Lucy S.
5.0
I'll help craft your story and prep interviews. Harvard MBA and HKS MPA/ID
Studied at Harvard Business School
Worked at Blackstone
Available Saturday at 12:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 14 hours
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Lucy’s MBA Qualifications
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
To get into business school, you need to show ambition, tell your authentic story and leave the admissions committee thinking that the next and only thing you must to do achieve your dreams is come to their business school. I can help you figure out what story you are trying to tell and bring that to life with each part of your application. I can also offer interview coaching, which can be an unfamiliar process for those interviewing at Harvard.
Lucy can help with:
Editing
Interviews
Ding Analysis
School Selection
Essays
Resume
Lucy also coaches for Private Equity and Management Consulting. View all.
About Lucy
I'm an investor and writer focused on the energy transition and climate change (check out esgstuff.substack.com). I've had an exciting and diverse set of career experiences, ranging from working as an engineer on oil rigs for ExxonMobil in Australia, consulting to energy and public sector clients at BCG, and working in international development for the IFC (part of the World Bank), the UN in Ethiopia and CrossBoundary in Kenya. I landed a job in infrastructure PE at Blackstone in London after graduating from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. I am a British/Australian and grew up in South East Asia.
Why do I coach?
I know what it's like to be told you can't do something by 95% of people, but achieve it anyway with the support of the 5% who believe in you. I got a Fulbright scholarship to study at Harvard Business School, somewhere I never thought I could study. I transitioned to the world's largest private equity firm without ever working in banking, with five other investing offers in my back pocket. If you're motivated, I would be happy to be in the 5% of people who support you to achieve your goals too.
Work Experience
Senior Associate
Blackstone
July 2021 - March 2023
Post-MBA private equity role, focus on infrastructure.
Consultant
International Finance Corporation
November 2020 - May 2021
Energy projects with Washington team
Energy Access
CrossBoundary
February 2018 - February 2019
Energy access projects in Kenya
Consultant
World Food Programme
August 2016 - January 2018
Agriculture Project Manager at Ethiopian government
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
February 2014 - April 2016
Australia and US BCG offices, focus on energy and government projects.
Subsurface engineer
ExxonMobil
November 2012 - February 2013
Summer engineer working in the subsurface team in Australia.
Lucy was also given offers to work at
Macquarie Group
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Denham Capital
Generate
J.P. Morgan & Co.
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
2019 - 2021
Harvard Kennedy School
MPA/ID, International Development, Economics
2018 - 2021
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
2010 - 2013
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Overall Rating
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Lucy has helped Leland clients get into Harvard Business School