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MICHAEL LEMORU, 20 communication and focus.
Michael was the main director for the society’s two
School: London School biggest events, the University of London Winter Ball,
of Economics which brought together several ACSs in London and had Business & Finance
Course: Economics (BSc) a budget of £15,000, and the end-of-year cultural show
Year: Second Ablaze, which had a budget of £12,000 and an attendance
Grade average 2:1 of 450 people. Under his leadership the society were also able
to raise over £14,000 in sponsorship.
During the past year, Michael was He is the co-founder of the LSE gospel society, Believers.
president of the ACS, which saw him heading up a committee of
12 people. Managing a team full of people with strong opinions Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
is always a tough task, but it was a challenge he relished as Getting involved in the world of tech, working in Africa
it helped him to develop strong leadership skills, including and changing things back home.

FAITH LOCKEN, 25 MICHAEL
MACAULAY, 22
School: University of
West England School: University of
Course: Real Estate Finance Nottingham
and Investment (MSc) Course: Economics (BSc)
Average Grade: N/A Year: Final
First Degree: Spanish and Grade: average: 2:1
Contemporary Chinese Studies
(BA), University of Nottingham, 2:1 Michael was inspired to apply to his university course
following a school visit from social mobility and diversity
Faith is a graduate surveyor at real estate firm Jones Lang scheme, The Brokerage. He now makes it his mission to
Lasalle, and chair of its internal BAME initiative, having give back in mentorship to others, regularly returning to his
previously worked with Changing the Face of Property, a secondary school in Hackney to give advice to Year 12 and 13
joint initiative aimed at increasing diversity across the sector. pupils. He has also mentored with The Brokerage and was
At Nottingham, she led the women’s netball team to win appointed a ‘buddy’ to two interns during his own internship
the inter-university and Nottingham city leagues, and as at the Bank of England last summer.
a member of the ACS committee she helped to take the In his first year at Nottingham he was an equity fund analyst
society from being in the red to recording a profit. with the Nottingham Economics and Finance Society – a
She has also worked for an architectural firm in Shanghai. group of students who put money into a fund and take it in
turns to pick a stock and pitch it to the team.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I’d like to go back to Uganda and build an orphanage there. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I would like to be developing property in the UK and Uganda. A vice president or managing director within a firm and/or
The idea of giving people a home is very important to me. running my own inventions company.

JOACHIM MAIYE, 21 SERGE-RAYMOND
NZABANDORA, 20
School: London School
of Economics School: University of Oxford
Course: Economics and Course: Economics and
Economic History (BSc) Management (BA)
Year: Second Year: Second
Grade average: 2:1 Grade average: 2:1
As vice president for the special events and diversity team of As sponsorship and careers officer for Oxford ACS, Serge-
LSE’s Business and Finance Guild, Joachim has championed a Raymond has organised a string of events to help students
mentoring scheme to help undergraduates with spring week access better future career prospects, including seminars
internships. The initiative connects first years with second with companies such as Goldman Sachs and Accenture.
and third years who have already been through the process. During his first year, as a rep for the ACS, he hosted events
He has also helped to organise a Spring Week panel for year 9 to 11 pupils talking about how to progress to
event with older students coming in to talk about their Oxford University, as well as the Annual Access Conference
experiences, as well as a variety of workshops on topics with Stormzy as guest speaker.
including valuation skills. Serge-Raymond is now senior access volunteer for his
Joachim is co-founder of corporate finance blog Student college, St Peter’s, organising initiatives to encourage more
Merger. It has grown from a team of two to ten, and covers students from under-privileged backgrounds to apply.
recent developments within the financial markets.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Having completed a Master’s in the US with a few years’
Running my own thing, maybe in consultancy experience in investment banking or private equity.
in the tech space. Looking at working with the IMF or World Bank.

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