MBA Student Ambassadors

MBA2013

Nationality: Australian

nadams.mba2013@london.edu

Naomi graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Finance, from the University of New South Wales. Instead of continuing on the traditional path to become a chartered accountant, she entered the world of management consulting. Naomi has spent the last three years at Booz & Company working primarily with financial services, telecommunications and public sector clients in Australia and New Zealand. She plans to return to management consulting immediately after the MBA but is not sure where she'll end up down the track. With this in mind, she appreciates all the potential career opportunities she is discovering at London Business School. Outside of work / study, Naomi has a passion for sport, the non-profit sector, and travel — all of which she is indulging in during her time at London Business School through involvement in the Touch club, the Impact Consulting club, and cheap flights from London to Europe.

MBA2012

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

halrugaib.mba2012@london.edu

Hamad worked for seven years in the oil and gas downstream industry in a variety of roles ranging from operations and engineering to design, whilst being geographically based in Europe and the Middle East. He spent most of his life in Saudi Arabia, and has lived in the USA, France and now London. What Hamad loves the most about London Business School is the unmatched peer group who have become great friends and an amazing source of inspiration, and the ability to learn in a very collaborative environment. Hamad has enjoyed the flexibility of the programme which has enabled him to partake in two internships over the period of the course. The first internship was  with Bain & Company, in the Dubai office for 10 weeks while the second internship was with Shell in London, in the downstream strategy group for 8 weeks. Both internships gave Hamad great insights about potential career prospects in two different industries and helped him greatly in making important career decisions. Hamad is now enjoying the second year of the programme taking specialised electives and spending time with family and friends, while continuing to explore the great city of London.

MBA2013

Nationality: British

sarbuthnott.mba2013@london.edu

Sandy graduated with an Engineering degree from the University of Oxford and, not having developed his career goals much since he was 12, joined the Royal Navy as a pilot. After initial training in driving boats and a few years of flying training, he initially qualified as an instructor, teaching the next generation to fly the UK military's basic fast jet training aircraft. Contemplating a new direction, his career change was helped along significantly by the recent UK defence cuts, and he is now focused on a new career in consulting. He has been amazed by the people he has met on the MBA programme - they've done incredible things, are always willing to help each other, and have become great friends.

MBA2013

Nationality: South African

sbhana.mba2013@london.edu

Samir has spent most of his life in South Africa, with part of his childhood in the US. After graduating from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering, he went to work in IT for the world's second largest beer brewer, SABMiller. After a successful management development programme within the company, Samir moved into the commercial arm of the soft drinks division, where he managed operations across sales, distribution and warehousing. However, after three years in various commercial roles, he realised that technology was his true passion, and decided to come to London Business School to widen his global view and find a career in the 'tech' world. His favourite things about London Business School are the impressive calibre and diversity of his classmates, the range of clubs and activities he can get involved in, and the constant feeling of being stretched.

MBA2012

Nationality: British / Irish

kcannon.mba2012@london.edu

Katie graduated with a degree in Politics from Edinburgh University and spent the next seven years in and around creative industries. She began fundraising for London theatres including The Tricycle and the Young Vic, and then freelanced for two years on different projects including producing photography in advertising for Team Saatchi, before going in house at a boutique consulting firm in London that specialises in marketing and influencer strategy for arts organisations and luxury brands. She spent her summer internship as a member of the school's MBA Consulting Team, working on a wide range of projects for the alumni community across all sectors and functions. Her autumn was spent on exchange at UCLA Anderson looking at career opportunities in the film and music industries, and running the Media Club LA Trek. Now that Katie is back in London she will be finishing her MBA, continuing her involvement with the Women in Business Club and the Media Club LA Trek, as well as progressing through a rigorous recruiting process. Her favourite thing about London Business School is the people - from the staff, to the faculty, and to the students. Katie finds the campus diverse, welcoming and a fun place to be!

MBA2013

Nationality: British

rchaudhary.mba2013@london.edu

Rahul grew up in India, Oman and the UK and has served in the Royal Navy for all of his adult life. As a weapons engineer officer, he has travelled extensively on deployed ships including active service off the coast of Iraq. His last appointment was at the headquarters in London, where he supported operations for submarines at sea. He has thoroughly enjoyed his experience in the Navy but is now looking for different challenges. London Business School is exposing him to a wealth of opportunities, and he describes the school as a place full of extremely gifted people who are great fun to work with.

