PtC

PhD to CPhD
onsulting

to Consulting

PhD to Consulting
Conference 2014

Friday 26th of September 2014
11:00-20:00

Imperial College London

Huxley building, Lecture 308, Level 3
180 Queens gate
London SW7 2RH, UK

An annual event targeted at doctoral and post-doctoral
researchers interested in pursuing a career in consulting.

Sponsors:

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Welcome address
Dear delegate,

Welcome to the PhD to Consulting Conference 2014, the annual event targeted at doctoral and
post-doctoral researchers who are pursuing a career in consulting.
A doctorate nurtures qualities like exceptional problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity and a
drive to achieve outstanding results. Commercial organisations and consulting firms are realising
the potential of PhDs, valuing their fresh and thoughtful approach in delivering business insights.
One of the main challenges PhDs encounter when approaching the consulting industry is translating
their experience and expertise into assets and skills that are valuable to potential recruiters. PhD to
Consulting (PtC) has done a remarkable work to establish a comprehensive resource on the web
(www.phd2consulting.com) that can help you in this regard.
The PtC conference provides a platform for discussion and networking to researchers and
professionals from consulting firms. This year we are very proud to have the participation of some
of the top-ranked Management Consulting firms worldwide. During this event we will have the
opportunity to hear from former PhD students who made a successful transition to consulting;
experience a CV workshop and case study simulation guided by strategic consultants; and have our
questions answered during panel discussions and networking sessions. We will also learn what it is
like to a PhD consultant and the skills that consulting firms look for from PhD applicants.
We hope that you will enjoy the PtC Conference 2014, and that this event will contribute one more
step towards building an outstanding career.

The PtC Conference 2014 Organizing Committee

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Table of Contents

Welcome address .......................................................................................................... 2

General information ...................................................................................................... 4
Programme Agenda ....................................................................................................... 5
Participating firms ......................................................................................................... 6
Organising committee ................................................................................................. 11
Map of Imperial College and surrounding area ........................................................... 13
Sponsors ...................................................................................................................... 14
Delegates list ............................................................................................................... 15

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General information

The PtC London conference event will take place at Imperial College in London (Huxley Building,
Lecture 308, Level 3, 180 Queens gate). Early registration opens at 10:30 am and the conference
begins at 11.00. The main registration period will take place between 12:00 -13:00. At this point,
you will also be able to collect your participant badge.
The program for the afternoon appears on page 5. There will be a break during the course of the
afternoon during which light refreshments will be served. Finally, proceedings will conclude with
the opportunity to network with both presenters and company representatives at a networking
event to be held at Eastside Restaurant and Bar.
Finally, there is a map on page 13 of this booklet should you require assistance in getting directions
about campus and the immediate Imperial College area. The organising committee members will
also be on hand to answer any questions and queries you may have throughout the conference.

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Programme Agenda
Registration and CV Clinic
10:30 - 11:00 Early Registration for delegates

11:00 - 12:00 5 Golden Rules for Writing a Winning CV

Min Hu, Founder of ConsultingApplications.com, OC&C Alumnus

12:00 - 13:00 Registration for delegates

Session 1
13:00 - 13:15 Welcome and Introduction
PhD to Consulting Conference Organising Committee

13:15 - 13:45 Making a consulting career work for you: how an academic background can help & hinder
Hadrian Green, EY

13:45 - 14:15 How to be a Winning PhD Applicant in Consulting

Min Hu, Founder of ConsultingApplications.com, OC&C Alumnus

14:15 - 14:40 Strategy Consulting at L.E.K.

Tommy Duncan, L.E.K.

