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Gregory Barco

I'm a Mathematics Research Fellow at The City University of New York, Brooklyn College.

During my internship in the U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 13 District, part of the Appropriations and Budgeting Committee, I contributed to statistical analysis of $1.2 Trillion+ in federal funds and the allocation of $100 Million+ to NYC infrastructure and community building projects for the year of 2025.

Research

Monte Carlo Simulation for Option Pricing on
Markov-Switching Financial Markets

Built a Monte Carlo simulation framework for stochastic asset pricing across equity indexes, commodities, and individual securities. Implemented derivative pricing models (European, barrier, Asian options) with interactive visualization and statistical analysis for model validation.

Joint project with D.Pinheiro at City University of New York, Brooklyn College.
Slides Paper (Not Yet Public)

Projects

U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Forecasting
Developed a Python implementation of the Nelson-Siegel-Svensson algorithm to interpolate U.S. Treasury yield curves from Bloomberg Terminal data, enabling extraction of risk-free rates at arbitrary maturities.
Notebook

Monte Carlo Simulation for Queueing Model
Simulated queueing systems using Monte Carlo methods to identify operational bottlenecks.
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Publications

Letter to Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation
Researched hate crime across U.S. college campuses.
Co-authored a bipartisan letter signed by 13 Congressmembers and the Anti-Defamation League
United States House of Representatives, February 2024
View Letter View Press Release

Web Development

City Univerity of New York, Brooklyn College Central Depository Website
Designed and maintain full-stack financial information system with intake, audit, and reporting capabilities serving 14,000+ students.
Database used in analyzing campus procurement data to support vendor relationships including Pepsi Co and +40 NYC-based vendors. (2025)
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Contact Me

Feel free to reach out!