MBA2013

Nationality: Swiss / Mexican

kfrei.mba2013@london.edu

After finishing her undergraduate studies in business, Karin joined Alstom's Finance Graduate Development Program. She rotated across different finance positions and sectors, which allowed her to understand the unique workings of the company. She then worked for two years as a project controller for several large Spanish and South-American metro, high speed and tramway projects. Her post MBA career goal is to move into a corporate strategy position in a leading industrial company to help the company adapt to future trends. Karin is Swiss-Mexican and has lived and worked in seven different countries so far. What she appreciates most about London Business School is the international student body where everyone has a different story to tell. In her spare time she likes to try out new sports such as paddle and kite-surfing. Her focus has turned to the Women's Rugby club and lately she's been acquiring some Bollywood dance moves.

MBA2013

Nationality: Australian / Egyptian

jgendy.mba2013@london.edu

Joe was born in Egypt and moved to Australia when he was five. He has a Law degree (with Honours) and Commerce degree from La Trobe University in Melbourne. Before attending London Business School, Joe was a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent six years working in the Tax & Legal division, specifically in the firm's M&A group. After starting out with the firm in its Melbourne office, he transferred to the Los Angeles office, where he remained for four years. During this time, he also served on the board of an LA based charity. At London Business School, aside from being a student ambassador, Joe sits on the executive committees of the Industry and Sports Business clubs and is an active member of LBS Demons, the school's Football club. Joe is an extremely passionate member of the community here at the School and is always looking for opportunities to become involved further.

MBA2013

Nationality: British

ojames.mba2013@london.edu

Owen read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Jesus College, University of Oxford. After graduating, he joined the British Army as an officer in the Welsh Guards and served in Afghanistan, Kenya, Canada and Malawi. After five years in the military Owen has left to undertake an MBA with a view to hopefully joining a top strategy consulting firm. Owen has been amazed by the breadth and diversity of experience of his fellow students at London Business School, and is learning a lot from working with them. He loves the variety of opportunities on offer at the School - as well as being a student ambassador he is a member of the Student Association Strategy Team and will soon be going on the India Trek.

MBA2013

Nationality: British

pjolly.mba2013@london.edu

Paul graduated with a Masters in Software Engineering from Imperial College London. He then started work in the technology division of Goldman Sachs' London office, later moving to accept a business strategy role in the securities division. Paul also works with a UK-based grant making charity and a further education college based in north London. Post-MBA, Paul is looking to start his own software business and so is very much focusing on the entrepreneurial aspects of the course and the opportunities to network with fellow classmates and alumni. Outside of work he enjoys mountain biking and rugby. The most attractive aspects of an MBA at London Business School from Paul's perspective are the diversity of his class, the breadth and depth of experience people are willing to share, and the collaborative approach to learning.

MBA2012

Nationality: Swiss / American

jjulmy.mba2012@london.edu

Jessica grew up in the United States, but both her parents are Swiss and she considers Switzerland home. She received a Bachelor in Chinese from Georgetown University and upon graduation moved to Shanghai to work in commercial real estate. After three years in China, Jessica relocated to Buenos Aires where she worked within the same industry for two years prior to moving to London for her MBA. Over the summer, she worked in London for the Strategic Partnerships - Commerce team at Google. During the fall term, Jessica undertook a second internship within an Asia business development position for The Antique Wine Company, a luxury wine merchant. Finding the MBA experience to be ending far too quickly, she will continue being implicated within the LBS community, by chairing several events, including Tattoo and MBAT. Her favourite things about London Business School are the high calibre and diversity of the students, the extensive experience of the professors, and the incomparable networking opportunities.

MBA2013

Nationality: Indian

akhurana.mba2013@london.edu

Akansh was born and raised in India. He studied Computer Science Engineering, and then moved on to explore the world of management consulting at Bain & Company. During his five plus years at Bain, he worked with clients across a variety of industries, particularly technology, consumer goods, and private equity. His work allowed him to travel within India, and to the UK, US and South East Asia. After settling into a comfortable work pattern, Akansh decided to challenge himself and join London Business School, where he is looking forward to living the 'London' (and Europe) experience — meeting people from around the world, and building upon his breadth and depth of business skills. Akansh is a die-hard Bollywood fan (claims to have seen every movie), is a keen music enthusiast (trained percussionist), enjoys serving the community (Paul-Harris fellow with Rotary International), and plays badminton and squash competitively.

