Declan Cole

Declan Cole has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Declan currently works at Dealerware as a Corporate Development Manager since April 2022. Prior to this, they were with Citi from January 2018 to April 2022, where they served as a Strategy & Innovation Manager for the Institutional Clients Group. Before joining Citi, Declan worked at KPMG as an M&A Deal Advisory Associate from February 2016 to January 2018.

In 2015, Declan was an Associate at PwC, where they were promoted after six months to Experienced Associate. During their time at PwC, they participated in the US-NI Mentorship Program and focused on investment bank and hedge fund audits, working with clients such as J.P. Morgan, Alliance Bernstein, Lloyds, Itau Unibanco, and Halcyon Asset Management.

Before PwC, Declan worked as a Financial Analyst at CITIC Securities Company Limited from September 2014 to December 2014. Declan also had a summer analyst role at Aon from May 2014 to September 2014.

In 2013, Declan had multiple experiences working as a Research Analyst at Belfast City Council from January 2013 to September 2013 and as a Delegate at the British Council in April 2013.

Early in their career, Declan was a Board Member at UnLtd from July 2009 to April 2013.

Overall, Declan Cole's work experience showcases a strong background in corporate development, strategy, innovation, M&A, financial analysis, and research analysis.

Declan Cole has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 2:1 in Geography from Queen's University Belfast. Declan also has a Postgraduate Master of Science (MSc) in Finance from Ulster University. Through a Fulbright Scholarship, Declan studied abroad at Westminster College (PA) and focused on Business Administration and Management, General. Additionally, they completed the Oxford Algorithmic Trading Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In terms of certifications, Declan obtained the PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training from AXELOS Global Best Practice in December 2020 and the Oxford Algorithmic Trading Programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in November 2019.