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Huw Edwards

Mathematics graduate from Oxford, currently pursuing MBA at Harvard and working at Bridges Ventures.

Headline: Investor
Industries: Computing, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Mobile
Location: London
Visas: Greencard (Unites States)
Interested in: Advising startups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Supporting my investments
Schools: Harvard Business School, University of Oxford

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Bridges Ventures, London
Position: Work experience
Time period: January 2007 - Present
Description: Venture capital fund founded by Sir Ronald Cohen (founder of Apax Partners) with £115m under management.
• The first venture capital fund with a social mission to invest in regeneration areas and sustainable businesses within the UK.
• Role: Investment Associate.
• Responsible for analysing new business opportunities and taking these to our Investment Committee including meeting and negotiating with management teams, deal structuring and due diligence.
• Portfolio responsibility as Observer on the Board of Directors of 4 companies.

Employer: Goldman Sachs International, London
Position: Work experience
Time period: January 2005 - December 2007
Description: Foreign Exchange Corporate Advisory: Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (FICC)
• UK Corporate Coverage: part of team providing advice and solutions to clients seeking to manage foreign exchange and interest rate exposures.
• Promoted to Associate in Spring 2006.
• Gained significant experience helping clients identify, address and manage foreign exposures arising from operational and financing activities, using both vanilla and derivative solutions.
• Responsibility and accountability for individual accounts with fixed revenue targets. Regular client interaction including meetings and presentations.
• FTSE 100 clients included Tesco plc, Vodafone plc. Personal annual P&L budget target of $2mm achieved in Associate role.

Employer: Goldman Sachs International, London
Position: Work experience
Time period: January 2003 - December 2005
Description: Equity Derivatives Corporate Advisory: Investment Banking Division (IBD)
• One of only 30 Analysts on the 2003 European IBD Graduate Programme.
• UK & Pan-European Coverage: part of team providing structured solutions for clients seeking to manage equity exposure. Highlights include EUR 8bn index hedge for German Insurer.
• Exposure to financial analysis, derivative structuring, and derivative pricing. Prepared client presentation material, and attended numerous client meetings. Gained valuable corporate finance experience and supported senior team members.

EDUCATION

University: Harvard Business School
Time period: 2009 - 2011
Degree: MBA

University: University of Oxford
Time period: 1999 - 2003
Degree: Master of Mathematics

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