About me: Carlos is an architect who has worked for five years in Guatemala, developing, managing and investing in real estate projects that aim to generate a broader impact in the Central American region. He is passionate about finance, real estate, investment and leadership, and most importantly, how to combine these different disciplines to create integral solutions through business. Working in an emerging economy, Carlos realised how the creative combination of these disciplines could generate purposeful business models that truly benefit the world.
The LBS Masters in Finance is crucial in his pursuit of becoming a world-class business leader in these sectors and achieving his objectives.
Carlos is also interested in urbanism, self-development, travelling and sports, which he enjoys and takes advantage of while in London.
About me: Grace holds an undergraduate degree in Economics & Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Before LBS, she worked in EY financial services business consulting as a senior consultant. She was based in HK, but her projects provided her with immense international exposure through working with teams across APAC, Europe and the US. Her work experience bestowed her with ample opportunities to work with clients from different areas within the financial industry.
To stay abreast outside of work, she undertook the CFA exam and completed a Master of Laws in International Economics Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which drove her interest in finance.
Grace decided to pursue the Masters in Finance programme at LBS to pivot into the realm of finance. She was drawn to LBS by the class diversity, strong alumni network and global industry reputation. LBS not only provides her with the technical knowledge to succeed but also empowers her to connect with a diverse cohort, ultimately building a lifelong network.
Outside of the classroom, Grace is a watersports enthusiast.
About me: Nozomi previously worked at McKinsey & Company in the Tokyo office, supporting global clients, mainly in private equity and healthcare, on strategy/M&A and corporate finance projects.
Through her work, Nozomi found that her ultimate career aim is to become an M&A professional to help increase inorganic growth within mature markets worldwide – including in Japan – where organic growth is less expected, by contributing to increasing M&A success rates. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary for her to learn how to support clients optimally by combining typical methods used at McKinsey with an enhanced academic understanding of capital markets and impacts of M&A. Additionally, she needs to develop her leadership skills to support clients effectively through challenging deals.
Nozomi chose to study the Masters in Finance at LBS to cultivate the diverse perspectives and skills necessary to conduct successful M&A by gaining broad viewpoints of all stakeholders involved and the characteristics of various markets worldwide.
About me: Njoki holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a concentration in Finance from Strathmore University in Kenya. She is also a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya – CPA(K) and has completed CFA Level I. Prior to joining LBS, Njoki worked as a corporate finance professional at Deloitte, providing financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions. She gained invaluable experience in financial due diligence analysis, business valuations, financial modelling and feasibility studies.
Njoki is keen to transition her career into the investments space and decided to pursue the Masters in Finance programme at LBS to augment her financial knowledge and skills. She was drawn to LBS by the world-class faculty, the networking opportunities and the diversity of the student body. Studying in London also provides her with great exposure and access to the movers and shakers in the global finance industry.
In her spare time, Njoki enjoys swimming, cycling, martial arts, travelling and adventure sports.
About me: Signe holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the International University of Monaco. Prior to LBS, she worked at CFE Finance in Monaco and London, where she served as a fixed income analyst and junior portfolio manager focusing on global emerging markets.
Signe decided to join the Masters in Finance at LBS to further enhance her quantitative and leadership skills and build a global and diverse network of exceptional talent across the finance industry.
In her spare time, Signe enjoys playing tennis, travelling, volunteering and reading.
About me: Julian graduated with BCom in Banking, Finance & Management from University of Malta in 2018. Keen to pursue his interest in corporate finance, he joined Deloitte Malta’s financial advisory team full time upon graduation. Over the next four years, he provided corporate finance advice and transaction services to clients primarily operating in hospitality, real estate, consumer goods and technology.
Julian was determined to leverage his broad experience to advance his career abroad. He understood that obtaining a postgraduate degree would be a crucial first step in this transition. His decision to pursue the Masters in Finance was driven by LBS’s prestige, its career services and the programme’s tailored focus on the needs of experienced professionals. Overall, Julian believes that his journey at LBS will equip him with the necessary technical, soft and career management skills he needs to transition and thrive in the next stages of his career.
In his free time, Julian swims, works out, socialises, travels and eats way too much food.
About me: Tarini holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce in Banking and Finance from Curtin University in Australia. She is also a Chartered Certified Accountant. Upon completing her degree, she joined PwC Mauritius where she held the position of senior associate in the assurance department for three and a half years. She led audit work in the real estate, insurance and hospitality industry. She moved to PwC UK for several months before she applied to London Business School, determined to change career path within the realm of finance. Tarini’s goal was to advance in the investment banking space and a Masters in Finance at LBS would give her the skillset as well as the networking opportunities required to succeed in that area.
In her free time, Tarini enjoys travelling, dancing and discovering new food.
About me: Before joining LBS, Fernanda was working at Bank of America as a junior banker, where she covered a portfolio of 20 Mexican subsidiaries of US HQ companies. Her role as junior banker included structuring deals for clients, including core credit, ABLs, FX and cash management. Fernanda is looking to leverage the technical skills that the Masters in Finance has to offer to continue her career in banking or shift to project finance.
Fernanda is an avid runner and loves to play tennis and padel.
