
Pranav M.
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Break into IB | Semi-Target Grad | PE Associate | 3x IB Offers
Studied at Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)
Hiring Manager at Madison Dearborn Partners
Available today at 9:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 10 hours
I'm always happy to take on new clients and can be flexible with scheduling!
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Pranav's Coaching Offerings

Nail the Banking Interviews
Crush the interview through drills, frameworks, mock interviews, and more.
Starting at $3275h+ of coaching

Land Top Banking Interviews
Tailored guidance on networking, firm selection, resumes, and more.
Starting at $3275h+ of coaching

Land a Top Banking Offer: Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
Starting at $62110h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $69/hr
Get help with Networking Strategy, Technical Interview Prep, and Behavioral Interview Prep.
Pranav’s Investment Banking Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Analyst
Pranav has helped clients get into these companies:
Looking forward to working together! I have worked in PE for several years, but before that, I was heavily involved in IB recruiting and helped many students in my school land their Summer Analyst and full-time offers. It is a very network driven industry to break into, and approaching the networking the right way is critical to generating your opportunities. Equally important is honing your behavioral and technical interviewing skills. I'm excited to help with all of that, just as I've done for many of my friends and mentees.
Pranav can help with:
Networking Strategy
Technical Interview Prep
Behavioral Interview Prep
Pranav also coaches for Private Equity, MBA, and Equity Research. View all.
About Pranav
I didn't know what investment banking or private equity was until I was almost halfway through my undergraduate years. I quickly learned that finding opportunity in this field comes down to thoughtful networking and constant learning from those with experience in the industry. After more than 1,000 cold emails and internships in asset management and investment banking, I decided to pursue private equity after graduation, and have spent the past four years in PE across Partners Group (in Denver) and Madison Dearborn Partners (in Chicago). In these roles, I've had the opportunity to work across a broad range of sectors and transaction types.
Why do I coach?
I coach because it's extremely rewarding to pair ambitious young professionals with the support, framework, and resources they need to achieve their goals. It was given to me at several points to start my own career, and I love to pay that forward. I also coach because I understand first-hand the effort it takes to gain career momentum in highly competitive fields, and realized that grit needs to be combined with the right guidance to be effective. I hope to provide that guidance. If it sounds like this could be useful to you, please reach out for a free introductory consultation and I'd be excited to work together!
Work Experience

MBA Candidate
Kellogg School of Management
August 2025 - Present
Private Equity Associate
Madison Dearborn Partners
July 2023 - Present
Analyst
Partners Group
August 2021 - July 2023
Hiring Manager

Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Lazard
June 2020 - August 2020
Equity Research Intern
Janus Henderson Investors
May 2019 - August 2019
Pranav was also given offers to work at
Citi
Lazard
Education
Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)
MBA
2025 - 2027
Admitted as a Kellogg Scholar
Tepper School of Business (Carnegie Mellon)
Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration
2017 - 2021
Activities and societies: Segal Scholar, Tartan Student Fund (President), Investment Banking Academy (Vice President) Repeat hackathon winner. Highlights: - 2019 PennApps: "Best Use of AWS AI/ML" for HawkCC, a machine learning based application to detect active shooters in real-time CCTV footage - 2019 HackMIT: "Best Data Usability" for MPGreen, a big data visualization tool to identify greener driving habits in crowded cities - 2018 HackMIT: "Best Developer Tool" for Codify, a Google Vision-based tool to instantly and wirelessly translate written code to editable text Other various awards at Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University. Full Project Portfolio:
Pranav was also personally admitted to
The Wharton School (UPenn)
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Overall Rating
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Pranav has helped clients get into these companies: