
Michael Picasso
Megafund Principal | Most Sr PE Coach on Leland | 100s Coached to Top Roles
3,465 min coached
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Studied at Harvard Business School
Hiring Manager at Warburg Pincus
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Michael's Offerings
Custom hourly · $400/hr
Get help with Behavioral Interview Prep, Cover Letters, and .
Michael’s Private Equity Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Principal
30+ people coached for Private Equity
Michael has helped clients get into these companies:
◆ I'm a Principal at Warburg Pincus, a top 10 global PE firm managing $100B+, and I'm the most senior finance professional coaching on Leland ◆ As an active hiring manager, I've personally interviewed hundreds of candidates and made the hiring decisions, so I know exactly what the person across the table is looking for ◆ I've coached dozens of clients who have landed offers at Blackstone, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic, FTV Capital, among others. I've also helped many of these same clients get into HBS, Stanford GSB, and Wharton ◆ I have 15+ years experience in finance: Blackstone M&A, then a decade at Warburg Pincus, with an MBA from HBS and a finance degree from Wharton ◆ I wrote the "Comprehensive Finance Interview Guide" over a decade ago while prepping for my own PE recruiting, and I've been refining my system ever since ◆ I work with candidates at every stage, including resume help, mock interviews, or a full multi-month partnership covering networking, resume, story, technicals, and modeling tests
Michael can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Deal Sourcing
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Investment Evaluation
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Portfolio Management
Private Equity Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Skill Building
Technical Interview Prep
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
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
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