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Quantitative finance professional with 15+ years of experience across systematic trading, quant research, derivatives pricing and risk management. Background spans a Zurich-based hedge fund (crypto & derivatives, end-to-end signal pipeline), the European Central Bank (supervisory risk analytics), the European Investment Bank, and front-office quant roles in London and Luxembourg.
Technical stack: Python (pandas, numpy, PyTorch, scikit-learn), C++17, kdb+/Q, SQL, Spark. Strong foundations in probability, statistics, stochastic calculus, ML applied to markets, and backtesting methodology.
Recently completed a Master in Quantitative Finance (Polytechnique/Sorbonne/ESSEC/CNAM, 2025). CFA Program Participant. AMF certified (2026).
I can help students with: quant interview prep (brainteasers, probability, coding), career navigation (hedge fund vs bank vs prop firm), research methodology, backtesting best practices, and translating strong math skills into real-world quant careers. Fluent in English, French, German and Arabic — happy to mentor across timezones.
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Stefan Andelić is a Banking & Finance professional specializing in risk management, digital assets, and blockchain strategy. With experience leading tokenization and stablecoin initiatives at Raiffeisen Bank International and mentoring academic research in fintech, he bridges traditional finance with emerging Web3 technologies to deliver clear, actionable insights.
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Finance & Investment Expert - ESG Specialist – Strong Leadership Skill
Dynamic and result driven finance professional with extensive experience in equity and investment research, and ESG investment analysis. Proven track record of delivering strategic insight that drives investment decisions. Strong background in navigating complex financial analysis across multiple sectors.
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CFA Charterholder with 3+ years’ experience in independent credit risk analysis and monitoring of real asset backed debt investments across the US, UK, and Europe. Strong background in structured lending, internal risk reporting, and presenting credit risk recommendations to senior stakeholders
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Alfonso Sánchez Navarro is a value-creation and operations specialist in the private equity sector, with international experience across Spain, the Netherlands, Finland, the US, the UK, Argentina, Sweden and Saudi Arabia. He is currently an Associate Director at Mutares, acting as an Operating Partner and leading efficiency programmes, turnarounds and growth plans in industrial, services and retail businesses.
He has delivered end-to-end transformations with direct impact on EBITDA, working capital and margins, including a 50% inventory reduction, a 28% gross-margin improvement, a 30% Opex reduction and a turnaround from −20% to +5% EBITDA. He has advised Boards of Directors, launched new business units, led commercial and organisational redesigns and professionalised management structures.
Previously, he was a Manager at Efficio, where he led procurement and supply-chain programmes for large corporates and PE-owned companies, generating over $20m in savings and defining new operating models, demand-management processes and commercial frameworks. He began his career at Management Solutions, working on operational efficiency, core-process optimisation, RPA assessments and agile project delivery across Spain, Mexico and the US.
He holds a BA in Business Administration and a Master’s in Business Consulting from ICADE, including an exchange programme at the University of Strathclyde in the UK. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
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An accomplished Board-level executive with over 30 years’ international experience spanning senior executive leadership, advisory, and non-executive governance roles across established global institutions, start-ups, growth-stage businesses, and charities.
As Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has led regulatory authorisations and organisational mobilisations, bringing deep expertise in global markets, capital structuring, alternative funds, and complex corporate restructures within highly regulated environments. Demonstrates a proven track record in founding and scaling businesses, securing capital, entering new markets, executing acquisitions and exits, and stabilising organisations through periods of change.
Previously oversaw global markets balance sheets of up to $450 billion and contributed to nationally significant initiatives, including serving on the Senior Management Team for a major banking divestment programme and supporting financial system stability through the design and implementation of the UK Credit Guarantee Scheme during the Global Financial Crisis on behalf of the UK Government.
Possesses extensive experience in crisis management, including regulatory intervention, business litigation, governance failures, and operational breakdowns. Has led complex response efforts involving regulators, boards, auditors, legal advisers, investors, and government stakeholders, with a consistent focus on restoring control, ensuring compliance, protecting public and stakeholder interests, and positioning organisations for sustainable recovery and long-term growth.
In 2019, was headhunted by the Australian Federal Government and granted permanent residency under the Distinguished Talent Visa Programme in under three weeks, in recognition of an internationally distinguished record of leadership and contribution to financial services and innovation. Subsequently founded Infinity, an Australian fintech company that was acquired by an investment fund two years later and continued to serve as an adviser for a further two years.
Additionally, provides strategic advisory support to several Aboriginal communities and Prescribed Body Corporates, with work characterised by transparent stewardship of public funds and the delivery of sustainable, community-led outcomes.
Has been featured in publications including the AFR, CEO World Magazine, and Forbes, which noted that “his impact extends far beyond his own ventures and will leave an enduring mark on the world of finance.”
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- I have been working in the ETF industry as a consultant since 2016. I provide ETF and mutual fund data and analysis of new weekly globally listed ETFs/ETPs and US domestic funds as a consultant to overseas investors; I analyze and classify each new ETF/ETP providing all the required data including fees and investment strategy among other ETF data points. In addition, I created a weekly newsletter which details all the new globally listed ETFs and ETPs. In addition, I provide daily news regarding the ETF space such as new launches, closures, index changes, and fees reduction among other corporate actions. I have worked with clients such as David Abner, ETFGI and Sustainable Investing (Henry Shilling). I have analyzed all the ETFs that have launched in the world since 2017.
- I created the first ETF focused class in Latin America. Students learn in this class how to use ETFs, how they work, with the objective of improving investors performance. The class is structured in different modules that teach the students the ETF Toolbox, how to create an ETF Due Diligence, how to select ETFs into a portfolio.
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Jo is a former consulting partner, Chief Learning Officer, Executive Psychometric Assessor, Harvard Business and Hult Professor of practice, and a leading voice on intercultural strength, leadership development and AI-enabled learning across public and private sectors. With 20 years of c-suite experience spanning five continents - from Silicon Valley to Saudi Arabia - she advises governments, F500 companies, and boards on talent strategy, transformation, and leadership at scale.
As former Chief Learning Officer at Majid Al Futtaim and Head of Learning at Meta, Jo has designed and delivered learning strategies for 50,000+ employees globally. She currently serves as a Professor of Practice in Dubai and the GCC, bringing evidence-based, research-led approaches to executive education and national human capital strategy.
Jo is a trained actor and now sought-after keynote speaker on culture, leadership, AI disruption, and organizational transformation. Her work bridges academic rigor with practical impact - whether coaching executives, advising governments on policy, or teaching at Harvard. She holds an MBA-F from Oxford, and is a CLO100 board director, Global Policy Network Advisor, ICF and Gallup Strengths Coach, and accredited mediator.
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Current CEO & CIO of a hedge fund
Global equities, long only
Previously covered Southeast Asian equities
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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