Rafe Patrone

Graduate Research Assistant

Rafe Patrone is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Defense Industrial Base Institute (DIBI) at Northeastern University, where he builds financial models for Air Force public-private partnership (P3) infrastructure projects. His work includes CFADS-based debt sizing, Monte Carlo simulations, and equity IRR analysis to evaluate project feasibility and support capital structure recommendations.

Rafe is pursuing a dual MBA/MSF at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business after earning his BS in Finance from Quinnipiac University in three years. He also serves as a Sector Manager and Senior Equity Research Analyst for the 360 Huntington Fund, Northeastern’s student-run mutual fund with over $2M in assets under management. He covers Industrials, Energy, and Utilities and helps mentor junior analysts. Previously, Rafe interned in Asset Finance at Citizens Financial Group, where he supported the analysis of a large equipment finance portfolio with over $2B AUM.