14:40 - 15:10 Fit Interview Preparation

Fernando Martinelli, PrepLounge

15:10 - 15:30 Life as a First Year PhD Consultant

Callum Forsyth, KPMG

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee and Networking

Session 2
16:00 - 16:20 Why Consulting Firms Hire PhDs


Anna Jerzewska, PwC

16:20 - 16:50 Topic to be confirmed

TBC, McKinsey & Company

16:50 - 17:35 Case Study Workshop

Derek Ho, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

17:35 - 18:05 PhD Workshop with Oliver Wyman

Elinor Godfrey, Oliver Wyman

18:05 - 18:15 Summary and Conclusion

PhD to Consulting Conference Organising Committee

18:15 - 20:00 Drinks and networking at Eastside Restaurant and Bar

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Participating firms

EY
Company profile: EY is an internationally recognised company and global leader across a
variety of sectors including assurance, tax, transactions as well as advisory services
(consulting). Some of the industries they provide services to, include Life Sciences, Oil &
Gas, Technology and Government & Public Sector. They have almost 170,000 staff divided
into four global sectors namely, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), Japan,
Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Presentation Title: Making a consulting career work for you: how an academic
background can help and hinder.
Presenter: Hadrian Green earned his medical degree from the University of Otago in New
Zealand and went on to work as a medical doctor in health systems across Australia, New
Zealand, the Pacific as well as the UK National Health Service (NHS) and the British Army
before completing a PhD from Cambridge University as a Commonwealth scholar and
post-doctoral studies and teaching at Queens College Cambridge.
Hadrian also worked as a consultant at Marakon Associates a boutique c-suite focused
advisory practice for a range of industrial, oil & gas, life sciences and financial services
companies before joining Merck & Co in the US as a portfolio director during the
Schering-Plough takeover. Before joining EY as an executive director in life sciences
group, Hadrian headed strategy for the Emerging Markets R&D group at GSK.

OC&C/ ConsultingApplications.com
Company Profile: OC&C is one of the leading strategy consulting firms in Europe, ranked
#6 among the top European consulting firms, according to Vault.com. Established in
London in 1987, OC&C now has 15 offices around the world, helping clients on a wide
variety of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, telecom, media, leisure, financial
services, B2B services, education, and more. Being the headquarters and the biggest
office, the OC&C London office offers a wide variety of interesting and challenging
projects, comprehensive training, and excellent international opportunities to its
consultants.
Company Profile: Management consulting is the most difficult job offer to get on earth.
Although there are countless resources online for preparing consulting CVs, cover letters,
tests and interviews, most candidates still miss their dream offers. The reason is twofold.
Firstly, consulting interviews are evolving, but many online resources arent. Secondly, to
get an offer, gaining information is seldom enough. Getting a job in consulting requires a
wide range of skills that need to be developed to a very high standard.
ConsultingApplications.com is here to fill this gap. It offers guides, tips and coaching
sessions that are up-to-date with the new consulting interview styles. It draws upon the
knowledge and experience of its founder and network of consultants. The service
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skills, which is crucial in differentiating from the 99.5% of candidates who do not get
offers.
Presentation Title: 5 Golden Rules for a Winning CV/How to be a Winning PhD Applicant
Presenter: Min Hu is the founder, director and lead coach at Talenta Coaching, a
company dedicated to coaching young talents to have a head start in their careers. Min
established the website ConsultingApplications.com, which provides insightful and up-to-
date tips and guides on each step of the consulting job application process. Before setting
up her own company, Min worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants as an Associate
Consultant. During her time there, she was actively involved in the firms recruitment,
including attending company recruitment events at universities, and screening CVs. Prior
to her career, Min did a PhD in Bioinformatics and Genomics at University of Cambridge,
before which she did her undergraduate in Life Sciences at Peking University, the top
university in China.

L.E.K.
Company Profile: L.E.K. Consulting is an international firm that specialises in strategy,
transaction services and performance improvement consulting. It advises the largest
private and public sector organisations, private equity companies and smaller, more
entrepreneurial businesses. With a reputation for resolving the most complex commercial
issues, L.E.K. helps business leaders consistently make better decisions, deliver improved
business performance and create greater shareholder returns. The firm was founded in
1983 and employs over 1,000 staff in 22 offices across Europe, North America and Asia
Pacific. L.E.K. stands out as the only major global strategy consulting firm to have grown
from a UK base and was the first strategic consultancy to win the prestigious Queens
Award for Enterprise in International trade.
Presentation Title: Strategy Consulting at L.E.K.
Presenter: Tommy Duncan is a Senior Associate Consultant in L.E.Ks Life Sciences
practice in London. Tommy joined L.E.K. in 2011 having previously completed a D.Phil. in
Molecular Biology and genetics and a BA in Biological Sciences, both at the University of
Oxford. Tommy has completed over 20 client engagements at L.E.K., primarily in the Life
Sciences sector, with experience including commercial due diligence, royalty
monetisation and corporate strategy. Additionally, Tommy recently completed a 6-month
secondment into a mid-sized European pharmaceutical company.

Preplounge
Company profile: Preplounge is a company helping candidates prepare for case
interviews. They help in finding the right case partner and providing optimised case
studies. For more information, please visit: www.preplounge.com
Presentation Title: Personal Fit at McKinsey
Presenter: Fernando Martinelli cofounded PrepLounge based on his consulting
experience at Bain & Company (Munich/Sao Paulo). He has since helped hundreds of
candidates with coaching sessions and case interview workshops held regularly at top
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academic institutions (e.g. INSEAD, HEC, IESE). He studied Mechatronics and Robotics in
Brazil before completing his MBA at Sorbonne University.

