
Kanav Mahajan
Ex-Banker @ Goldman Sachs & Barclays | IB Recruiting & Interview Coach
Studied at Michigan's Ross School of Business
Works at Mercor
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Kanav's Offerings
Custom hourly · $79/hr
Get help with AI Automation, AI Deck Building, and .
Kanav’s Investment Banking Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Senior Associate
60+ people coached for Investment Banking
I’m a former Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs and Analyst at Barclays, with experience advising major healthcare clients across M&A and capital markets. I bring candidates practical, firsthand guidance on the technical skills, judgment, and communication standards required to break into banking and succeed on the job. - Transaction experience includes advising a $12 billion health system on an acquisition of distressed hospital assets and serving as an active bookrunner on Gilead Sciences’ $2 billion bond offering - Extensive technical experience across DCFs, LBOs, public comps, precedent transactions, credit analysis, and pro forma capital structures - Worked directly with C-suite executives, corporate development teams, legal counsel, investors, and senior bankers - Graduated cum laude from Michigan Ross with a 3.8 GPA - Founded an AI-for-finance startup and evaluated frontier AI models across investment banking, private equity, and capital-markets workflows
Kanav can help with:
AI Automation
AI Deck Building
AI Financial Modeling
AI Fundamentals
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Investment Banking Strategy
LinkedIn Review
Mergers & Acquisitions
Networking Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Skill Building
Technical Interview Prep
Valuation
Work Experience

AI Strategy
Mercor
2026 - Present
Advising on frontier model capabilities across investment banking, private equity, and investment management

Investment Banking Associate
Goldman Sachs
2024 - 2025

Investment Banking Analyst
Barclays
2022 - 2023
summer analyst
Sculptor Capital Management
2020 - 2020
Summer Intern
EasyKnock
2019 - 2019
Kanav was also given offers to work at

Blackstone

PJT Partners

Bank of America

Jefferies

Harris Williams
Education

Michigan's Ross School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration