Michael P.

Michael Picasso

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Warburg Pincus Principal | PE Career Coach | 100s Interviewed

2,340 min coached

52 followers

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Studied at Harvard Business School

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Hiring Manager at Warburg Pincus

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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.

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Michael’s Private Equity Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Principal

10+ people coached for Private Equity

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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

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Principal

Warburg Pincus

January 2023 - Present

Hiring Manager

Investor in the Technology Group

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Vice President

Warburg Pincus

August 2018 - December 2022

Investor in the Technology Group

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Associate / Senior Associate

Warburg Pincus

August 2014 - July 2016

Investor in the Technology Group

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Analyst

The Blackstone Group

July 2012 - June 2014

Investment Banking Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions Group

Education

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Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

2016 - 2018

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The Wharton School (UPenn)

BSc, Finance (Magna Cum Laude)

2008 - 2012

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