Adithep Pasricha

About

I am a Columbia MBA candidate with hands-on experience building financial models, product features, and go-to-market programs at a leading Thai bank and as a ed-tech co‑founder. I have led revenue turnarounds, secured development budgets, scaled user bases, and executed an M&A exit; I am now seeking an Investment Product Specialist role where I can apply my finance, product, and analytics experience.

I am seeking an Investment Product Specialist role where I can apply my investment research, financial modeling, and product strategy experience to design and scale investment products.

Projects

PropertyBuddy

AI-powered student housing matching platform featuring a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) chatbot to match students to housing options and answer queries. Built on LangGraph with GPT-4o to improve search relevance and conversational assistance for student users.

LangGraph · GPT-4o · RAG · AI

DoorDash (DASH) — Equity Pitch

Lead analyst on an equity pitch building detailed GOV/MAU/unit-economics models across bull, base, and bear scenarios using 10-Ks, earnings calls, and sell-side research; produced a BUY recommendation (2026). The analysis informed valuation and investment thesis through scenario-driven unit economics.

Financial modeling · Advanced Excel · Equity research

Tapestry (TPR) — Strategic Assessment

Conducted a strategic value-chain assessment identifying a Coach-concentrated moat and flagged a $950M+ GAAP/non-GAAP earnings gap driven by recurring Kate Spade impairments as a core risk to blended margins. Delivered findings to inform risk-adjusted valuation and strategic recommendations.

Strategic analysis · Financial analysis · Equity research

Verteel (CBS Consulting Club) — Market Expansion Analysis

Consulting engagement to identify hospital- and state-level expansion targets for a medical drone delivery startup, providing market prioritization and growth recommendations to support strategic expansion planning.

Market analysis · Excel · Strategic consulting

Lich Viet Turnaround (KBank CVC JV)

Operational and commercial turnaround project for a KBank CVC JV in Vietnam that achieved 84% YoY revenue growth and 104% EBITDA improvement via pricing optimization, new business unit launches, and resource monetization; included hands-on pricing and GTM strategy work.

Pricing strategy · Financial modeling · Go-to-market strategy

Experience

2019 – 2025

Co-Founder / COO

MORE SERVICES (MORESHEET.CO)

Built Thailand’s first self-funded peer-to-peer student education marketplace from 0 to 1, scaling to 220K+ users, 100+ school/university partnerships, and $230K ARR. Led company operations and growth and directed the full M&A exit to MEB Corp (July 2025), building end-to-end financial models and leading deal negotiations.

2021 – 2024

World Business Strategist

KASIKORNBANK (KBANK)

Led strategic and commercial initiatives for KBank and its Vietnam CVC JV, engineering a turnaround of Lich Viet that delivered 84% YoY revenue growth and 104% EBITDA improvement through pricing optimization, new business launches, and resource monetization. Built financial models to secure $4M+ in development budgets, designed the Target Service Operating Model for a Banking-as-a-Service lending framework, and scaled KPLUS Vietnam users by 400K+ while onboarding 200+ micro-SMEs into a VietQR payments sandbox.

Education

2025 – 2026

MBA, Finance & Technology

Columbia Business School

Honors: KBANK Young Scholar Recipient (full-ride). Leadership: AVP SE Asian Business Club; Venture Capital, Private Equity, Fintech, and AI Clubs. Relevant coursework: Asset Management, Security Analysis, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Corporate Financial Management.

2017 – 2021

BBA, Finance

Mahidol University International College

First Class Honors; GPA: 3.86. Activities: Committee Member of MUIC Business Case Club, AIMS Full Scholarship at University Malaya, analyst internship supporting M&A comparables and valuation work.