MBA2012

Nationality: British

amayer.mba2012@london.edu

Before coming to London Business School, Allen spent almost six years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London - he spent the first three in their Audit practice and the remainder in the Transaction Services group. While at London Business School he has become involved in a range of on-campus clubs, most notably the Real Estate Club (where he is the current treasurer) and the Swimming Club (where after much practice he can manage a couple of lengths without embarrassment!). Away from extra-curricular activities Allen has focused on his goal of switching careers into the buy-side equity asset management space. To this end he secured a summer internship with one of the world's largest asset management practices and, after some hard work, was offered and accepted a full-time position there upon graduation. His favourite thing about London Business School is the people - specifically their variety of backgrounds, and the willingness of current students, alumni, staff and faculty to help one another, which is exceptional.

MBA2013

Nationality: Japanese

yoishi.mba2013@london.edu

Yohei was born and raised in Tokyo. He studied Urban Engineering at the University of Tokyo before joining Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), a government-owned bank for international finance to support Japanese overseas investment. Over seven years he worked as a credit analyst for natural resources projects, and then as a banker, responsible for project finance for I(W)PP deals in the Middle East, as well as various iron ore and steel projects mainly in Brazil and Australia. As a Chevening Scholar from the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, he joined London Business School where he has been impressed so far by the diversity of his classmates and its friendly open atmosphere. In addition to his role as a student ambassador, he enjoys participating in the men's Football club, the Finance club, and the Energy club. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, running, reading, and karaoke.

MBA2012

Nationaliy: Icelandic

folafsson.mba2012@london.edu

Frosti previously worked as the deputy director of Iceland Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Alongside his job at ICC he worked as an associate lecturer at Reykjavik University, teaching finance and microeconomics. Before these roles, Frosti was an associate at Landsbanki, one of the three major banks in Iceland, trading FX and derivatives. Frosti spent the summer working for McKinsey & Company from their Copenhagen offices and will join them full-time in the spring of 2012. His main areas of interest are turnaround and restructuring, corporate finance and corporate development. London Business School's great offering of electives has allowed Frosti to develop his skills within these areas and will graduate in 18 months with a concentration in Private Equity. What has impressed Frosti most about London Business School is the high quality of his classmates and the extensive experience that they can share with him.

MBA2013

Nationality: British

hpackard.mba2013@london.edu

Hugo studied French and Italian at the University of Bristol before joining the UK Civil Service upon graduation, where he spent a total of seven years working in the defence / national security sector. This included five years in a number of specialist analytical roles, followed by a further two years working as a business requirements manager, collaborating with management consultants on various projects aimed at enhancing organisational capability within the sector. He decided to undertake an MBA at London Business School as a means of facilitating a career change, and hopes to work in strategy consulting upon graduation. Hugo is also a social representative for his MBA stream and likes nothing more than helping his international classmates explore his native London, especially the musical side of the city.

MBA2013

Nationality: American / Indian

apatel.mba2013@london.edu

Prior to her MBA, Amisha worked for five years at Shell Oil Company in the US and Canada in four different roles, the most recent being in mergers and acquisitions. She grew up in Houston, Texas, but she has also lived in various locations — Boston, Calgary, Ecuador, Brazil, and even on a travelling ship. Her favourite part of the London Business School experience is the people. The student body is extremely diverse, talented and collaborative. She values the variety of opinions and insights in class discussion and the cultural knowledge that each individual contributes. At London Business School, aside from being a student ambassador, she sits on the Energy club executive committee, consults for the South Asian Microfinance Network through the Impact Consulting club, and she is a social representative for her stream. In deciding her post MBA career, she plans to keep her options open as she explores the endless possibilities available to her at London Business School.

MBA2012

Nationality: American

ppatel.mba2012@london.edu

Payal was born and raised in Texas. She studied finance and accounting at Texas A&M University before spending three years as a management consultant for Alvarez & Marsal. In that role, she advised clients in a variety of industries on strategic and operational issues. In 2010, Payal made the leap across the pond to accept a position in the MBA 2012 class at London Business School and is an active leader on campus. In addition to her role as a student ambassador, she is President of the Women's Touch Rugby Club, President of the Volunteers Club, the Student Association Alumni & Advancement representative and Sheriff of the North America Club. Over the past summer, Payal was an Investment Associate for a US$100bn institutional investor. She will most likely make both a career transition to the buy-side and a geography switch to London after business school. Her favourite things about the School include the camaraderie amongst students, the world-class faculty, and the location in the heart of London. She describes London Business School as a place where people take their work seriously, but themselves not too seriously. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, travelling, sports of all sorts and painting.

