Vihaan Balakrishnan
Finance: Vice President - Co-head of Global Markets
Why me
- Spring weeks including Goldman Sachs' Dive into Markets, BlackRock and Schroders
- 2027 Summer Analyst offer at BlackRock
My aim To help Imperial members, especially STEM students, build the markets knowledge, practical skills, and industry connections that applications actually require.
What I'll do
- Run monthly current affairs sessions analysing market moves across equities, rates, FX, and macro
- Create structured mentorship connecting members with students who've already secured markets roles
- Bring in professionals from trading floors, funds, and asset managers for panels and networking
- Run trading simulations and markets competitions so members learn by doing
- Help members prepare specifically for markets-focused interviews and spring week applications