FOR UCL RESEARCH STAFF ONLY: Beyond Academia: Working in Strategy Consulting

FOR UCL RESEARCH STAFF ONLY: Beyond Academia: Working in Strategy Consulting

Two employers will give a short presentation about the work they do in their organisation. The employers who are presenting have a PhD allowing them to give a view point from a researcher’s perspective. The presentations will be followed by a short networking session allowing you to speak to the employers and ask any questions you might have.

Speakers:

Dr Jonathan Mascie-Taylor - Consultant, Oliver Wyman

Jonathan Mascie-Taylor has been a consultant at Oliver Wyman for 15 months, where he has mostly worked in the financial services and consumer retail sectors. Recent projects include working with a central banking regulator to run a stress testing exercise and working with a major UK retailer to revitalise its promotional strategy. Prior to joining Oliver Wyman, Jonathan took a career break to complete a PhD in complexity science at the University of Warwick between 2011 and 2014. Previous to his PhD, Jonathan worked at Goldman Sachs as an analyst developer in their market risk team.

Dr Christopher Croke - Junior Associate, McKinsey and Company

Christopher Croke is a Junior Associate at McKinsey and Company's London office. Chris holds an MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from Oxford, having previously studied history and law at the University of Sydney. He joined McKinsey in August 2015
In his time at McKinsey she has worked on a variety of projects across industries: from helping a non-profit theatre develop a five-year strategy to helping a public sector organisation save hundreds of millions of dollars on procurement. He has a keen interest in refugee policy (the subject of his doctorate), the defence industry and the Australian test cricket team (1995-2007).

Please see the Doctoral School Development Programme for more information about the Beyond Academia Programme.