Saleem Haider
5.0
(41)
Intro Calls Welcome! Consulting w/ focus of Non-Target - 2026 Top Coach
25,466 min coached
281 followers
Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)
Works at StepStone Group
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 4:00 PM UTC
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Saleem's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $200/hr
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Saleem also coaches for MBA, Career Coaching, Private Equity, Business Operations & Strategy, and College. View all.
Saleem’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Experience level: Consultant
60+ people coached for Management Consulting
Saleem has helped clients get into these companies:
My university is a non-target school for top consulting firms with around a ~67.6% admission rate and an unranked business school by USNews. The total student population of CSUF's business college is around 9,000+, and I was successful in differentiating myself and getting my profile in front of interviewers at most of the Big4 Consulting Groups (Deloitte Consulting, EY-Parthenon, Strategy&) and the three MBB frms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG). For many of these firms, I was the FIRST to interview from my undergraduate program in my school's history and the first to receive job offers. I also coach for deferred MBA admissions and undergraduate admissions on Leland. Top Coach 2026 - https://start.joinleland.com/top-coach-2026/management-consulting https://start.joinleland.com/top-coach-2026/college Please contact me directly for scheduling; only partial availability is shown on Leland.
Saleem can help with:
Cover Letters
Presentations
General Exploration
Skill Building
Job Search Strategies
Case Interview Prep
Resume Review
Frameworks
Behavioral Interview Prep
Case Math
Salary Negotiation
Promotion Strategy
Networking Strategy
LinkedIn Review
Saleem also coaches for MBA, Career Coaching, Private Equity, Business Operations & Strategy, and College. View all.
About Saleem
Intro calls welcome! Please contact me directly for scheduling; only partial availability is shown on Leland. My name is Saleem and I am currently working at a Private Equity firm (and before that a Consulting firm). I am an early graduate (3 years) from a non-target and have mentored dozens of folks on Leland over 4 years across these categories with success stories at the top MBA programs in the world, MBB/T2/Boutique consultancies, and more. Providing affordable services is something that I am passionate about given my background and I encourage you to reach out if you are interested in either MBA applications, Consulting Recruitment, PE Recruitment, or something listed on my profile. Here is my professional profile to view some of my experience: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleem-haider/ Specialties: Low GPA, Non-Target, First Generation, Early Graduate, Deferred MBAs, Strategy & Management Consulting, Accounting Background
Why do I coach?
Putting it succinctly; I coach to be a resource for others! My career has been built off of the guidance from others and coaching gives me a sense of satisfaction that is unmatched elsewhere!
Work Experience
Private Equity Operations
StepStone Group
2025 - Present
Deal execution and portfolio operations across global Private Equity & Venture Capital transactions (Direct Investments, Co-Investments, GP Investments, Secondaries).
Private Equity Operations
Gryphon Investors
2023 - 2025
Work on due diligence processes for prospective platform transactions from initial diligence through post-closing initiatives, including portfolio company strategy and internal operations projects.
Strategy Consulting Associate (Private Equity Due Dilligence)
EY-Parthenon
2022 - 2023
❖ Consumer Products & Retail / Industrials ❖ Commercial Due Diligence ❖ Private Equity Value Creation
Chief Strategy Officer
Masked Heroes Initiative
2020 - 2022
❖ Chief Strategy Officer and chairman of the board of directors for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, MHI ❖ Facilitated the opening for club branches at UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCI, and UCSD contributing to the 143 people that are a part of our team ❖ Have raised and donated ~$120,000 dollars worth of PPE to hospitals, small businesses, homeless shelters, and retirement homes across the USA using social media marketing & crowdfunding
Saleem was also given offers to work at
McKinsey & Company
Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group
Education
The Wharton School (UPenn)
Deferred MBA
California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting
Saleem was also personally admitted to
The Wharton School (UPenn)
Yale School of Management
MIT Sloan
41 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
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