MISHONE DONELSON

EXPERIENCE
	ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC  	Chicago, IL
	Research Analyst 	Summer 2006,  January 2007 – August 2008
•	Responsible for coverage of the Retail, Gaming and Restaurant sectors for an
equity asset management firm
•	Performed detailed analysis of corporate strategy, industry structure, and
long-term strategic positioning of existing and potential investments
•	Created detailed reports containing a discussion of sustainable competitive
advantages, management quality, financial return characteristics, financial
statement modeling and valuation to make investment recommendations
•	Conducted due diligence by interviewing senior management of investment
companies and industry specialists
•	Assisted portfolio managers with research and investigated new ideas
•	Coordinated and led  MBA recruiting efforts

	Special Assistant to the Chairman & CEO	
•	Served as strategic advisor and liaison for the CEO 
•	Evaluated investment opportunities for portfolio companies and private
ventures
•	Functioned as a conduit of information between the CEO and the research group
•	Member of the investment committee
•	Interfaced with private and public leaders while representing CEO at various
external initiatives 
•	Conducted research, performed data analysis and facilitated  new projects 

	ACCENTURE	          Atlanta, GA
Consultant, Communications and High Technology			  		       July 2004 – August
2005 
•	Collaborated with executive director, executives and outside vendors to assess
and determine technology needs for the Georgia Aquarium
•	Managed a team that designed and implemented company-wide technology solutions
and business processes to support the operations of the Aquarium
•	Formulated contractual deliverables and created the budgets for over $4M in
consulting services
•	Developed strategies for handling the financial reporting associated with the
management of over 2 million customers and over 20,000 donor relationships
	
MEMPHIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	   Memphis, TN
IT Director, Teacher, and Programs Director				      	            May 2003 –
July 2004
•	Took a leave of absence from Accenture to launch Tennessee’s first charter
school
•	Developed a pre-algebra course that increased student standards mastery from
less than 60% to 82% proficiency in mathematics
•	Managed a $30K budget to design and implement the IT network infrastructure 
•	Established relationships between the school, organizations and corporations
that provided mentoring opportunities and relationships for the students

	ACCENTURE	     Atlanta, GA
Analyst, Communications and High Technology				       	            July 2001 –
May 2003
•	Managed a team that developed software application interfaces that yielded
over $65M revenue per year
•	Coordinated with client’s management and solution partners to determine
application development needs and utilized information to establish detailed
project plans	 

EDUCATION
	KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT	                              Evanston, IL
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	June 2007
Master of Business Administration degree in Accounting, Finance, and
Entrepreneurship
•	Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow; Morgan Stanley Fellowship Finalist
•	Recipient of Dean’s Service Award for leadership;  Co-president of Black
Management Association
•	Senior Photographic Editor and photographer for the Merger, the Kellogg
newspaper

	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 	   Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering	June 2001

ADDITIONAL DATA
•	Chicago Professionals for Youth, Board Member; College Prep, Co-chair
•	Interests: photography, international travel, golf and football