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I’m a management consulting professional with 8+ years of experience advising public-sector executives, managing complex capital programs, and delivering strategic solutions across multi-billion-dollar real estate and infrastructure portfolios. My work bridges financial modeling, credit and risk analysis, and large-scale project execution for public clients navigating funding, compliance, and operational challenges.
At BASE Tactical, I manage engagements spanning public health systems, resilient infrastructure, and capital strategy—helping organizations translate vision into executable, fundable programs. I’ve led teams aligning institutional stakeholders, architects, and asset managers to optimize portfolio performance and lifecycle value while delivering measurable ROI and reduced delivery risk.
As a mentor, I offer guidance on:
- Business Development & Client Strategy — building public and institutional client relationships, expanding scopes, and identifying value-add opportunities.
- Public Consulting & Entrepreneurship — crafting a consulting career outside MBB or Big Four frameworks through specialization, agility, and creativity.
- Project Management & Execution — from due diligence and capital planning to navigating procurement, compliance, and funding cycles.
- Agile Administration & Cross-Silo Collaboration — learning how to work effectively across technical, financial, and operational domains in complex organizations.
- Creative Consulting Growth — using lateral thinking and strategic storytelling to develop new service lines and build client trust.
Ideal mentees include students, analysts, and consultants seeking to strengthen their strategic, operational, and interpersonal acumen—particularly those pursuing public-private development, infrastructure, or mission-driven consulting careers.
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Investment Banking Analyst with Capital Markets and M&A experience
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Valerie is a 20-year veteran of the healthcare industry where she led teams in the areas of finance, technology and commercial in global pharmaceutical companies such as Sanofi, Merck, GSK and most recently, Sandoz. In her previous roles as Chief Technology Officer (Novartis), Global Head of Value Assurance (Sandoz) and VP of Revenue Management (GSK) among others, she brings with her extensive experience in executing transformation for optimisation, growth and organisational value.
Currently the founder and director of Mahieu Private Limited, Valerie is focused on creating investor value through real estate investment and property management returns, from research and analysis, acquisition, to financing and exit strategy.
Passionate about making a positive impact in the community, Valerie is a Board Member and Treasurer of Kidney Dialysis Foundation Singapore and a Fundraising Committee Member of the Samaritans of Singapore. She is currently a Venture Mentor for the National Innovation Program in healthcare and science deep tech. As alumni of INSEAD, she has been an Admissions Interviewer since 2012.
She holds a BSc. in Biomedical Science and Biology from the National University of Singapore and earned a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in Fontainebleau.
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Ex Big-4 accounting advisory senior manager. Currently senior accountant at listed asset management firm. (ASX:GDG)
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Experienced corporate strategist, transformation leader and management consultant motivated by solving important problems and maximising enterprise value.
14 years' experience in management consulting and corporate strategy, across large multi-national and mid-sized Australian companies within the mining, oil & gas, utilities and transport industries.
I have led multi-disciplined in-house and consultant teams, delivering significant value by transforming organisations through large-scale programs across operational and support functions, as well as identifying scalable growth opportunities in emerging technologies and decarbonisation.
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- Currently a Senior Associate at Warburg Pincus Real Estate in Singapore, covering asset management across platform-level investments in logistics, data centers, and senior living real estate in Korea
-Previously worked at LaSalle Investment Management in Korea, responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and managing real estate investments including office and logistics development deals
- Started career at IGIS Asset Management, focusing on cross-border acquisitions and asset management in the U.S. and Europe
-Committee Member of ANREV Young Professionals, led and moderated the inaugural Seoul YP Event in 2025, connecting students and junior professionals with institutional investors
-Fluent in English and Korean, conversational in Mandarin Chinese, intermediate in Japanese
-Open to mentoring candidates interested in real estate private equity, APAC market transitions, and cross-border investment careers
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Morten — Professional & Personal Bio
Morten is a Managing Director with extensive experience guiding companies through growth, transformation, and strategic repositioning. He brings a pragmatic mindset, sharp analytical skills, and a direct communication style that helps leaders cut through noise and focus on what actually drives progress.
Across his career, Morten has led diverse teams, scaled business operations, and advised executives on leadership, decision‑making, and organizational development. He is known for challenging assumptions, encouraging bold thinking, and pushing for clarity and accountability.
On a personal level, Morten values curiosity, continuous learning, and honest dialogue. He enjoys acting as a sparring partner for leaders who want to strengthen their strategic thinking and develop their professional identity.
As a mentor, Morten offers candid feedback, real‑world insight, and a steady focus on long‑term perspective — helping young business professionals build confidence, sharpen their judgment, and navigate complexity with purpose.
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With a background in Real Estate Management, I’ve developed a career across several sectors of real estate — from investment analysis and asset management to strategy and sustainability. My experience spans international firms such as PwC, and currently Omnam Investment Group, a leading player in luxury hospitality real estate. I’m passionate about helping students understand how real estate shapes cities and lifestyles — exploring investment logic, development processes, and the business dynamics behind high-end hospitality assets. My approach combines technical knowledge, financial insight, and strategic vision to give a comprehensive perspective on the real estate industry.
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I started my career at Shell, working in the Economics Department as part of the Finance Traineeship Program, where I focused on valuations and capital budgeting for the retail business. Later, I joined a boutique advisory firm specializing in the life sciences sector, working on strategic advisory and valuation projects for early-stage companies seeking funding or licensing partnerships with larger pharmaceutical firms. I enjoy mentoring people who want to better understand the life sciences business, sharpen their analytical skills, strengthen their applications, and gain a deeper sense of how valuation drives decision-making in real business contexts.
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Dynamic financial professional with five years’ experience across investment banking, asset management, and trading. Degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona with an exchange semester at the University of Maastricht. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Catalan; German (aiming → A1). Seeking to advance in private banking, asset management, or trading securities.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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