McKinsey & Company

Company Profile:
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm, deeply committed to
helping institutions in the private, public and social sectors achieve lasting success. For
over eight decades, our primary objective has been to serve as our clients' most trusted
external advisor. With consultants in more than 100 offices in 60 countries, we bring
unparalleled expertise to clients anywhere in the world. We work closely with teams at all
levels of an organization to shape direction, mobilize for long-term transformation, build
capabilities and support execution. As a consultant in our firm, you will come into contact
with CEOs, government leaders and the foremost charitable organisations as well as
building core skills that will serve you well throughout your professional career, whether
that be in the business sphere, the non-profit sphere, the public sphere or a
combination of all three.
Presentation Title: TBC
Presenter: TBC

Price Waterhouse & Coopers (PWC)
Company profile: PWC is one of the worlds leading legal and accounting firms. PwC is a
leading professional services company which focus on actuarial, assurance, management
consulting, taxation, law and technology. Their consulting arm albeit only a few year old
consists of strategy, economics, risk sustainability & climate change all across a wide
range of industries.
Presentation Title: Why Consulting Firms Hire PhDs
Presenter: Anna Jerzewska completed her PhD in International Political Economy and
International Trade at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Leeds. She spent
1.5 years at Waseda University in Japan working as a visiting scholar. After obtaining her
PhD, Anna completed the 2 year Consultant Development Community programme at
Capgemini Consulting in London where she worked on a number of projects in the public
and private sectors mainly as a business analyst and project and financial manager. In
May 2014, Anna accepted an offer from one of the Big 4 consulting firms, PwC, and joined
the Customs, Excise and International Trade team.

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KPMG
Company Profile: KPMG in the UK is a leading provider of professional services including
audit, tax and advisory. As part of KPMG Europe LLP we are part of the largest integrated
accounting firm in Europe. KPMG in the UK has over 10,000 partners and staff working in
22 offices and is part of a strong global network of member firms. Our vision is simple - to
turn knowledge into value for the benefit of our clients, people and our capital markets.
Presentation Title: Life as a First Year PhD Consultant
Presenter: Dr Calum Forsyth holds an MSci degree in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
from the University of Glasgow and a PhD in Organic Chemistry (Natural Product
Synthesis) from the University of Strathclyde. During the course of his studies Calum
completed various internships with a range of institutions including Cancer Research UK
and Pfizer. In the final year of his PhD, Calum was selected to attend the prestigious
Syngenta Post-Graduate Scholarship Competition where he was awarded the runner-up
prize. Upon completion of his PhD, Calum transitioned to consultancy as a Risk Consultant
with KPMG. Calum predominantly assists clients within the financial sector and has
worked with several large investment banks, asset managers, and insurers. In addition,
Calum has had the opportunity to complete an internal secondment which saw him draw
upon his science credentials to assist clients from the engineering and energy sectors.

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Company Profile: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a global strategy consulting firm
that advises the world's leading corporations, non-profit organizations and public
institutions on management issues ranging from strategy development to performance
improvement. The firm advises in a broad range of industries including automotive, the
public sector, and retail. It was founded in 1967, and according to Vault.com, in 2014 the
firm was ranked in the top five consulting firms in Europe. The firm has approximately
2,700 employees worldwide, with 51 offices in 36 countries
Presentation title: Case Study Workshop
Presenter: Derek Ho is a current in Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. After graduating
from Cambridge University in Manufacturing Engineering, he decided to pursue his
interest in the commercial world. Consulting was a natural choice. During his two years at
Roland Berger, he has worked in a range of industries, from e-commerce to aerospace,
and worked on different business functions. Derek has been involved in recruiting a
number of times while at Roland Berger.

