Nationality: Netherlands
Sex: Male
Age: 27 (at the time of application)
Languages: English (Native), Dutch (Native), French (Fluent)
Education: Bachelors in Economics and Mathematics (double major) from a T25 private school in the US
GPA: 3.85/4.00
GMAT: 750
Awards: Handful of Economics department awards for senior class (best thesis, academic excellence, etc.)
Work experience:
- 3 years as an associate in the private equity arm of one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, was able to be a part of the build-out and ramping of their directs investing efforts (think ADIA, GIC, Temasek)
- 2 years as an analyst in a top EB healthcare investment banking group in NYC
International exposure: Worked in the nation of the sovereign wealth fund (UAE / Singapore) for 3 years
ECs:
- Student Government Senator
- President of Investment Banking Club in college
Post-MBA goals:
Work in either US or Europe in private equity or impact investing
Schools that I'm considering applying to:
Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Columbia, MIT Sloan, Oxford, Cambridge, LBS, NYU
- I especially am interested in Harvard / Stanford, so I am trying to find a way to differentiate my application (see below)
Purpose/questions:
I'm particularly passionate about healthcare access for underserved/insecure populations, having grown up in a developing country with a grossly unequal healthcare system and spending a great deal of time volunteering in rural clinics as a high school student. I would like to orient my experience towards building out healthcare infrastructure/networks in places that need it the most. This is my long-term goal - my thinking is that a career in private equity equips me with the investing and operating acumen, and relationships across the business world, needed to do something at least meaningful in pursuit of this objective. I would like to do an MBA at one of these schools (preferably H/S) because of the network of professionals and leaders it would expose me to, which is something I think I am missing from my alma mater. My concern with my profile is with differentiation and ECs - what can I do to distinguish myself further? Does my list make sense given my background?
Thank you in advance for any advice/feedback.