Denise Hoffmann

Management ConsultantCompetitive rowerPassionate traveller and specialty coffee enthusiastPast scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)Highly analytical, problem solving oriented, self-motivated and committed towards ongoing personal development

Vienna (AT)

Management Consulting

Dublin (IE)

M.Sc. Economics @ Trinity College Dublin

Edinburgh (GB)

M.Sc. Theoretical Physics @ The University of Edinburgh

Heidelberg (DE)

B.Sc. Physics @ Heidelberg University

Management Consulting

Skills developed
Communication & Presentation
Powerpoint & Excel

M.Sc. Economics @ Trinity College Dublin
With Distinction
Emphasis on Macroeconomics & Financial Markets

  • Recipient of the Economics department's Terence Gorman Prize for graduating top of class

  • Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation

  • Thesis in Gender & Labour Economics
    Are women less likely to renegotiate? A threshold model of the wage renegotiation decision (grade: distinction)

  • Extracurriculars
    @ Dublin University Ladies Boat Club: Represented the development squad in 5+ Irish Rowing Competitions (Sweeping: 8+, 4+ and Sculling: 4X+)
    @ Irish Student Consulting Group:
    (1) Advised an Indian NGO on boosting their fundraising reach by developing comprehensive set of best practices in 3 areas to better reach 2 main stakeholder groups responsible for 70% of philanthropic donations in India
    (2) Mentee in the ISCG Mentorship Program
    @ McKinsey: Member of the Firsthand talent program
    @ BCG EMERALDS talent program: Participated in the Aspire Workshop

Skills developed
Project & time management
STATA

M.Sc. Theoretical Physics @ The University of Edinburgh
With Distinction
Emphasis on Statistical Physics & Particle Physics

  • Scholarships of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service

  • Thesis in Econophysics/Evolutionary Game Theory on a market place model of buyer-seller interactions
    A model for emergent behaviour in a competitive market (grade: distinction)

  • Extracurriculars
    @ Edinburgh University Consulting Club: Mentee in the EUCC Women in Consulting Mentorship scheme
    @ Edinburgh University Trading & Investment Club: Completed the Junior Analyst Program (TMT sector)
    @ Edinburgh University Boat Club: Part of the land training group
    @ Heidelberger Life-Science Lab: Mentor of the Theoretical Physics workgroup
    @ PLANCKS 2020: Part of one of the teams representing the UK in the final round of the theoretical physics competition

Skills developed
Python
Programming
Project & time management

B.Sc. Physics @ Heidelberg University
Very good
Modules in Physics, Maths, Computer Science & Economics

  • Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation

  • Thesis in the physics of socio-economic systems
    Preventing the extremism propagation in the Deffuant‐Weisbuch model via introduction of “counter‐extremist agents”

  • Extracurriculars
    @ Teaching assistant in Physics and Economics: Led weekly tutorials supporting 15+ students’ exam preparation, presented detailed solutions to weekly exercise sheets and answered questions
    @ Heidelberger Life-Science Lab: Mentor of the Theoretical Physics workgroup
    @ DPG: Organised & moderated a “Meet‐your‐Prof” for 10 participants for the Young German Physical Society Heidelberg

Skills developed
C++
Python
Mathematical modelling
Problem solving