At City St George’s, we get to celebrate our alumni throughout the year, and this International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing women we have spoken to in the past twelve months. Whether recently graduated or firmly established in their career, these women are achieving great things within their own sectors. Rochelle…Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating strong voices
This International Women’s Day, let’s remind ourselves of the pioneering Bayes alumnae to have featured on the Bayes Alumni Blog over the past 12 months. Bayes Alumni Award winners: Caroline Mitterdorfer (BSc Hons Business Studies, 2013), Patience Mukeli Muvea (MSc in Actuarial Management, 2013) and Salma Seetaroo (Executive MBA, 2011) Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning Palestinian…Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2025 – Celebrating Bayes Alumnae
An impactful trio of flagship Alumni Receptions kicked off on 14 November at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall, Athens for a reception kindly supported by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. Bayes and City St George’s alumni gathered for an evening of networking and insightful discussion. The event began with a welcome from George Politis (MSc Shipping,…Continue Reading Reconnecting with Alumni Around the World at Alumni Receptions in Athens, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
In the Spring of 2024, the inaugural Bayes Alumni Awards were launched comprising seven categories and open to the Business School’s entire alumni network. The aim? To give due recognition and coverage of the many tangible contributions made by alumni to business, society, the School community and the lives of others. An initial pool of…Continue Reading The Bayes Alumni Awards – Celebrating Positive Impact
“This is a film about parental love, the pursuit of justice and the inevitability of resistance when no other path to freedom, dignity and justice exists,” says Farah Nabulsi (BSc Investment and Insurance, 1996), the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning Palestinian British filmmaker who has made her directorial fiction feature-length film debut with The Teacher. Farah…Continue Reading The Teacher – An exploration beyond nationalistic or ideological labels
As part of the inaugural Bayes Alumni Forum held on 8 June, Dr Simone Krummaker (Associate Dean MSc Programmes and Associate Professor in Insurance, Bayes Business School) ran a breakout session featuring the career paths of two distinguished Bayes alumnae. Kartina Tahir Thomson (BSc Actuarial Science, 1998) and Kalpana Shah (BSc Actuarial Science, 1990) shed…Continue Reading The Actuarial Glass Ceiling – Breaking on Through to the Other Side
When Eric and Daniel reunited at Bayes Business School after their early days back in the USA, they identified a niche market: bringing diverse street food to student campuses. Together, they founded Dévorer, a business now partnering with one of the world’s largest catering operators and with leading universities. Dévorer aims to revolutionize campus dining…Continue Reading Eric Lawrence Andratchnikov (BSc Business Management & Digital Innovation, 2023) and Daniel Lvov (BSc Business Management & Digital Innovation 2024) – Feeding an Appetite for Business Creation
At the September 2024 edition of the recently launched Bayes Alumni Connect series of networking events, four Bayes alumni shared what drives them to stay in touch with the School and its alumni network, and what they derive from such socio-professional opportunities. Maria Alexandrou (MSc Management and Economics, 2006) – Communications Officer, National Crime Agency…Continue Reading Bayes Alumni Bytes – The Benefits of Staying in Touch
The environment is facing increasingly complex challenges. Sally Hayns, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), has dedicated 14 years to strengthening the professional body so its members and their work will be taken seriously. “As a profession it is generally under-valued by the public and by politicians. There is a…Continue Reading Sally Hayns, CEO – Championing the environment and those caring for it
Currently a senior full stack developer with many years of commercial experience behind him, Richard Demeny last year decided to revive a business venture that he began back in his Bayes student days. Keen to scratch the entrepreneurial itch, he relaunched Canary Wharfian, a platform which provides an online finance community dedicated to investment banking…Continue Reading Richard Demeny (BSc Investment & Financial Risk Management, 2017) – Helping Students Break into Investment Banking