MBA2012

Nationality: Romanian

craportaru.mba2012@london.edu

Cornelia graduated with a degree in Accounting and Computer Science from A.S.E in Romania. She spent three years with a not-for-profit organisation focused on youth empowerment. After successful assignments in Romania and Norway, she moved to the Netherlands to manage the organisation's flagship programme active in over 100 countries. She then joined Cadbury in London, in a diverse global commercial strategy role for almost three years. Post-MBA she hopes to join the strategy team of a consumer centric, technology company. Her favourite things about London Business School are the flexibility of the programme, which allowed her to do two different internships, and the collaborative and entrepreneurial nature of her peers.

MBA2013

Nationality: British

asands.mba2013@london.edu

Amanda received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Exeter. Continuing her interest in economics, she worked for an asset manager specialising in foreign exchange before joining the MBA programme. Amanda has three favourite things about London Business School: firstly, the diversity of cultures, ideas and backgrounds of fellow students provides constant stimulation and a fantastic learning experience; secondly, access to leading business professionals on campus allows her to sample what it's really like to work in a different area of business. And finally, the collaborative working environment is a constant source of support and imbibes a lifelong spirit of teamwork.   

MBA2013

Nationality: American

nsukitsch.mba2013@london.edu

Nic studied International Business and Marketing at Georgetown University before beginning his career in consulting. After three years, he transitioned to an operational role at The Carlyle Group. While in Washington DC, Nic also served on the advisory council for the Washington National Opera's young patron programme, and was active as a volunteer with several community organisations.  Nic was drawn to the geographic and professional diversity of the student body at London Business School, and he is fascinated by the conversations he has with classmates inside and outside the classroom. In addition to his role as an Ambassador, Nic is on the Executive Committee of Out in Business. He also has a passion for travel and has visited 47 countries on six continents. After completing his MBA, Nic aims to work in strategy consulting.

MBA2012

Nationality: Japanese / Taiwanese

ttokikuni.mba2012@london.edu

Toki was born in Taiwan and grew up mainly in Japan. Before London Business School, Toki worked at Goldman Sachs in its principal investment team in Tokyo for five years and then for Bain Capital for two years where he was in charge of private equity investments. After graduating from the MBA programme, he intends to work in the Asian investment market. At London Business School, aside from being a student ambassador, he is chairman of the Asia Business Forum and sits on the Private Equity / Venture Capital Club Executive Committee.

MBA2012

Nationality: Dutch

wvandergaag.mba2012@london.edu

Wouter studied Corporate Law at Leiden University in the Netherlands. After graduation, he started his career working for the Amsterdam office of the UK law firm Freshfields. In 2006, Wouter moved to Clifford Chance's Banking and Capital Markets team. He decided to do an MBA at London Business School to further develop his financial, modelling and economic knowledge. His aim is to move into investment banking and he is looking for an M&A or leveraged finance role in the City. What Wouter loves the most about London Business School is the incredibly diverse community. It is truly amazing how much fun you can have and how much you can learn from your classmates from all over the world.

MBA2012

Nationality: Brazilian

dviterbo.mba2012@london.edu

Daniel started his career as an aeronautical engineer at Embraer, Brazil and was fast-track promoted to team leader of 10 engineers with international authority. After five years, Daniel moved to Telefonica as a senior consultant in strategic planning and was then invited to work at Mckinsey & Company as a fellow consultant. Since joining London Business School, the things Daniel has most admired have been the diversity and experience of his classmates, the range of professional and sports clubs on offer, and the variety of social activities and networking opportunities on and off-campus. His summer internship was a corporate strategy role with a big energy conglomerate in the UK and an advisory project with a private equity fund. Post-MBA, Daniel is interested in private equity opportunities investing in the energy sector in Latin America.

MBA2013

Nationality: Chinese

yzhang.mba2013@london.edu

Yuan (Jenny) graduated with a degree in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai. She worked as a management consultant at Hay Group and Accenture for over five years. Driven by her interest in entrepreneurship, she took a management role in an angel investment group before coming to London Business School. With insights on both large-scale operations and start-ups, she hopes to work for a strategy consulting firm after graduating. Her favourite part of London Business School is the diversity of students and she enjoys its dynamic international community.