
Michael Picasso
5.0
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Warburg Pincus Principal | IB Career Coach | 100s Interviewed
1,950 min coached
43 followers
Studied at Harvard Business School
Hiring Manager at Warburg Pincus
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 5:00 PM UTC
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Michael's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $600/hr
Get help with Technical Interview Prep, Cover Letters, and .
Michael also coaches for Private Equity and MBA. View all.
Michael’s Investment Banking Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Analyst
20+ people coached for Investment Banking
Michael has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! I’m a Wharton graduate with an MBA from Harvard Business School and bring over 15 years of experience in finance. For the past decade, I’ve been at Warburg Pincus—a top-10 global private equity firm managing over $100 billion—where I’m currently a Principal. Throughout my career, I’ve interviewed hundreds of candidates and directly mentored dozens of Analysts, Associates, and Vice Presidents. I know firsthand what it takes to break into competitive finance roles and advance within them. You may have come across my “Comprehensive Finance Interview Guide,” which I originally wrote over a decade ago while preparing for my own private equity recruiting—just one of many resources I’ve created to help others land top roles. Whether you’re preparing for investment banking, private equity, or business school, I offer targeted coaching across resume development, mock interviews, technical prep, recruiting strategy, and more.
Michael can help with:
Technical Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Mergers & Acquisitions
Skill Building
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Resume Review
Behavioral Interview Prep
Salary Negotiation
Financial Modeling
Valuation
Promotion Strategy
Networking Strategy
LinkedIn Review
Investment Banking Strategy
Freelancing
Michael also coaches for Private Equity and MBA. View all.
Work Experience

Principal
Warburg Pincus
January 2023 - Present
Hiring Manager
Investor in the Technology Group

Vice President
Warburg Pincus
August 2018 - December 2022
Investor in the Technology Group

Associate / Senior Associate
Warburg Pincus
August 2014 - July 2016
Investor in the Technology Group

Analyst
The Blackstone Group
July 2012 - June 2014
Investment Banking Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions Group
Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2016 - 2018

The Wharton School (UPenn)
BSc, Finance (Magna Cum Laude)
2008 - 2012
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Overall Rating
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Knowledge
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Value
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Responsiveness
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Supportiveness
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