2. Every summer, London Business School handpicks a few of its top MBA students to
form a consulting team that provides high quality, cost-effective solutions to complex
business problems. The MBA from London Business School has been ranked the
second best business school in the world (Financial Times, 2015) and is consistently
ranked amongst the top five MBA programmes in the world. The team is strongly
supported by the school and its prestigious faculty, is mentored by one of the world’s
top management consulting firms and benefits from extensive recognition in the global
business community.
The Summer Consulting Team
We work collaboratively with our clients, deploying the latest business thinking,
analytical tools and project management techniques to ensure all engagements are
concluded successfully and cost-effectively.
Our services include but are not limited to:
Our Services
Strategic Business
Planning: define the
goal and strategy of the
organisation, help make
decisions and allocate
resources.
Industry Analysis and
Benchmarking: evaluate
industry attractiveness
and assess competitive
threats and growth
opportunities.
Organisational change:
create a structured
approach to ensure
smooth and successful
transitions within the
organisation to keep up
with strategic changes.
Growth Strategy: boost
and increase organic
growth.
Customer Insights and
segmentation: conduct
research to help define
market structures and
inform various marketing
and sales decisions.
Market Entry
Strategies: develop the
strategy and assist in
bringing existing products
or services into a new
market.
New Product
Launches: develop the
strategy to bring a new
product into existing or
new markets.
Performance
Improvement: create
quantifiable methods to
measure current output
and develop processes
to increase efficiency
and effectiveness.
Revenue Management:
maximise revenue
growth.
Cost Accounting:
advise on courses of
action to optimise cost
structure.
Operation Process
Improvement: identify,
analyse and improve
current business
processes to help meet
established client goals.
Strategy Growth Performance
3. Our Proposition
International Outlook
Members of our team have worked
across 5 continents and speak 7
languages including: English, Spanish,
Mandarin, Portuguese, French, Italian
and Arabic.
Cost-effective Solutions
We employ methodologies and
frameworks used by top-tier consulting
firms to solve the most challenging
business problems, whilst charging
very competitive rates.
Speed and Agility
The independent structure and optimal
size of the team allows us to flexibly
work by your side under intensive time
pressure and deliver results within your
time frame.
Leading Experts
We have access to world-renowned
thought leaders in all areas of
business, a global and extensive
alumni network as well as mentorship
from two of the world’s largest and
most prestigious consulting firms.
Diverse Industry Experience
The collective expertise of the team
spans a wide set of industries
including: consulting, FMCG, financial
services, retail, energy, government,
transportation and e-commerce.
Our Previous Clients & Engagements
Allianz: Company performance monitoring strategy
BP: Upstream oil & gas competitor analysis and market entry strategy
Harvey Nash: Marketing research
Heinz: M&A and corporate venture capital development strategy
J&J: Product feasibility study
Nokia: Market entry strategy
Roche: Marketing strategy
Reuters: Positioning strategy
Virgin Management: Outsourcing strategy
Creative and Innovative
The team has diverse experience
across both the public and private
sectors, which helps generate fresh
and unique solutions to our client’s
business challenges.
4. Our Team
Charlie Pushman (United Kingdom)
5 years at Standard Bank Plc, 1 year at London 2012, 1.5 years at Cabinet Office in UK
Experience: Project finance, risk and compliance, credit, project and change management, commercial advisory
Industry: Investment banking, sports and entertainment, government
Education: Bachelor of Science in Economics (University of Bristol)
Professional interests: Project finance, M&A, change management, operations
Lena Zurkiya (Jordan, United States)
2 years at HSBC in New York, USA, 4 years at BCG in Dubai, UAE
Experience: Strategy and planning, restructuring, corporate organization, governance, operational review, investment
analysis
Industry: Strategy consulting, financial services
Education: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (University of Pennsylvania)
Professional interests: Strategy, media, organization
Oliver Craven (United Kingdom)
10 years at the Royal Navy in UK
Experience: Change management, LEAN operations, project management, personnel development, human resources
Industry: Government, Transportation
Education: Bachelor of Science (University College London)
Professional interests: LEAN operations, workforce optimization, project delivery
Rodrigo Fuentes (Chile)
4 years at LAN Airlines and 3 years at Groupon in Chile
Experience: Corporate strategy, performance management, sales and marketing, start-ups, operations and logistics
Industry: Retail, Airlines, E-commerce, Finance
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile)
Professional interests: Business strategy, operations management, sales and marketing
Shelly Oliveira (Brazil)
2 years at Metro Rio and 2 years at Technip in Brazil
Experience: Project and change management, stakeholder management, operations management, infrastructure
expansion transport and logistics, innovation
Industry: Consulting, transportation, oil & gas, consumer goods
Education: Bachelor of Science in Production Engineering (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Professional interests: Business strategy, M&A, operations management, sales & marketing
Sherene Tan (Malaysia)
4 years at Tenaris in Singapore and Houston, USA
Experience: Corporate strategy and planning, competitive analysis, business development, marketing communications
Industry: Energy, Healthcare
Education: Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (National University of Singapore)
Professional interests: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, sales & marketing, change management
If you have a project you would like to discuss, please get in touch with us:
London Business School, Taunton Building, 601 and 606
Regent’s Park, London NW1 4SA, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7000 6161
E-mail: consultingteam@london.edu
