Luke Harding

Luke Harding has a diverse work experience. In 2021, they started working as a Junior Quantitative Sales Analyst at PrismFP. In 2020, they participated in a Trading Competition at Onix Capital and completed an Internship at Citi, where they worked on pension fund portfolio restructuring, M&A, comparables analysis and discounted cash flow model valuations. Luke also applied modern portfolio theory in Python to optimise portfolio stock selection and weightings. From 2017 to 2020, they worked as a Bartender at Bel & The Dragon, where they balanced university study with shifts and worked effectively across teams to provide high quality customer service. From 2012 to 2017, they represented Great Britain at multiple major international competitions each year in both Olympic sprint (1000m) and marathon (20km +) disciplines, achieving top results such as 1st place at the U18 European Championships (European record holder 3:14 JM K2 1000m) and 2nd place at the U18 World Championships.

Luke Harding obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics with Theoretical Astrophysics from the University of Nottingham between 2017 and 2020. Prior to this, they attended Sir William Borlase's Grammar School from 2014 to 2016. Luke is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Finance with Financial Technology from the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, which they expect to complete in 2021.