Hillel Zand

Investment Associate

2023 - Current

Investment Analyst

2022 - 2023

Business Intelligence Analyst

2022 - 2022

• Scoped, designed, and built dashboards and ad-hoc analyses for Operations, Finance, Sales, Customer Success, and Partnerships teams to inform senior management decision-making, enable GTM growth, and monitor progress toward quarterly goals • Automated company's sales commission calculations and internal/exporting reporting systems • Troubleshooted Salesforce reporting to ensure data integrity of by-segment SaaS metrics • Created bottom-up sales forecasting model to measure potential impact of headcount buildup on future ARR

Data Analyst

2020 - 2022

Zencity’s community input and insights platform connects local governments to more resident voices through gathering organic and proactive feedback from all corners of the community, translating millions of data points into actionable insights. • Translated social media and survey data into actionable short- and long-form reports that explain trends in resident discourse to benefit decision-making processes for local governments serving populations of 10K to 4M • Closely collaborated with Customer Success team to align with business needs, ensure retention, and participate in client meetings • Interfaced with the Product team to identify product gaps, develop new deliverables, and create scalable analysis methods that provide maximal value with minimal effort

Economic Consultant

2019 - 2020

• Built and analyzed proprietary economic and financial data using complex programming and model-building techniques in SAS, STATA, SQL, and Excel. • Reviewed, interpreted, and memorialized client documents and reports to identify industry trends and market structures, and apply gathered intelligence to data in question • Developed economic and statistical models for expert reports and testimonies to be used in multibillion-dollar antitrust litigation • Worked collaboratively to check and recreate data deliverables to ensure accuracy and replicability

Research Associate

2019 - 2019

• Conducted literature reviews and summaries of various defense reform and national security issues using sources ranging from government documents to think-tank reports to congressional hearings • Maintained accuracy of client/constituent information and engagements in BENS’s CRM database • Supported Policy/Projects team by preparing for roundtable events, drafting read-aheads, transcribing meeting notes, and compiling weekly newsletter for BENS members

Middle East Program Intern

2018 - 2018

• Proposed policy analysis essay to Program Director about Israeli soft diplomacy in the Arab world, resulting in a co-authored publication in The Atlantic • Created analysis report on Palestinian political succession, which required extensive background research, data aggregation and analysis, and a robust literature review, which was published in Wilson’s Viewpoints Series • Surveyed and summarized ongoing political, economic and social developments in the Middle East and North Africa to support research and public engagements of the Middle East Program

Director's Office Intern

2018 - 2018

• Drafted memoranda and policy briefs, formulated talking points and conducted desk research to help former Congresswoman Jane Harman prepare for her upcoming speaking engagements and media appearances • Helped manage the director’s schedule and plan meetings with high-level policymakers from around the world • Compiled daily news briefings to summarize global headlines, managed incoming mail and phone calls

Development Intern

2016 - 2017

(Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017) • Audited donor accounts and information through direct contact and research to update internal donor database of 650,000+ profiles • Provided logistical support for multiple large-scale events that raised $1+ million, including invitations, billing and acknowledgements • Analyzed giving history of past donors to maximize donations and conducted independent research projects to identify potential new donors

Senior Humanitarian Fellow and Media Specialist

2017 - 2017

• Managed all operational needs to support team of 7 medical and psychological professionals, including budget maintenance and audit, community relations and inter/intra-organization communication channels • Conducted needs assessments for vulnerable refugee cases and mentored cohort of a dozen refugee youth • Produced independent written, photo and video documentation projects to capture organization’s work in the field, which was then used for organization’s social media platforms and donor relations materials

Humanitarian Fellowship Assistant

2016 - 2017

• Asked by organization’s leadership to help develop strategic vision and curriculum for inaugural yearlong fellowship program • Led an international outreach effort for applicants, successfully attracting over 100 applicants in program’s first year • Screened fellowship applications to help identify top applicants to receive interviews

Field Intern

2016 - 2016

• Spent 7 weeks interacting with refugees from around the world (including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran), which required language skills in English, Arabic and German • Expanded organization’s network within the Berlin refugee community and planned social gatherings for its members • Filmed, edited and published videos to capture refugee testimonies and foster public awareness • Planned and led weeklong fact-finding mission for delegation of American rabbis and high-profile American leaders • Organized and led workshops in tandem with Microsoft Germany to enable refugees to use technological applications such as Microsoft Office, Skype and online German courses

Senior Counselor

2013 - 2015

• Ensured the physical and emotional well-being of 75+ campers (aged seven through fourteen) 24/7 over the course of 8 weeks • Participated in staff workshops regarding leadership, programming and child development • Planned and executed daily programming for anywhere between 10 and 125 campers • Acted as a Jewish role model for campers in accordance to camp’s mission by facilitating discussions and teaching Jewish liturgy and rituals • Received additional training as head of religious services and programming for my age group

Intern

2014 - 2014

• Identified corporate social responsibility schemes of Israeli companies to identify potential fundraising partners • Developed original content for the organization’s Facebook and Twitter pages • Drafted memoranda for CEO outlining opportunities for organization to pursue solar-cooking projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Hebrew School Teacher

2010 - 2014

• Taught a weekly class to 3rd and 4th grade students on Jewish culture, liturgy and Hebrew • Developed lesson plans in conjunction with synagogue’s educational rabbi