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Oliver Wyman
Company Profile: Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With
offices in 50+ cities across 25 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry
knowledge with specialised expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and
organisation transformation. Our 3,000 professionals help clients optimise their business,
improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organisational performance
to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wymans thought leadership is evident
in our agenda-setting books, white papers, research reports, and articles in the business
press. To that end, the Oliver Wyman Institute connects the firm with prominent leaders
of the academic community for joint research on frontier issues. The firm's Global Risk
Centre analyses the increasingly complex risks that are reshaping industries,
governments, and societies. The firms capabilities and intellectual capital are enhanced
by our deep industry expertise, geographic range, analytical rigour, and hands-on,
collaborative approach. Our professionals see what others don't, challenge conventional
thinking, and consistently deliver innovative, customised solutions. We also work side by
side with senior executives to accelerate execution through a blend of behavioural and
management approaches. As a result, we have a tangible impact on clients top and
bottom lines. Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan
Companies (NYSE: MMC). For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com/careers and
follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman.
Presentation title: PhD Workshop with Oliver Wyman
Presenter: Elinor Godfrey has worked at Oliver Wyman since January 2013, undertaking
projects in the Financial Services, Health and Life Sciences and Manufacturing, Transport
and Energy practices. Notable projects include developing strategies for retail banks,
insurance firms and health providers, and reviewing conduct at multiple UK financial
institutions. Before this, Elinor completed her DPhil from Oxford in Infectious Diseases.

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Organising committee
Luca Gallo
Luca Gallo is currently working towards a PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Cranfield
University to investigate technologies for the 2035-2050 time frame. With his
research he won the prestigious Eric Beverly Award from the Worshipful Company
of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London. In addition to enhance his
problem solving abilities, he built a solid foundation of leadership as the technical
lead of a team of three Masters students. Prior to that, he completed an MSc in
Thermal Power, also from Cranfield, specialising in Aerospace Propulsion, and a BSc
in Aerospace Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano. While in Italy, he joined a
small start-up to develop an energy harvesting prototype that was awarded several
innovation prizes.

Dimitra Georgopoulou
Dimitra Georgopoulou is currently a PhD candidate at the UCL Cancer Institute in
London, where she also completed her MSc in Cancer Biology. The focus of her PhD
project is the study of the 3D organisation of the genome in neural stem cells. In
addition, to develop her communication skills, she worked as an event manager for
the 1st Pint of Science festival (100 talks, 3 UK cities, 3000 attendees) in London in
2013. To gain insights into management consulting, she led one of the UCL
Advances student consulting projects for RICS in 2014. Previously, she worked as a
scientific assistant with focus in leukaemia research at the Athens Medical School,
while she also earned her BSc in Biology at the University of Patras in Greece.
Dimitra was also elected student representative and member of a Model United
Nations student team for the human rights committee in Greece.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Baez

Juan Carlos Lopez-Baez is a final year PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh
(UK), where he works on the study of tissue regeneration and organ repair. He has
a BSc in Biology from the University of Birmingham and an MRes in Biomedical
Sciences from Edinburgh University, which was obtained as part of his 4 year PhD.
Before his PhD he worked as a head research assistant in a developmental
genetics lab at the University of Oxford. He became interested in consulting after
participating in a national biotechnology entrepreneurship competition, creating a
fictional biotech company and exploring the economics of the pharmaceutical
market. He is a keen science communicator and public engagement speaker, and
wants to use the transferable problem-solving skills developed during his PhD to
help companies attain commercial success. He is a keen sportsman and, growing up in Tenerife, he is fluent
in both English and Spanish.
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Louise Maddison
Dr Louise Maddison is a Consultant for Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable (OBR) and
Post-Doctoral Research Associate for The University of Manchester. Her current
research is a public-private-partnership between the University and a US Biotech to
develop a new point of care device for the rapid diagnosis of sepsis. Alongside her
post-doctoral studies she has consulted for OBR on several strategic projects
including Technology Transfer Office Policy and Network Models in the Diagnostics
Sector for a Top 5 Pharma. She holds a PhD in Systems Biology from The University
of Manchester and upon completion of her studies was awarded the prestigious
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship (awarded to the top 10% of PhD students). Louise
was selected to attend the Enterprisers study programme at Cambridge Judge
Business School and now looks to combine her life sciences expertise with consulting.

Mireya McKee
Dr Mireya McKee - Mireya earned an BSc with honours in Chemistry from
Monterrey Tech, Mexico, and later obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from the
University of Texas-Austin as a CONACYT fellow, with a research focus on anti-
cancer drug discovery. Her postdoctoral research in bio-nanotechnology was
performed at the University of Oxford, where she also completed the Science
Innovation Program at Oxfords Sad Business School, an MBA elective focused on
the commercialisation of scientific research. Mireya then became a consultant at
Isis Innovation, the technology transfer office from the University of Oxford, where
she has had the opportunity to provide technology transfer, strategy, and
innovation management services to clients from private industry, universities,
research centres and government agencies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Mireya is fluent in Spanish
and English and employs the analytical and problem-solving skills developed through her scientific career to
bridge the gap between technology, innovation, and business.

