
Michael Picasso
5.0
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Warburg Pincus Principal | PE Career Coach | 100s Interviewed
2,340 min coached
52 followers
Studied at Harvard Business School
Hiring Manager at Warburg Pincus
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 1:30 PM UTC
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Michael's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $600/hr
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Michael also coaches for Investment Banking and MBA. View all.
Michael’s Private Equity Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Principal
10+ people coached for Private Equity
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 and tailored coaching across resume development, mock interviews, technical prep, recruiting strategy, and more.
Michael can help with:
AI Automation
AI Deck Building
AI Financial Modeling
AI Fundamentals
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Deal Sourcing
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
General Exploration
Investment Evaluation
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Portfolio Management
Private Equity Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Skill Building
Technical Interview Prep
Michael also coaches for Investment Banking 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
13 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
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