Inspire @ LBS Summer Camp

Saturday 24 June 2023

Jules Buker, MiM2018. Founder of Treeapp. Forbes 30 Under 30

Jules is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded businesses in the service and legaltech space. He also worked in the venture capital and angel-investment markets, having assisted over 20 businesses to raise finance. He is a Cass & London Business School alumnus, he studied the Masters in Management at London Business School and graduated in 2018 when he Co-Founded Treeapp with fellow classmates.

Axel Tagnon, MFA2022, Analyst at Blackstone

Axel is an Analyst in the Real Estate group at Blackstone. Within this role, he underwrites and executes a wide range of real estate debt transactions across all major asset classes and European jurisdictions. Prior to Blackstone, Axel completed internships in private equity and corporate finance, including stints at Värde Partners, American Express, and Castlelake. He grew up between France, India, Norway, and South Africa, and earned a BSc Statistics, Economics, and Finance at University College London prior to LBS.

Jay Bansal, MFA2022, Private Equity at KKR

Jay is a Masters in Financial Analysis graduate from London Business School, currently working at KKR in their Private Equity (Real Estate) team in London. Over the past 2 years, Jay has worked with some of the leading private markets investors across stages: from angels and VCs to corporate buyout/private equity funds. During his time at LBS, Jay was a Student Ambassador and held leadership positions at the PE/VC Club and Board Games Club. Outside of work, Jay spends his time mentoring students looking to break into finance and meeting founders working on impact-driven solutions. Prior to LBS, Jay graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration from India.

Giri Kesavan, MBA2021, Senior Strategy Manager at Sky/Comcast

At the intersection of Technology, Media, Product Management & Strategy, Giri is part of the team driving the long-term product vision & strategy for all of Sky’s streaming products, reaching millions of customers across Europe. Prior to Sky, he was working in Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank for 5 years and joined the LBS MBA. During his time in the MBA, Giri was pivotal to transforming Technology & Media Careers, working closely with the school to craft & design new initiatives in the Tech space – including new electives, skills courses, and career opportunities across Tech & Media. He was a Student Ambassador, Academic Rep, a TEDx LBS Speaker and Co-President of the LBS Tech & Media Club. He continues to be heavily involved in the school across all aspects of the MBA, Technology Education & Careers, and MBA Recruitment & Admissions.

Tamara Tankosic, MiM2017, Technology Delivery Lead at Accenture

Tamara is an LBS Masters in Management alumna (2017) with a background in Economics and International Business. She currently specialises in technology project management and strategy delivering digital transformation programmes across Products (Consumer Goods and Services, Retail and Travel) for major market share holders (FTSE 100 and similar), including digital experience and data analytics transformations.

One of her biggest passions is gender equality, and as such she participates in initiatives across several organisation. She is a member of the charity events and male allyship pillars in Accenture Accent on Gender group. She is also on the committee of European Women on Boards, a non-profit association with the mission to achieve gender equality in European decision-making, and has worked on the creation of the Gender Diversity Index. Tamara is an Executive committee member at London Business School Alumni Women in Business Club.

With all these organisations, she has organised speaker and networking events, started male allyship initiatives, built strong women’s networks, supported local schools, charities and communities, and in general promoted Women in Business and Technology.

Nick Fei, MiM2015, Consultant at Bain & Company

Nick is a Consultant within the Private Equity Practice at Bain & Company, based in London. Within this role, he advises financial investors on firm strategy, commercial due diligence and value creation plans for their portfolio companies. Prior to Bain, Nick held various management positions with the Swire Group, an international trading conglomerate, ranging from revenue management and industrial relations to strategic transformation. Nick is a school team lead at Bain for recruiting consultants from LBS. Outside of his day job, Nick serves on the governing board of a council-maintained school in west London.

Xudong Wang, MiM2022, Analyst at McKinsey & Company

Xudong is a Business Analyst in the Generalist Practice at McKinsey & Company in London. Within this role, he advises clients across a wide range of industries with both strategy and implementation. Prior to McKinsey, Xudong completed internships in consulting, tech and the charity sector, including a stint at Mastercard as a Product Manager and an internship at OC&C Strategy Consultants, where he worked on Strategy and Due Diligence projects.  Outside of his day job, Xudong serves on the board of a social mobility charity focused on career development for underprivileged students and runs the climbing society at McKinsey. Before LBS, Xudong studied Physics at the University of Cambridge.

Laura Fox, LinkedIn Consultant

Laura has worked in Marketing & Advertising for 20 years. After spending 11 years in Advertising agencies specialising in Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing, Laura joined LinkedIn pre-IPO in 2011.

Initially hired in a global consulting role, Laura joined LinkedIn to educate the internal sales team on how to build brands in the digital space, whilst helping them pitch LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions to large Enterprise businesses. After 2 years, Laura moved into Sales managing a portfolio of clients across all sectors, and eventually running a UK team.

After seven transformational years, Laura set up her own LinkedIn Consultancy in 2018. Clients cover a broad range of sectors from Engineering and FMCG, to E-learning, Healthcare and Travel, and include Unilever, Reckitt and Mattel. Predominantly Laura advises on how to leverage LinkedIn to support Hiring, Marketing, Sales and to elevate your Personal Brand.