Inji Yeom
Inji Yeom is currently in third year of her DPhil studies in Material science at St
Edmund hall, Oxford University, researching on new material for displays. From her
current research she has gained analytical and problem solving skills that will be
used to solve business case problems. She has been exposed to consulting through
working in an IT specific consulting company to plan strategy for entering a new
market. Also, she has worked as a student consultant at Oxford University to help
local company with market strategy. As extra curriculum actives she has been taking
the role as vice-president in a government run science and engineer society, and
was a facilitator in women leadership program run by Oxford University Student Union. She has showed the
ability to run a large society, commencing new projects and leading leadership activities.

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Map of Imperial College and surrounding area

The Huxley Building can be found at the following address: 180 Queens gate, London SW7 2RH, UK. The
conference will take place at Lecture 308, Level 3
The closest tube station is South Kensington

Huxley
Building

Eastside
Bar

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Sponsors

We kindly thank our sponsors for the support provided:



PrepLounge is a company helping candidates prepare for case interviews. They help in finding the right case
partner and providing optimised case studies. For more information, please visit: www.preplounge.com

Cranmore Executive Search is a permanent and interim recruitment provider for the management
consultancy industry.
The Cranmore team have a wealth of experience in a broad range of sectors and service areas. Cranmore
partner with select number of clients servicing their entire business staffing requirements: from doctoral and
post-doctoral researchers interested in pursuing a career in consulting, to Director and Partner level.
Cranmore Executive Search networks extensively, sponsoring and speaking at industry events. We are proud
of our association with the 2014 PhD to Consulting conference.

We also kindly thank Imperial College and Toni McCloggan for their assistance in booking the venue.

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Delegates list

1. Abdullah Al-Ghazali
2. Adriana Rocha
3. ine De Barid
4. Aldona Chmielewska
5. Aleks Chmielewski
6. Alex Zhang
7. Ali Hussein
8. Alwyn Elliott
9. Ana Maria Cravo
10. Andrew Dawson
11. Andrianos Liavas
12. Angela Wilson
13. Angus James Morrison
14. Aniko Ludanyi
15. Ashutosh Malhotra
16. Baku Morikuni
17. Bengt Cousins-Jenvey
18. Berenice Scandone
19. Cameron Taylor
20. Carolina Estevao
21. Caroline Durlik
22. Cevat Giray Aksoy
23. Chen Zhao
24. Clifford Lewis
25. Dabrowka Grodz
26. Dagmar Heinrich
27. Daniel Houslay
28. David Kallenberg
29. David Sexton
30. Davide Donato

31. Elnaz Kashef

32. Emily Wong
33. Emily Yarrow
34. Enrico Berardo
35. Eva Barkauskaite
36. Ewelina Kurtys
37. Fabio DAgostino
38. Filip Markewick
39. Gabriele Dadalt
40. Gerta Cami-Kobeci
41. Giulio Galvan
42. Grzegorz (Greg) Bialowas
43. Guro Refsum Sanden
44. Halimat Raji
45. Helen Crawford
46. Heloise Mongue-Din
47. Hernani Oliveira
48. Isabella Ziyun Fan
49. James Beggs
50. Jenny Dewhurst
51. Jessica Rea
52. Jingyu Huang
53. Jo Rowley
54. Kashif Siddiq
55. Kate McAtamney
56. Kwame Nkrumah-Amoako
57. Laura Wolf
58. Leslie van der Leer
59. Linda Klotz
60. Luca Chierico
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61. Maria Papademetriou

78. Saanya Sequeira

62. Marianna Frangeskou

79. Sabrina Stewart

63. Matthew England

80. Sarah Moreira

64. Matthew Styles

81. Satnam Singh Surae

65. Milos Milojevic

82. Shirley Tang

66. Natalia Ros

83. Sinad Kearns

67. Nathan Satchell

84. Sofia Sisay

68. Natta Charusilawong

85. Stavros Orfanos

69. Neel Makwana

86. Tasi Lampropoulou

70. Nidhi Sharma

87. Trevor Pinto

71. Pahini Pandya

88. Vidya Darbari

72. Rachel Bennett

89. Vinay Sawant

73. Rachel Novak

90. Wassif Shabbir

74. Reed Roberts

91. Wayne Zhu

75. Rezarte Vukutana

92. Yuen-Ki Cheong

93. Zainab Mai-Bornu

76. Rhiannon Moorhouse

77. Richard Marshall

94. Zainab Mai-Bornu

78. Ruth Hackett

95. Zuzana Kalivodova

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