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King’s College London Economics and Finance Society, commonly referred to as simply EFS, is a society at King’s College London. Founded in 2006 it is the largest and most distinguished economics and finance dedicated society at the university. EFS offers a diverse range of speakers, networking events and professionally-led workshops aimed to help members enhance their academic and professional careers.

Society Members
With an online engagement base of over 11,000 and 44 committee members, Efs boasts a widely diverse committee with 50% female membership, spanning across continents, to more than 20 different nationalities. The society also welcomes students of all backgrounds and interests- about 50% of Efs’s committee is pursuing degrees in Accounting and Finance or Economics, while the other 50% studies degrees varying from Politics to Neuroscience. Efs is, therefore, committed to ensuring all its diverse members have the opportunities to develop and improve the transferable skills that could help strengthen their career prospects.

As an undergraduate society, the majority of Efs’s senior executive roles are held by third years while second and first years are employed as associates with the opportunity of learning from their upperclassmen to progress further within the committee.

Executive Committee

 * President: Ioannis Alekos
 * Chairman: Daniel Aminzadeh
 * Vice President & Head of Recruitment: Lara Cerar
 * Treasurer: Pedro Rezende
 * Secretary: Olivia Hsieh

Senior Committee

 * Welfare Officer: Victoria Perini
 * Project Development Officer: Jai Ferguson
 * Head of Marketing: Raania Myah Hammoudan
 * Head of Social Events: Christine Bussenius
 * Head of Events: Hamza Salman
 * Head of Corporate Relations: Aman Agarwal
 * Head of Mentorship: Daniel Lane

Events
Efs events are divided into three main strands of engagement: Career support, Debate and Critical Thought and Diversity and Inclusion.

Careers
Career events are designed to help students achieve their career goals and gain insight into the industry. In the past these events have included: CV Workshops, Video Interview Workshops, Networking Sessions, and series of events relating to commercial awareness.

Debate and Critical Thought
These events offer opportunities for students to listen and learn from industry-leaders on complex, critical, and pertinent topics within the realm of Economics and Finance. They are designed with the intention of provoking thought and participation from students, while equipping them with industry-specific knowledge which could help them pursue their professional goals in the future. In the past year, we have hosted intriguing events such as: 'The Myth of Private Equity', 'Rising Global Inequality', and 'Thoughts on the Bear Market' from speakers including Ex-CIO of Morgan Stanley, Ex-Deputy Director of the IMF, and Members of UK Parliament.

Diversity and Inclusion
These events are tailored to those who feel underrepresented in the industry or have had a lack of exposure to information and opportunities in the world of Finance. We bring in speakers who can discuss their personal experiences breaking glass ceilings in a competitive corporate world and empower our students to do the same. In 2020/2021 we hosted a variety of such events including: 'Women in Entrepreneurship', 'LGBT+ in Consulting', 'Life as a Female Consultant at a Big 4 Firm' as well as a Student Mental Health Fundraiser with universities across the nation.

Past Speakers
Tamim Bayoumi, Pedro Passos Coelho, Dr Pippa Malgrem, Simon Brewer, Allison Schrager, Jesse Norman, Tom Elliot, Roger Bootle, Rita Kakati-Shah, George Magnus, Paul Greatbatch, Dr Ha-Joon Chang, Sir Paul Tucker, Dr Rebecca Harding, Augusto Lopez-Claros, David Henig, Andy Haldane, John Davie, Stephen D. King, Jan Muhlfeit.

Alternative Investments Conference
KCL Efs’s upcoming Alternative Investments conference, due to take place on the 16th of March, 2023, will allow students to build meaningful connections with globally leading industry professionals and provide attendees with professional development opportunities by bridging the gap between university and a career in Alternative Investments. The event will be hosting the following firms: The Conference will commence with a keynote speaker panel, including Mark Jones, Tim Franks, Farhad Karim, John Aylward, followed by an expert panel to discuss industry insights, including Amer Khatoun, Douglas Hallstrom, Christian Mueller-Glissman, Salman Ahmed, Mark Edwards, Wei Li, Felix Martinez, Alex Horkan, Madeleine Farman, Nour AlAli, and Carmela Mendoza, before finally concluding with a drinks reception to allow students to network with the industry leaders.
 * Blackstone
 * Bloomberg
 * KKR
 * Goldman Sachs
 * RCM
 * Fidelity International
 * ManGroup
 * Apax
 * Private Equity International
 * Advent International
 * SeedGroup
 * Sona Asset Management
 * PER
 * CrossTree Real Estate