2 Page Resume, is it ok for this situation?

Hello Apes,

I am a trading executive at a large hedge fund, 10+ years exp trading at BBs and hedge funds, MBA/CFA etc.

I am applying to a specialty PhD program at a top ivy (Harvard/Stanford/MIT).

I haven't put together a resume with the intent to impress in quite some time. From what I recall in my BB associate days, one page is gospel. Death comes to he/she who goes past one page. But in this situation as I am trying to paint my story, I really need a page and a half to have the formatting still work.

Can anyone (perhaps there are some university admissions folk on these boards) let me know their thoughts on this?

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