Ross Budgen

Ross Budgen has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Ross is currently working at Copper.co as a Business Development Director, a position they started in April 2023. Prior to that, they held the role of Business Development Manager at the same company from February 2022 to April 2023. In 2022, they also worked as a Partner at sortof.app.

Before joining Copper.co and sortof.app, Ross was an Analyst in Global Markets - Prime Brokerage at Bank of America from May 2021 to February 2022. From November 2019 to April 2021, they worked as an Analyst in International Corporates at Commerzbank AG.

Additionally, Ross co-founded a music-tech startup called Afterglow Network and worked as a Co-Founder from August 2018 to September 2019. Ross also gained experience as an intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Sandaire (acquired by Schroders) in 2019 and 2017 respectively.

Earlier in their career, Ross participated in insight programs at Aon and PwC in 2016 and 2015 respectively, focusing on real estate and tax.

Ross Budgen attended Hurstpierpoint College from 2011 to 2014, where they completed their GCSE with 6A* 2A 3B. Ross then attended BHASVIC (Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College) from 2014 to 2016, earning their A Levels in Mathematics, Economics, and Geography. From 2016 to 2019, Ross studied at Henley Business School, where they obtained a BSc in Finance.