E22 - Managing a fund, leading a team & being a university student, with Matei Vlad

In this episode, I am joined by Matei Vlad, the president of the UCL Investment Society. Some of the topics discussed include: Transitioning to a post-covid university experience Job searching in 2021 The UCLIS fund thesis Matei's take on the current market Advice to your first-year self Episode summary: Who is Matei? (00:30), The transition as a university student during the C-19 pandemic (01:41), How has your job search changed during the C-19 pandemic? (06:33), UCL Investment Society (10:34), Leadership skills learnt being the president of the UCLIS (12:08), The investment thesis for the UCLIS fund (15:20), Best moments for the UCLIS fund in 2020-21 (19:04), Key pieces of advice a first-year student should take onboard (24:56), Outro (32:50). Links Matei's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matei-vlad/?originalSubdomain=uk UCL Investment Society: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uclu-investment-society/ Twitter: @FinancialSon Email: [email protected]