Michael Cornish
Junior Analyst at Investa Insights
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Cornish is a finance-minded analyst and sustainable chemistry student with a decade of practical experience balancing university leadership, varsity sport, research, and early-stage investing. Currently a Summer Analyst in RBC’s Corporate Client Group and Chapter Head at Investa Insights, he blends corporate banking exposure with hands-on equity research and portfolio management in venture and public markets. His background in sustainable chemistry includes materials research that cut elastomer cure times from 24 hours to under one minute and led to conference presentations and co-authored papers—an uncommon technical achievement for someone focused on finance. A former varsity receiver, he brings elite time management, resilience, and a competitive drive to high-pressure deal and pitch environments. Comfortable translating detailed technical analysis into investment theses, he has worked across energy, technology, and diversified industries while supporting seed- and IT-focused venture funds.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Sustainable Chemistry (Co-Op) Minor in Finance, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Sustainable Chemistry (Co-Op) Minor in Finance at McMaster University
English, French
Github Skills (38)
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molecular-simulation9
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ising-model9
optimization9
neovim9
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gaussian8
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
msricher/gbasis
Jul 2020 - Jul 2024
Python library for Gaussian basis function evaluation & integrals
Contributions:65 pushes, 14 branches in 4 years
python-librarypythonevaluationintegralssvd
msricher/optimizer
Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:12 PRs, 227 pushes, 59 branches in 1 month
optimizationlocal-optimization
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