Vasco Veras
Ace Your MSc Finance Applications With an Imperial College Graduate
Studied at Imperial College London
Works at Morgan Stanley
Available today at 10:30 AM UTC
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Vasco's Offerings
Custom hourly · $130/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Editing, and .
Vasco’s Master’s Programs Qualifications
Welcome to my profile! With a strong academic foundation from Imperial College London (MSc Finance) and Nova School of Business and Economics (BSc Economics), I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to my coaching. Currently, I work as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley, specializing in the Global Power and Energy Group. My professional journey also includes valuable experiences at UBS and BNP Paribas, where I honed my skills in investment banking and wealth management. I am passionate about helping aspiring finance professionals navigate the complexities of master's program applications. Whether you need guidance on application strategy, essay writing, or interview preparation, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Let's connect and craft a plan to achieve your academic and career goals!
Vasco can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Interviews
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
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About Vasco
I’m an investment banking analyst on Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Power & Energy team in London, where I build financial models and marketing materials for M&A and capital markets deals — including a ~$1.5bn sell-side mandate I helped run end to end. Before Morgan Stanley I went through the UBS Graduate Talent Program in Zurich across wealth management and structured credit. I hold an MSc in Finance from Imperial College London and a BSc in Economics from Nova SBE in Lisbon, with an exchange semester in the US where I graduated top of my class. Outside of finance, I’m a competitive sailor — three-time Portuguese national champion and a representative of Portugal at World and European championships
Why do I coach?
I coach because breaking into finance is far more learnable than it looks — but only if someone shows you the real mechanics instead of leaving you to guess. I came into the industry as an international student navigating recruiting across three countries, and the difference between the rounds I lost and the ones I won always came down to preparation and feedback I could trust. Having recently sat on both sides of sell-side recruiting and gone through buy-side processes myself, I know exactly what these interviews actually test and where strong candidates quietly fall short. I want to give people the structured, honest coaching I wish I’d had earlier.
Work Experience
Investment Banking - Analyst
Morgan Stanley
August 2024 - Present
Interviewer
Global Power and Energy Group
Graduate Talent Program
UBS
July 2023 - June 2024
GFIW (UBS investment bank and global wealth management joint venture)
Insight Series
BNP Paribas
2022 - 2022
Corporate and Investment Banking
Vasco was also given offers to work at
Credit Suisse
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Education
Imperial College London
MSc Finance
2022 - 2023
Nova School of Business and Economics
BSc Economics
2019 - 2022
Vasco was also personally admitted to
Bocconi University