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Kanav M.

Kanav Mahajan (ex-Goldman Sachs & Barclays)

Ex-Banker @ Goldman Sachs & Barclays | IB Recruiting & Interview Coach

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Studied at Michigan's Ross School of Business

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Works at Mercor

Available tomorrow

Starting at 7:00 PM UTC

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Kanav's Offerings

Custom hourly · $79/hr

Get help with AI Automation, AI Deck Building, and .

Kanav’s Investment Banking Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Senior Associate

60+ people coached for Investment Banking

I’m a former Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs and Analyst at Barclays, with experience advising major healthcare clients across M&A and capital markets. I bring candidates practical, firsthand guidance on the technical skills, judgment, and communication standards required to break into banking and succeed on the job. - Transaction experience includes advising a $12 billion health system on an acquisition of distressed hospital assets and serving as an active bookrunner on Gilead Sciences’ $2 billion bond offering - Extensive technical experience across DCFs, LBOs, public comps, precedent transactions, credit analysis, and pro forma capital structures - Worked directly with C-suite executives, corporate development teams, legal counsel, investors, and senior bankers - Graduated cum laude from Michigan Ross with a 3.8 GPA - Founded an AI-for-finance startup and evaluated frontier AI models across investment banking, private equity, and capital-markets workflows

Kanav can help with:

AI Automation

AI Deck Building

AI Financial Modeling

AI Fundamentals

Behavioral Interview Prep

Cover Letters

Due Diligence

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Investment Banking Strategy

LinkedIn Review

Mergers & Acquisitions

Networking Strategy

Promotion Strategy

Resume Review

Salary Negotiation

Skill Building

Technical Interview Prep

Valuation

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About Kanav

Former Investment Banker @ Goldman Sachs and Barclays Currently @ Mercor, focusing on frontier AI capabilities in finance

Work Experience

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AI Strategy

Mercor

2026 - Present

Advising on frontier model capabilities across investment banking, private equity, and investment management

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Investment Banking Associate

Goldman Sachs

2024 - 2025

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Investment Banking Analyst

Barclays

2022 - 2023

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summer analyst

Sculptor Capital Management

2020 - 2020

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Summer Intern

EasyKnock

2019 - 2019

Kanav was also given offers to work at

  • Blackstone Logo

    Blackstone

  • PJT Partners Logo

    PJT Partners

  • Bank of America Logo

    Bank of America

  • Jefferies Logo

    Jefferies

  • Harris Williams Logo

    Harris Williams

Education

Michigan's Ross School of Business Logo

Michigan's Ross School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration

Kanav M.

Kanav M.