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Currently a Global Rates & FX Portfolio Manager at Baillie Gifford, in the team responsible for managing c.£2bn across various sovereign debt and FX mandates.
Previously was on the graduate scheme as an investment analyst, where I spent time in other investment teams such as Multi-Asset.
Before joining, I have completed internships at Wellington Management, T. Rowe Price, and Fidelity International, giving me an excellent insight into their recruiting processes for early years programs.
Prior to joining the Baillie Gifford graduate scheme, I had various offers from investment banks, Bank of England, and other asset managers. So I am familiar with a broad range of UK front-office recruiting.
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- Currently an independent investment advisor
- Previously worked in a high profile senior role at HSBC for 24 years
- Total experience 39 years
- MSc in Behavioural Economics
- Studying for a doctorate in Fintech
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- She is currently an emerging market structured credit trading Associate where she covers the Latin America region
- Experience ranges from structured financing/lending trades, FX, Credit, and Interest Rate risk.
- Graduated with BS in Statistics
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Andrew is the founder of Nori’s Story (CPG), makers of the original Hero Sauce—a delicious, umami, and perfectly spicy all-purpose condiment that features sea lettuce. Prior to starting Nori’s Story, Andrew was a Vice President at Onex Corporation, originating and executing private equity and credit investments. During his tenure at Onex, Andrew served as a board member and observer on select company boards, including BEL USA, Frontsteps, Heatonist, and others. Prior to Onex, Andrew worked at Golub Capital, where he underwrote senior, unitranche, and equity investments. Andrew began his career in investment banking as an analyst at MUFG Americas in the Sponsor & Leveraged Finance Group, and at CIT Group in the Leveraged Finance Group. Andrew received his B.S. in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University.
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* Currently, an IB associate involved in the mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions in technology with a focus on the internet sector
* He started his career in global business services where he led cross-functional teams of finance and supply chain consultants
* From a non-target, BSc and an MBA
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Andrew brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of real estate investing, capital markets, and start-ups. He began his career at BlackRock and Cohen & Steers before joining V3 Capital, a long–short REIT hedge fund, where he was one of the first analysts and helped grow assets under management threefold. He has since led growth and business development initiatives for companies ranging from early-stage ventures to established global organizations, including Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and SoLa Impact. His work has spanned securing public–private partnerships, structuring investment deals, and scaling operations across multiple markets.
Andrew is passionate about helping others navigate career transitions, develop strategic thinking skills, and build networks that open new opportunities. He draws on both successes and challenges from his own career to provide practical guidance, actionable feedback, and a realistic view of industry dynamics.
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- Currently working with a startup hedge fund to raise capital and blogging on finance and personal development with the target of setting up educational programs
- Previously involved in equity research at UBS
- Part of the top-ranked Chinese banks team in Institutional Investors survey
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- Graduated from top French Business School with double major in Finance and Law, after attending "Classe Preparatoire" (competitive system in France to reach top schools). Also have a Bachelor in Law.
- Started my career in Paris (2 years) in Elite Boutique (also have internship experience in BB in London but declined the full-time offer)
- Working now as an Associate in mid-cap private equity firm in London (deploying a 1st-time fund of €1.0bn+)
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- Currently Real Estate Private Equity Associate at BC Partners
- Previously spent 3 years as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in London. During that time, evaluated and successfully executed >14 advisory and capital market transactions reflecting an overall deal volume of >€16bn
- Experienced in reviewing resumes and providing mentorship services. Mentored several summer analysts and junior analysts in Investment Banking as well as students trying to break into both, IB and PE
- Graduated with a BSc in Management within the top 5% of his class
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- >27years experience on financial markets (as analyst/investment manager)
- 10ys at J O Hambro and 3yrs at T Rowe Price (in London)
- 14yrs as Financial Analyst (8ys at Deutsche Banks/4ys at Kepler Equities in Madrid/London)
- Value/Quality Investment approach
- Extensive experience/learnings from meeting every yr >100 senior managers from European listed companies from all industries
- Exceptional knowledge on financial markets
- Seeing what other don't see and helping people to understand the key pillars of long term value creation
- Exceptional skills to explain what is critical and what is not in financial/business research
- Deep understanding of recurrent companies mistakes on capital allocation strategies
- Solid understanding of human behaviour and how psychology works
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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If you’re reading this, you’re here for a reason: because you want to be one of the very few who gets an an elite job and because you need help doing it. The choice really is yours. And your opportunity really is limited.
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