Career Path Of An Associate Strategy At Scotiabank
Veikko's career journey began with a year and a half in a UI accounting firm, focusing on tax, followed by four years as a financial analyst and internal consultant at a private equity firm, where they "look[ed] for new companies to buy." This experience transitioned into four years in strategy at Scotiabank in South America before pursuing an MBA, culminating in a finance internship at an ambient biotech company.
Accounting, Finance, Private Equity, Strategic Planning, International Business
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Veikko Petrozzi
Associate Strategy
Scotiabank
Universidad de Lima - 2011 (Peru)
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Accounting
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
International Student
Video Highlights
1. Veikko's diverse career path showcases various roles in accounting, private equity, and banking strategy.
2. His experience in a private equity firm offers insights into financial analysis and investment strategies.
3. Veikko's transition to Scotiabank highlights the value of strategic thinking and holistic decision-making in a large corporation.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college and any internships or jobs you had?
I'm originally from Lima, Peru. I studied accounting in college, and after graduation, I had almost 10 years of job experience before coming to the NBA here at Anderson.
I can briefly walk you over them. I started at an accounting firm that offered different services in accounting, tax, audit, and others. That was for about a year and a half. I was working in the tax area.
Then, I moved to a private equity firm for four years. I was a financial analyst and also did some internal consulting, basically looking for new companies to buy for the fund. Private equity is a big fund with money from individuals or private companies. They buy companies to improve them and then sell them in the long run.
That was my role for four years, and then I moved to Scotiabank. Scotiabank is a strong bank with a presence in South America, where I worked in strategy for four years. That is an area where you basically decide what the main objectives of a company are and how to achieve them from a holistic and general perspective.
After that, I came to Anderson to study my MBA. My last role was as an MBA intern for an ambient biotech company in finance.