Vasiliki
Kyriakou

MSc Finance & Accounting at Imperial College Business School. Women in Finance Scholar.

Vasiliki Kyriakou
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About

A finance student currently pursuing an MSc in Finance and Accounting at Imperial College Business School on a Women in Finance Scholarship.

I graduated from the University of Leeds with a First Class Honours degree, recognised with a Top 10 Achievement Scholarship. My experience includes a Spring Week at Rothschild & Co, the Goldman Sachs Trader Academy and an internship at EY Strategy and Transactions.

Experience

Rothschild & Co

Pitch Competition Winner

Led the capital structure analysis for a potential acquisition pitch and won the competition judged by senior Rothschild & Co bankers.

Rothschild & Co photo

Spring Intern

Apr 2026

Genuit Group PLC

Finance

Finance Intern

Jul – Aug 2025

Ernst & Young

Strategy and Transactions

Valuations & Modelling Intern

Jun – Jul 2024

Achievements

Goldman Sachs Trader Academy

Participant

Gained exposure to 8 FICC and Equity desks. Participated in a trading simulation covering both buy-side and sell-side operations.

Trading and Investment Society

Careers Secretary

Organised events for 300+ members and secured sponsorships.

Peer Assisted Student Scheme

Leader and Mentor

Led seminar sessions for first-year students, providing academic guidance and support.

Education

Imperial College Business School

MSc Finance & Accounting

Private Equity and Venture CapitalFundamentals of DerivativesMergers and AcquisitionsApplications of RFinancial StatisticsMathematics for FinanceApplied EconometricsMarkets and SecuritiesInvestment and Portfolio Management

2025 – 2027

Women in Finance Scholarship

University of Leeds

BSc Accounting & Finance

Dissertation: "Financial Distress Prediction using Neural Networks compared to the Altman Z-Score"

University of Leeds photo 1University of Leeds photo 2

2022 – 2025

First Class Honours

Top 10 Achievement Scholarship

Kykkos B Lyceum

Economic Department

2019 – 2022

19.67 / 20

Morphou Municipality Scholarship

Top Grade in Accounting and Economics

Additional Qualifications

Certifications

A Level Accounting — A*LCCI Level 3 Accounting — DistinctionLCCI Level 2 Accounting — MeritLCCI Level 1 Accounting — Merit

Skills & Tools

Bloomberg TerminalPythonRExcelStata

Extracurricular

Sports and Arts

  • Taekwondo player for 4 years
  • Volleyball player for 4 years
  • Piano for 5 years
  • Scouting for 5 years

Competitions

  • Bloomberg Trading Challenge
  • NorthEdge Private Equity Challenge

Industry Events

  • Rothschild & Co Female Regional Insight Day
  • Insight Into Lazard
  • Discover Bloomberg
  • Goldman Sachs FICC and Equities Event
  • Morgan Stanley Women Who Lead
  • Nomura Women in Banking

Societies

  • Trading and Investment Society Careers Secretary
  • Greek and Cypriot Society Vice President

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