Charbel Bou Younes
Break Into M7 | HBS + Stanford GSB Dual Admit | 18 Applicants Coached
Harvard Business School
Boston Consulting Group
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About
First-generation college student. Dual admit at Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business for my MBA. Worked in management consulting at BCG and investment management (L/S Equities) at Citadel.
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Charbel’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
10+ people coached for MBA
Charbel has helped clients get into these schools:
I am a current Harvard Business School MBA (Class of 2027) and incoming Citadel equity investor, and I know firsthand how hard the path to get here is. I was admitted to both HBS and Stanford GSB in Round 1 from a non-target undergraduate institution (American University of Beirut), which means I understand exactly how to craft a differentiated application when you are not coming from a brand-name feeder school. The story, the framing, and the narrative arc matter enormously, and I can help you find yours. Before HBS, I spent four years at BCG, becoming the youngest Project Leader in BCG Middle East history with three fast-track promotions, consistently ranking in the top 3% of my global cohort. I worked across healthcare and private equity, and was selected for the CEO's Office to define BCG's global GenAI strategy. I also founded my own investment holding company, achieving a 20% IRR on a real estate portfolio and a 24% IRR on a public markets fund. I can help you with MBA admissions strategy, including school selection, positioning, and essay narrative for M7 programs. I also coach on HBS and GSB applications specifically, as someone who got into both in Round 1. For those targeting consulting, I offer MBB recruiting and case interview prep as a former BCG Project Leader who has interviewed and promoted junior talent. And for those pursuing investing careers, I offer buy-side coaching as an incoming long/short equity investor at Citadel. Whether you are from a non-traditional background, an international applicant, or a consultant trying to stand out in a crowded pool, I have been exactly where you are.
Charbel can help with:
Application Strategy
Cover Letters
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Why do I coach?
A few conversations and a bit of support can help people significantly change their lives. In my case, it helped me better understand what I wanted to do professionally and get me through the "how-tos" for both the undergraduate/graduate school admissions and recruitment processes.
Work Experience
Long / Short Equity Summer Analyst
Citadel
June 2026 - August 2026
Fundamental long/short equities investor covering Industrials, Technology, and Financials out of Citadel's London office.
Project Leader
Boston Consulting Group
July 2025 - September 2025
Hiring Manager
Youngest Project Leader in BCG Middle East history, with three fast-track promotions in four years (Junior Associate to Project Leader) and a consistent top 3% ranking in the global cohort. Core member of the Healthcare and Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice areas. Hiring manager: - Member of the undergraduate recruitment team - Primary evaluator for interns Selected project experience: - Directed a shared services restructuring for a healthcare conglomerate, delivering ~15% SG&A cost reduction - Redesigned the operating model of a leading GCC hospital with over 10,000 employees - Lead financial analyst on a ~$2B buy-side hospital acquisition, the largest strategic transaction in the GCC to date, building 5-year standalone and pro-forma DCF and trading comparables models
CEO Ambassador
Boston Consulting Group
January 2024 - July 2024
Internal secondment to BCG's CEO office. Selected for a 12-person global team to define the firm's generative AI strategy. Built the commercial narrative and revenue framework to convert GenAI pilots into recurring contracts, and led upskilling sessions for 500+ Managing Directors on pricing models and market-entry initiatives.
Consultant - Student Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
October 2023 - June 2025
Interviewer
Investor
A33
July 2022 - Present
Holding company - Real Estate | Food & Beverage | Pre-Seed Opportunities Founded a Sydney-based investment vehicle deploying private capital in real estate, retail businesses, and early-stage venture across Australia, the U.A.E., and Lebanon. - Achieved a 20% annual IRR on the real estate portfolio by establishing a shared services management team to centralize finance, audit, and operations - Raised a six-figure friends and family pilot fund to invest in public markets and generated a 24% annual IRR through fundamental equity selection before returning capital to investors
Visiting Associate
Boston Consulting Group
January 2021 - March 2021
Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2025 - 2027
First-Year Honors (RC year academic distinction) Finance Teaching Fellow
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Engineering(BE), Engineering/Industrial Management
2016 - 2021
Grade: 4.0 GPA B.Eng in Industrial Engineering and Management
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