We recently caught up with Norah A. Alowidy (MSc in International Accounting and Finance, 2014) on why she chose to study at Bayes, how it has helped her career progression and any advice she would give to prospective students. What motivated you to study International Accounting and Finance? When did you first become interested in…Continue Reading What Bayes MSc in International Accounting and Finance means to me
In 2018, we spoke to alumna Tripti Maheshwari, co-founder of Student Circus, when she won the PIEoneer Award for International alumni of the year, and Student Circus had just gotten off the ground. Three years later, and with another award for her work, we caught up with Tripti to see how things have developed. “I’m extremely excited,” Tripti Maheshwari (Finance, 2015) says. “Even…Continue Reading Student Circus wins “Employability International Impact” in 2021 PIEoneer Awards
Natalia Kolotneva is currently working at LaSalle Investment Management as Head of Alternatives and Residential, having graduated with an MSc in Corporate Real Estate Finance and Strategy in 2007. Natalia has a history in professional mentoring and joined the Alumni Mentoring scheme in September last year, she hasn’t looked back since! We spoke to Natalia…Continue Reading Conversations with City’s Alumni Mentors: Natalia Kolotneva (MSc Corporate Real Estate Finance and Strategy, 2007)
Since graduating from the Business School (formerly Cass) in 2016, Francisca Posada-Brown (MSc Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, 2016) has had a whirlwind career taking her across three continents and five different roles. We caught up with Francisca to find out more about her time at the Business School and how her career has developed since…Continue Reading Recent Alumni Spotlight: Francisca Posada-Brown (MSc Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, 2016)
Jihan Abass (Investment and Financial Risk Management, 2015) left her job as a sugar trader in the City of London to found two digital insurance platforms – Kenya’s first digital-only car insurance platform, Griffin, and Lami, the technology platform used to build the Griffin app. Since then, Lami has successfully raised 1.8 million dollars in…Continue Reading “The first step is always to try: get out there and do it” – In conversation with entrepreneur and CEO Jihan Abass
Joey Li (MSc Marketing Strategy and Innovation, 2019) is the founder and CEO of social enterprise Leiho which she started while completing her studies at the Business School with fellow student Thuta Khin (MSc Marketing Strategy and Innovation, 2019). Leiho is a lifestyle brand on a mission to make purchasing basic products more meaningful: for…Continue Reading Recent Alumni Spotlight: Joey Li, Founder and CEO of social enterprise Leiho
Following a career as a dance teacher, then going to Law School and working in the legal field for several years, it was in 2012 when Rupal Ragha (BSc Management, 2008) returned to her passion for educating and founded her tutoring company Big Brains Tuition. At the start of the pandemic, Rupal decided to take…Continue Reading “I started this because children needed help” – Rupal Ragha, Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award Recipient