Jim Williams
A dedicated and driven Financial Engineering student at Princeton University.
Financial Modeling
Data Analysis
Real Estate Underwriting
Investment Banking
Private Equity
Excel
Python
VBA
Education
Princeton University - 3.6 GPA
B.S.E. in Financial Engineering
- Minors: Statistics & Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship
- Varsity Lacrosse: Walked on, helped win 2023 & 2024 Ivy League Championships
Franklin High School - 4.0 GPA / 4.7 Weighted GPA / 36 ACT GPA
- Course Rigor: 15 AP, 1 IB, 11 Honors
- Lacrosse: 2 time US Lacrosse Academic All-American, 2 time All State 1st Team Lacrosse
- Music: Top 15 marching band in nation, Senior Officer, Battery Section Leader
- Honors: Valedictorian, National Merit Finalist & Scholarship Winner
Work Experience
Development Intern
Lincoln Avenue Communities, Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2025
- Underwrote and presented 20+ affordable housing deals across 10+ states including land sites, Section 8 properties, Section 42 rehabs, and historic sites
- Assisted in several live deals, including a tax credit re-syndication closing
- Created a bond scoring simulator to effectively determine how to win bonds in California
- Completed the spread-to-market project to summarize the company’s portfolio
- Accepted return offer to start as an Analyst in Summer 2026
Multifamily Investment Sales Intern
Franklin Street, Nashville, TN
Summer 2024
- Began the underwriting for several multifamily properties and defended assumptions
- Followed the process of closing $55MM deal consisting of 10 properties across the Midwest
- Completed Excel, Franklin St Investing, and Breaking into CRE multifamily courses
Investment Banking Intern
Petrie Partners LLC, Houston, TX
Summer 2023
- Revised Excel models regarding oil well production that contributed to Exxon-Pioneer megadeal
- Helped prepare 100+ page product pitchbooks
Private Equity Intern
Ara Partners, Houston, TX
Winter 2023
- Conducted financial research on decarbonization investment opportunities
- Created and presented 15-page PowerPoint summarizing findings
Career Development
Princeton University Real Estate Group
Princeton, NJ
2022-2026
Attended PUREG networking and speaker events.
Tiger Investments – Princeton’s Oldest Investment Club
Princeton, NJ
2022-2026
Completed the education program to learn financial accounting, valuation, and modeling.
Aquinas Institute – On-Campus Catholic Ministry
Princeton, NJ
2022-2026
Elected Liturgy Chair to organize and assist in running Mass.
Outdoor Action Support Team
Gettysburg, PA
Summer 2024
Managed and supported 5 hiking orientation groups across Pennsylvania.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
Franklin, TN
2019-2022
Learned to, started, and ran a custom Chromebook case company.