Current & Historical Interns.
Matthew Pogson (2023)
Matthew has a Bachelor of Psychology and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Victoria University of Wellington. He is currently writing his thesis on the distinctions between initial public offerings in the equity and cryptocurrency spaces as the final component of his Master of Finance at University of Auckland. He has prior experience in fintech at FNZ, working on the retail investment platform Hatch. At Elevation Capital he has been involved in producing research on a broad range of investments, including Givaudan, Farmland, Dr Martens, and Estee Lauder. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-pogson-8485111a0/
Flynn Davies (2022-2023)
Flynn holds a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from the University of Auckland and is undertaking a Master of Finance at the same university. He has prior experience in audit at PwC and mechanical engineering at the Windsor Group. He has held senior roles on investment committees at the University of Auckland and abroad at Dartmouth College while on exchange. Additionally, he represented New Zealand in the CFA Institute research challenge after placing first nationally in 2021. At Elevation Capital, Flynn has produced numerous comprehensive reports on the fund’s holdings, largely spanning underpriced luxury goods and technology firms. https://nz.linkedin.com/in/flynn.davies
Daniel Blair (2021-2022)
Daniel is in his final year studying a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce conjoint degree majoring in Economics, Finance and Statistics. He has previous experience in the Investment Banking team at Jarden, the Corporate Finance team at PwC, and the Marketing team at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. At Elevation Capital, Daniel has primarily been involved in producing equity research reports on companies such as Heineken, Salvatore Ferragamo and Ubisoft. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielblairnz/
Edward Lee (2020-2021)
Edward holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Otago. Edward has a strong interest in finance and aims to use his medical education to navigate disruptive technologies in the health sector. To learn about medicine in financial setting, Edward joined Elevation Capital and began his internship at the end of his medical studies at the end of 2020 being instrumental in the research of an information memorandum document for MARS Bioimaging Limited. Edward has experience in primary healthcare management, health IT, and health consultancy in addition to his medical experience gained during his medical training.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-lee-a4315512a/
Nikita Kent (2020-2021)
Nikita is a graduate student studying Computer and Information Science at AUT. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations and Geography from Victoria University of Wellington. Nikita completed the Victoria International Leadership Programme and studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as a Prime Minister’s Scholar to Latin America. Her interests include sustainable development through food agriculture, natural resource conflict and geopolitics in the Asia Pacific region. She participated in the first 2019 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Santiago and completed an internship at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Nikita is a dual citizen of Peru and New Zealand and a fluent speaker of Spanish.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-kent-nz/
Vincent Rong (2020)
Vincent is a third year Economics, Finance and Statistics at University of Auckland. Vincent is passionate about the intersection of technology and finance having been involved in start-up and finance environments. Vincent has previously interned at Everbright Securities(Beijing) in the Capital Markets team, at JBwere(Auckland) and at the Bank of China(Hong Kong). At University Vincent co-founded the 180 Degrees Consulting Branch, a non-profit student consultancy aimed to help social enterprises and non-profits with their businesses. During his time at Elevation Capital, Vincent gained valuable research skills and knowledge in Capital Markets.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-rong-b50b79138/
Paolo Borsi Korkman (2020)
Paolo began his internship in February 2020, while studying a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance at the University of Auckland. Paolo has been able to develop his skills in financial research and analysis under the guidance of the team at Elevation Capital. During his time at Elevation Capital, Paolo gained insight into New Zealand’s finance industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paoloborsikorkman/
Jonathan Mannes (2019-2022)
