Learn from Finance Leaders Who've Built Their Expertise Through Real Experience
Our instructors bring decades of hands-on experience from major financial institutions, having navigated market changes, regulatory shifts, and economic cycles. They don't just teach theory—they share practical wisdom gained from years of making critical financial decisions.
Each instructor maintains active involvement in the finance industry, ensuring their teaching reflects current market realities and emerging trends that shape modern financial leadership.
How Our Experts Structure Learning
We've developed an approach that mirrors how senior finance professionals actually develop expertise—through guided problem-solving, scenario analysis, and gradual responsibility building. Our instructors use the same methods they employed when mentoring rising leaders in their own organizations.
- Case studies drawn from actual financial challenges our instructors have solved
- Progressive complexity that builds confidence through manageable steps
- Regular feedback sessions that mirror real workplace performance reviews
- Peer collaboration on projects similar to cross-departmental initiatives
- Individual coaching sessions addressing specific development areas
The program runs for eight months, starting in September 2025, allowing time for concepts to settle and skills to develop naturally. We've found that rushing through complex financial topics often leads to superficial understanding.
Bartholomew Wickham
Strategic Finance & Risk
Spent fifteen years at Lloyds Banking Group, where he led the strategic finance team through the 2008 crisis and subsequent recovery. Known for breaking down complex regulatory requirements into actionable steps that teams can actually implement.
Cordelia Ashworth-Pike
Corporate Treasury & Markets
Former treasurer at British Airways, she managed currency exposures across global operations while building treasury teams that could adapt to volatile market conditions. Her teaching focuses on practical risk management rather than theoretical models.
Reginald Pembroke-Hill
Investment Analysis & Planning
Built the investment research division at a mid-tier asset management firm from three analysts to thirty over twelve years. He understands how to develop analytical thinking and help people make sound judgments under pressure.
Montgomery Blackthorne
Financial Leadership & Strategy
Served as CFO at three different companies, each in different growth stages. His experience spans startups needing their first proper financial controls through established firms managing major acquisitions and restructuring efforts.
Personal Guidance That Adapts to Your Development Needs
Individual Assessment
Your assigned instructor conducts a detailed review of your current experience and specific goals, identifying knowledge gaps and strengths to build upon.
Structured Development
Monthly one-on-one sessions address challenges you're facing in the coursework while connecting concepts to situations you might encounter in your current role.
Practical Application
Your instructor helps you identify opportunities to apply new concepts in your workplace, providing guidance on how to approach conversations with managers and colleagues.