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Femi G.

Femi Giwa

Physician → Tuck MBA | Admissions Coaching for Healthcare & Non-Traditional

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Studied at Tuck School of Business

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Works at Balufon

Successful clients at

Tuck School of Business

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Starting at 5:00 PM UTC

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Femi's Offerings

Custom hourly · $300/hr

Get help with Application Strategy, Cover Letters, and .

Femi also coaches for Investment Banking and Search Fund & ETA. View all.

Femi’s MBA Qualifications

Coaches professionally

I know what it takes to win a seat at a top MBA program as a non-traditional applicant — because I did it. I earned my MBA at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth after a career as a physician, with a Yale MPH along the way. I understand exactly how admissions committees read an application: how to turn an unconventional background into a standout story, how to make essays authentic and differentiated instead of generic, how to choose schools strategically, and how to prep your recommenders and nail the interview. I later became a Vice President in Healthcare Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs and served on recruiting teams that evaluated scores of candidates; so, I know what excellence looks like on paper and in the room, and I bring that same discerning eye to your candidacy. I work especially well with healthcare and non-traditional applicants (including MD/MBA and other dual-degree paths), though I coach applicants from every background. Expect direct, structured, high-signal feedback and a clear plan: candidacy assessment, school strategy, résumé, essays through multiple rounds, recommender strategy, and interview prep. My goal is simple: to help you present the most compelling, authentic version of your story, and get in.

Femi can help with:

Application Strategy

Cover Letters

Ding Analysis

Essays

General Exploration

Interviews

Networking Strategy

Recommendations

Resume

School Selection

Secondary Review

Supplementary Materials

Waitlist Strategy

Femi also coaches for Investment Banking and Search Fund & ETA. View all.

About Femi

I made the leap few people make: from clinical medicine to Wall Street. After training as a physician and earning a Yale MPH, I went to Tuck for my MBA and became an investment banker, rising to Vice President at Goldman Sachs after starting in M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, advising on $200M–$11B+ deals. Today, I am an independent sponsor private equity professional. I know exactly what it takes to reposition a clinical or non-traditional background for finance, because I did it. Relatedly, I coach three things I’ve lived: breaking into investment banking, getting into a top MBA program as a non-traditional applicant, and MBB case interview mastery. You can expect direct, structured, high-signal feedback — the same standard I held on a deal team.

Why do I coach?

I coach because I know how lonely and confusing the non-traditional path can be. When I decided to leave medicine for finance, there was no map; there was no built-in recruiting pipeline for someone like me, and plenty of people who quietly assumed a physician couldn't become a banker or succedd in finance. The mentors who took a chance on me (who taught me the unwritten rules, drilled me on the technicals, and told me the honest truth about where I stood) changed the trajectory of my career and my family's life. As such, I don't believe anyone should have to figure this out alone, or leave it to luck. I coach to be that person for you i.e., to hand you the map I didn't have, hold you to a high bar because I'm certain you can clear it, and open doors once you've earned them. More so, I would love to see you realize you belong in a room you were once told wasn't for you.

Work Experience

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Managing Principal

Balufon

January 2025 - Present

Balufon is an independent financial sponsor investing in niche service businesses that enable compliance across regulated industries — where adherence to standards is a recurring, high-stakes operational requirement. These companies often operate behind the scenes, yet power the systems that help healthcare, life sciences, environmental, and industrial sectors meet regulatory demands with consistency and confidence.

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Vice President, Investment Banking

Goldman Sachs

December 2021 - December 2024

Interviewer

I participated actively as a core member of the Goldman Sachs MBA recruiting team, often traveling to business schools for presentations. Relatedly, I was trained on the Goldman Sachs interview/hiring framework and conducted numerous direct interviews on behalf of the firm. I am still in contact with the Goldman HR and able recommend / introduce a given candidate i.e., for interview purposes.

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Associate, M&A Investment Banking Group (BofA Merrill Lynch)

Bank of America

June 2019 - December 2021

Interviewer

I participated actively as a core member of the BofA MBA recruiting team. Relatedly, I conducted numerous direct interviews on behalf of the bank. I have an extensive contact at the bank and I am able to recommend / introduce a given candidate to Chief Resource Officers (CRO) i.e., for interview purposes.

Femi was also given offers to work at

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    Investment Bank | Barclays

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    UBS

Education

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Tuck School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

2018 - 2020

Supported the Tuck Admissions Committee in review of candidate backgrounds and making recommendations for admission.

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Yale University

Master of Public Health - MPH

2014 - 2015

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Lagos State University

Doctor of Medicine, Medicine and Surgery

2001 - 2009

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