Jonathan joined Elevation Capital in November 2019 tasked with a comprehensive research report on Flughafen Zurich. He then elected to remain with us until completion of his Bachelors Degree in Economics and Finance at the University of Auckland. Jonathan has quickly become an integral team member, gaining insight into the day-to-day operations of a funds management business while honing his skills in marketing, communication and equity research.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhmannes/
Angela Jing (2019)
Angela is a freshman intern studying Economics and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is a student on the Dean’s Honors List. She enjoys teaching and lab assisting for Computer Science courses at the university and was a presenter at Berkeley’s Computer Science Education Day - an annual event hosting over 700 high-school students from the Bay Area. Angela analyzes financial data for Berkeley’s student union to help optimize the university’s annual funding allocations. She was also a data analyst for Lollicup USA, where she helped enhance their marketing campaign on Google AdWords.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelajing/
Luka Sterling (2019)
Luka joined Elevation Capital in March 2019 and remained throughout the year while completing his double degree at The University of Auckland in Law and Arts (Philosophy). He has made the most of this opportunity getting real-world experience in a wide range of work. Alongside developing his skills in research, analysis and communication, Luka has enjoyed the exposure he had to the internal operation of a funds management business.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukamilojevsterling/
Warren Feng (2018)
Warren is a sophomore studying Economics and Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley and graduated as part of the Dean's List from Auckland International College in 2017. Warren is passionate about education - he founded Gyropad in 2015 to alleviate paper wastage in Auckland and improve education on recycling processes in the New Zealand educations system. He continued to promote education in Berkeley where he lead FLEJCON - a platform promoting financial literacy and economic justice in the Bay Area. At Berkeley he is a Senior Consultant for Venture Strategy Solutions, providing strategic consulting for Bay Area companies. He recently advised Driver Inc. - a cancer solutions application backed by Li Ka Shing - on their product launch and market penetration in both the US and Chinese markets.
linkedin.com/in/warren-feng/
Jeffery Li (2017)
Jeffrey was a summer intern in 2017 after his first year of study at Duke University, where he was studying Economics and Computer Science. During his time at Elevation Capital, he produced a comprehensive equity research report, developing his skills in industry research and financial analysis. Beyond this, Elevation Capital provided Jeffrey his first exposure to working full-time in a professional environment. Jeffrey will be joining Bain and Company in their New York office as an Associate Consultant Intern this Summer (2019), where he intends to stay post-graduation.
linkedin.com/in/jeffreyli97/
Ben Friedlander (2015-17)
Ben Friedlander was an intern at Elevation Capital from December 2015 to March 2016. Ben joined Elevation Capital full time in March 2016. Ben is graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics.
linkedin.com/in/benjaminfriedlander/
Kedian Sun (2015)
Kedian Sun was an intern at Elevation Capital from December 2014 to January 2015, whilst he was pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Economics with a major in Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
linkedin.com/in/kedian-sun-2840a677/
Sean Bird (2014)
Sean Bird began his internship in 2014 during the summer of his final year of studies at the University of Canterbury (Law and Economics).
linkedin.com/in/sean-bird-02690768/
Andrew Lawrence (2013)
Andrew began his internship with Elevation Capital in August, 2013 during his final year at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), where he attained a Bachelor of Business majoring in Finance & Economics.
linkedin.com/in/andrew-lawrence-4a613986/
Andy Chan (2012)
Andy was an intern at Elevation Capital during 2012, where he learned about both investment and investor relations at a global equities fund. Andy founded Qupital in 2016, a leading Hong Kong trade finance platform linking businesses with professional investors. Qupital has handled over 1 billion Hong Kong dollars in transaction volume as of 2018 and has raised funding from investors including Alibaba and MindWorks Ventures. He oversees Qupital's technology, strategy and partnerships. Andy has also worked at ANZ in Hong Kong and helped to develop an innovative legal technology platform in Denmark. Andy studied Economics and Computer Science at Brown University and was the dux of Rangitoto College in 2009.
linkedin.com/in/andy-chan-nz/
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Theo Helyer (2011)
Theo Helyer began his internship at Elevation Capital in July 2011 after having served as President for the University of Auckland Investment Club whilst completing his Bachelor of Commerce.
linkedin.com/in/theodore-helyer-46389934/