About me: Before becoming a Masters in Finance student at LBS, Sheena Lorenzo held multiple positions for the COL Financial umbrella group, the largest stock brokerage in the Philippines. She serves as the chief operations officer for CloudArch Ventures Group, an IPO consultancy firm, as well as the investor relations officer for CTS Global Equity Group, the biggest proprietary trading firm in the country. For the past five years, she was a global portfolio manager with a focus on US, Japan, Hong Kong and Philippine equity markets.
Sheena is a CFA charterholder and has been actively trading the equity markets for more than eight years. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines while having four finance internships, holding positions in four student organisations and securing multiple collegiate championships. She’s always been an advocate for financial literacy in the country, from being the chairperson of the first Philippine Financial Summit in 2017, until today as the financial literacy spokesperson for COL Financial Group, educating tens of thousands of Filipino students through more than 50 speaking engagements. This is the bedrock of her reason for joining LBS – to gain experience and expand her advocacy.
About me: Tondani is from South Africa, a nation known for its world class rugby. He was born and raised in the South Western Townships of South Africa, commonly known as Soweto.
Tondani spent five years and seven months at Standard Bank Group where he gained expertise within client coverage (financial institutions group), investment banking (corporate finance) and distressed balance sheet (debt restructuring).
He decided to pursue the Masters in Finance at LBS to harness his finance skills, position himself competitively for global opportunities and be part of a global network.
Tondani’s passion lies within ESG sustainable investing and financial restructuring. Given his experience living in South Africa, he understands the need for infrastructure investments that are conducive to the environment and assist debt burden companies with financial restructuring.
Tondani enjoys his off time on the sports field playing rugby and at the gym cycling and cooling down with a swim. He plays as hard as he works and can be found travelling across Europe and bar hopping.
Tondani is passionate about leadership and is currently reading Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.
About me: Cameron started his career working in finance by undergoing a graduate development scheme in banking, as well as working on a treasury team where he focused on managing liquidity and FX risks. Having completed his MBA, he transitioned over to financial services consulting at EY in London to gain experience by advising some of the largest global banks and asset managers on capital and liquidity, FX, M&A, regulatory requirements and corporate governance projects. Following this, he moved to Visa Europe as the risk governance lead. Here, at one of the leading players in financial services, he was able to work across a combination of major fintech and ESG developments.
To enhance his financial skillset and to gain exposure to the strong group of professional and academic contacts associated with the School, Cameron decided to join the Masters in Finance programme at LBS. Right from the start, and through the student clubs, he has found the community to be driven and inclusive.
About me: Shukhrat is very happy to start his studies at LBS. He is enjoying classes because they are practical rather than academic, which makes the application of knowledge to his job much easier.
Before joining LBS, Shukhrat worked as an investment analyst at IFC where he supported the government of Uzbekistan by providing transaction structure advice on the development of over 1GW of solar energy plants with the private sector. IFC-advised projects produced one of the lowest tariffs in the world for solar IPPs and the lowest in Central Asia, at around $0.02/kWh. As a result, new markets have been unlocked in Central Asia as neighbouring countries are now interested in partnering with the private sector to diversify their energy generation away from heavy oil and coal. As a core team member, he was responsible for the transaction structure of projects, preparation of financial models and communication with investors, donors and clients.
After graduation from LBS, Shukhrat sees himself in investment banking supporting energy, mining and utility companies with his professional advice. He holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), ACCA qualifications.
In his free time, he enjoys reading books, cycling, running, boxing and cooking.
Our Masters in Finance students are talented professionals from all over the world, who showcase an extraordinarily diverse range of professional backgrounds.
Our Masters in Finance is flexible, immersive and practical. We prepare you for the next step in your career, whether you want to fast-track to a higher level, move to another finance function, or gain global expertise and experience.
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Panellists: Ronnie Barnes MiFFT1995 (principal and Head of International Arbitration, Cornerstone Research) and James Crombie MiFFT2016 (Head of Research, Petrus Advisers)
From scholarships for women to clubs led by inspirational female leaders, we are proud to support the next generation of women at the forefront of global business.
We foster an inclusive environment for those within the LGBTQ+ community by empowering students and staff to access our strong network of forward-thinking leaders and campus-wide - ally supported - events.
In partnership with the recently established Black in Business club we strive to cultivate an environment that promotes the representation, wellbeing and advancement of Black professionals in business.
We don't normally consider applicants with fewer than two years' relevant work experience. This is because: you will get a great deal more out of the programme if you come to London Business School with prior relevant work experience.
Candidates with past experience in finance enrich the programme for the other participants. If you are a new graduate you may wish to consider our Masters in Financial Analysis.
Work experience should be in finance or a closely related field (such as corporate law, finance journalism or IT in a financial institution). Candidates will need to have experienced enough financial transactions to be able to contribute to cases discussed in class. Applicants working in IT will need to show significant exposure to finance-related.
The programme is not designed for people without prior finance experience who are planning to effect a career change into finance (for this, a general management programme like our MBA is more appropriate course of study). It is an excellent choice for people who want to switch areas within finance or generally expand and depend their finance knowledge. We are looking for individuals for whom the programme is a good “career fit”, and who have the potential to have successful future careers.
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