
Brandon Priest
MBA with Full-Tuition Scholarship & Successful Career Pivot into PE
Studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Works at Private Family Office
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Brandon's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $150/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Cover Letters, and .
Brandon’s MBA Qualifications
Welcome to my profile! I bring a unique perspective to MBA coaching as someone who received multiple scholarships and successfully pivoted from a non-finance career path into private equity post-graduation. Whether you are interested in tips to ace your GMAT, understand admission strategies or pivot careers, I can help you think creatively about your options and chart a strategy that actually fits where you want to go. Let's connect and map out your path forward.
Brandon can help with:
Application Strategy
Cover Letters
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Waitlist Strategy
Work Experience

Investments
Private Family Office
November 2024 - Present
Run private equity investments for a multi-billion dollar single family office

Investment Professional
Aurora Capital Partners
August 2023 - November 2024
Business Valuation, Financial Metrics and +1 skill

Associate, Investment Banking
Moelis & Company
July 2022 - September 2023
Investment Banking, Business Valuation and +8 skills

Private Equity Associate
Aurora Capital Partners
October 2021 - June 2022
Business Valuation, Strategy and +4 skills

MBA
UCLA Anderson
August 2020 - June 2022
Brown Alternatives Fellow Anderson Asset Management Fellow Academic Scholarship Accounting, Microsoft Office and +1 skill
Education

UCLA Anderson School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2020 - 2022
Full tuition merit scholarship recipient Brown private equity fellowship recipient 99% tile GMAT

University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Biological Sciences
2011 - 2015
Activities and societies: Associated Students, Residence Hall Association, Sigma Pi, Phi Alpha Delta, CLAS Tutor Leadership