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Working at Visa Inc. as a Risk Manager Analyst across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, I bring over 3 years of experience in consulting and data-driven problem solving. As an ESCP Business School master’s graduate , I have firsthand experience navigating competitive admissions processes and understand the importance of strong storytelling, profile positioning, and interview preparation.
I am passionate about mentoring applicants and leveraging my academic, professional, and extracurricular experience—including consulting projects and entrepreneurship initiatives at ESCP—to help candidates secure admits to top business schools.
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Hey my name is chetna and I am looking for I am Chetna, a finance professional with 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). My expertise includes preparing financial reports, analyzing business performance, forecasting trends, and supporting strategic decision-making.
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Banking and payments advisor with 30+ years of international experience across commercial banks, central banks, fintech, and consulting. I specialize in career strategy, governance, and cross-border financial systems (payments, risk, treasury). Having delivered 200+ executive programs worldwide, I focus on practical, candid guidance that helps you translate complex industry shifts into clear career moves.
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Helping people grow has always been at the heart of my work. I bring nearly 10 years of experience as a management consultant at global firms like Korn Ferry and PwC, where I worked on everything from organizational design and policy redesign to leadership development, job evaluation, and graduate training.
I studied Psychology at undergraduate level and went on to complete a Master’s in Organisational Psychology. Along the way, I’ve delivered training on psychometric tools, people development, and interview preparation for students and graduates, as well as advising young professionals on both soft and hard workplace skills.
Beyond consulting, I’ve also volunteered in counseling in South Africa and taught English to students from different countries, so I know what it’s like to adapt to different learning styles and cultural backgrounds.
What drives me most is supporting others in finding their path and building confidence. I’d love to share my experience, insights, and encouragement to help you achieve your goals.
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Over 17 years’ experience building and scaling cross-border businesses in energy, financial services, and emerging industries. Proven track record of driving business development, forging strategic partnerships, and leading B2B and B2C sales across Asia, Europe, and the US. Trusted by multinationals, SMEs, and entrepreneurs to navigate complex sales, build partnership ecosystems, and expand globally with both corporate rigor and entrepreneurial agility.
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Philippe F. Chaudhry is a distinguished private markets investor with nearly three decades of global experience spanning private equity, energy, digital infrastructure, healthcare, education, real estate, agribusiness, and technology. His career has taken him across London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Montreal, where he has executed investments in both developed and emerging markets.
Philippe began his career at CIBC World Markets and TD Private Capital, two of Canada’s largest banks, where he focused on private funds and co-investments in growth-stage companies. He went on to Goodman & Company Investment Counsel—the family office of billionaire Ned Goodman—where he led investments in technology, industrials, natural resources, agribusiness, and mining.
In 2004, Philippe joined Salomon Brothers in London, concentrating on special situations before moving to HSBC. There, he spearheaded HSBC’s £36 billion balance sheet co-investment platform, overseeing transactions across infrastructure, real estate, and private equity. His leadership delivered landmark deals in structured finance, commercial and residential real estate, and global infrastructure, including airports, toll roads, ports, hospitals, and regulated utilities.
Over the course of his career, Philippe has directly invested in and co-invested alongside institutions in transactions exceeding $100 billion across infrastructure, real assets, energy, private equity, and real estate. Notable highlights include a £4.8 billion co-investment in British Airport Authority assets (Heathrow T5, Heathrow Express, Gatwick, and Stansted), a £900 million Thames Water transaction, multiple NHS hospital PFI investments, and the £800 million sale of HSBC’s UK headquarters to Korea’s National Pension Scheme.
Today, Philippe serves as a Strategic Investment Advisor and Industry Expert to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. In this capacity, he supports senior, mid-level, and graduate professionals across public and private markets, with a mandate covering digital transformation, artificial intelligence, fintech, digital infrastructure, the energy transition and critical minerals, hedge funds, real estate, value creation strategies, and regulatory ESG compliance. His work integrates global best practices into PIF’s investment philosophy.
He is also a Member and Industry Expert with GLG, where he advises global institutions across education, healthcare, energy, sustainability, and technology. Throughout his career, Philippe has consistently applied ESG and UN PRI-aligned principles in mandates for pensions, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, family offices, and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Philippe holds postgraduate credentials from Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, and Imperial College London in disciplines including artificial intelligence, data science, nuclear energy, sustainability, and ethics. He earned his undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business. A global citizen, he is natively fluent in six languages, including French.
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Finance professional with a decade of experience across M&A, Asset Management, and Corporate Finance.
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I’m Rawan, a serial entrepreneur and growth leader passionate about scaling startups and businesses across the GCC. Since 2016, I’ve combined expertise in business development, growth strategy, finance, operations, and ecosystem building to drive measurable expansion and long-term value. My entrepreneurial journey includes founding multiple ventures, which shaped my hands-on experience in product development, go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and deal structuring—skills I now apply to help companies grow sustainably and efficiently. I previously served as Chief Projects Officer (CPO) at The Landscape Company (TLC), where I led the delivery of large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects across Saudi Arabia, ensuring execution excellence, cross-functional alignment, and measurable outcomes. Building on this foundation, I now serve as Chief Growth Officer (CGO), driving the company’s growth strategy, market expansion, business development, tendering, partnerships, and go-to-market execution across KSA. In my current CGO role, I oversee Business Development, Sales, Estimation, Marketing, Document Control, Portal Registrations, and strategic partnerships, with a strong focus on unlocking high-value projects, repeat business, and long-term client relationships. In parallel, I’m a Senior Market Entry Consultant at AstroLabs, supporting international and regional companies expanding into Saudi Arabia through market entry strategy, licensing, ecosystem integration, and strategic introductions to corporates, investors, and government stakeholders. I’m also the founder of Launchpath, where I advise startups and enterprises through critical growth phases—from market entry and expansion to operational scaling and ecosystem positioning. Previously, I worked with Rainmaking, 500 Global, SRMG Mediatech Accelerator, and Flat6Labs, contributing to startup acceleration, partnerships, and ecosystem development across the region. I’m driven by growth, execution, and collaboration. If you’re looking to scale, enter new markets, or build strategic partnerships, let’s connect.
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I am a strategic board advisor and global medical affairs expert with over a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medtech, and digital health sectors. I provide short- and long-term strategic support across medical affairs, product launch strategy, regulatory compliance, and commercialisation. My career spans both startup pharmaceutical and biotech ventures as well as top 10 global pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare companies. I bring deep expertise in M&A due diligence, investor engagement, and growth planning—aligning science, innovation, and business strategy to drive sustainable value. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments where strategy meets execution.
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- Consulting Family offices and equity funds on capital raising and process improvements
- 12 years sector agnostic investment banking experience across Asia and Middle East
- Passionate instructor, Superrandonneur and writer
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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