Business Economics · Finance & Investment Analysis
UC San Diego · Merrill Lynch · Balchug Capital
Vladimir Kocharyan combines a foundation in business economics at UC San Diego with work in wealth management, company valuation and investment research. His interests centre on financial markets, data and emerging technologies.
Professional experience
Merrill Lynch
Summer Intern · New York · June–August 2026
Analysed account information and financial records, supported wealth-management operations and client requests, and researched approaches to client prospecting.
Balchug Capital
Summer Intern · Yerevan · August–September 2025
Researched acquisition targets, assessed company valuations and contributed to financial models supporting investment analysis.
State Revenue Committee of Armenia
Summer Intern · Yerevan · August–September 2024
Researched international tax frameworks, transfer pricing and tax treaties, contributing to work on tax reform.
Education
University of California, San Diego
BS in Business Economics · Class of 2026
Selected coursework: business finance, econometrics, financial and managerial accounting, and data analytics.
Skills & interests
Analysis — financial modelling, company valuation, investment and policy research.
Tools — Stata, R, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
Languages — Armenian, English and Russian.
Interests — financial markets, machine learning and emerging technologies.