Ridwan Ali (he/him)
- Programme: Masters in Finance Full-time
- Nationality: American Kenyan
- Scholarship: TY Danjuma London Business School Scholarship
Previous degree: Bachelors in Financial Economics, Strathmore University, Kenya
Previous or current role: Senior Financial Analyst, KPMG East Africa
Clubs: Africa Business (VP Partnerships), Private Equity and Venture Capital
About me: I hold a bachelors in Financial Economics from Strathmore University, Kenya. I am a finance professional with over three years of experience in transaction advisory at KPMG. My expertise includes credit analysis, financial modelling, valuations and deal structuring.
Before joining KPMG, I founded an eCommerce startup, an experience that strengthened my mindset and gave me first-hand insight into the opportunities and challenges in entrepreneurship.
As a MiFFT student at LBS, I am keen to deepen my technical skills in project and infrastructure finance, private equity and other fields. My goal is to build a career in private equity or development finance with a focus on mobilising capital and driving sustainable growth across emerging markets.
I am passionate about impact investing and firmly believe in the transformative power of private capital to drive development in emerging markets.
Three topics I can be approached about: Entrepreneurship; corporate finance, valuations and modelling; development finance.
Email: rali.mifft2026@london.edu