Financial Modeling for Analysts to Build Clear, Structured Models for Better Decisions with Shreya Bhatt

About this episode

Paul Barnhurst interviews Shreya Bhatt about her expertise in financial modeling and its application in decision-making across various sectors.

In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner , Paul Barnhurst speaks with Shreya Bhatt about her journey in financial modeling and her experience working across infrastructure and project finance. Shreya shares real challenges she has faced, including rebuilding poorly structured models, and explains what makes a model reliable and easy to use. The conversation also covers modeling standards, practical use cases, and how financial models support real-world decisions. Shreya Bhatt is a Manager at CrossBoundary Group with over eight years of experience in financial modeling and infrastructure finance. She works on project finance, portfolio modeling, and investment analysis, supporting decision-making across sectors like renewable energy and infrastructure. Expect to Learn What makes a financial model reliable and easy to use Common mistakes that make models difficult to work with How project finance models connect to real-world decisions When to use different modeling standards like FAST and SMART How AI fits into financial modeling today Here are a few quotes from the episode: A model can either be the most powerful tool or the most frustrating one.” – Shreya Bhatt “AI can help…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Barnhurst

Guest: Shreya Bhatt

Topics covered

• financial modeling
• project finance
• modeling standards
• decision-making
• AI in finance

Keywords

• financial modeling
• project finance
• model reliability
• modeling standards
• AI in finance
• investment analysis
• portfolio modeling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CrossBoundary Group

Products: FAST, SMART

Places: renewable energy, infrastructure

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