
Simon Folens

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About me
MFin candidate at MIT
Education

KU Leuven
2017 - 2021BSc Business Economics Cum LaudeActivities and Societies: Elite athlete status (Olympic distance triathlon)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022 - 2024Master of FinanceTeaching Assistant for Corporate Financial Strategy (15.436), Prof. Nathaniel GregoryRecipient of the merit-based Fayat scholarship

KU Leuven
2020 - 2022MSc Business Economics Magna Cum LaudeActivities 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 2021International Triathlete
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Banking
Aug 2021 - Nov 2021Investment Banking Intern
Deloitte
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022M&A Transaction Services Intern
Goldman Sachs
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Licenses & Certifications

Winner of the 2021 M&A case competition
KPMG BelgiumApr 2021.webp)
GMAT - 760 - 99th percentile
Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™)Jul 2021
Languages
- duDutch
- enEnglish
- frFrench
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