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Simon Folens

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MFin candidate at MIT

  • Education

    • KU Leuven

      2017 - 2021
      BSc Business Economics Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Elite athlete status (Olympic distance triathlon)

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2022 - 2024
      Master of Finance

      Teaching Assistant for Corporate Financial Strategy (15.436), Prof. Nathaniel GregoryRecipient of the merit-based Fayat scholarship

    • KU Leuven

      2020 - 2022
      MSc Business Economics Magna Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Greenhill Capital, actively managed student fund with > €200k AUM Master’s thesis: “The value of corporate cash holdings in Europe” (17/20)

  • Experience

    • TDL

      Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

      - 4x national triathlon champion - qualification European Youth Championships- raced in French GP (against world-class field) with 37th as best result- trained >20h per week since 16 y/o- raced in >10 countries

      • Sponsorship Relations

        Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

      • International Triathlete

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

    • Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Banking

      Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
      Investment Banking Intern

    • Deloitte

      Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
      M&A Transaction Services Intern

    • Goldman Sachs

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Investment Banking Summer Analyst

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Winner of the 2021 M&A case competition

      KPMG Belgium
      Apr 2021

    • GMAT - 760 - 99th percentile

      Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™)
      Jul 2021