with scalable engineering. Notably, she was selected for Accel’s competitive scholar program, reflecting early recognition for leadership at the intersection of product and engineering.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, GPA: 3.8, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, GPA: 3.8 at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, 4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, 4.0 at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessSan Rafael High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
optimization3
reinforcement-learning2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
makenaschwinn/makenaschwinn.github.io
Dec 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
ds-modules/GWS-131
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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