Panelists: Alternative Careers In Finance

Neil Harper,
Principal,
McKinsey & Co. Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice

Neil Harper is a Principal in McKinsey & Company's New York Office and one of the leaders of the firm's North American Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice. He has worked primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, strategy development, joint ventures/alliances, and corporate finance with clients around the world in a range of different industries including private equity, telecommunications, technology, media, banking, and chemicals. He has also spent significant periods of time working in the firm's Kuala Lumpur and Zurich offices. In addition he has published several articles and presented externally on topics related to M&A, joint ventures/alliances, and corporate finance.

Prior to joining McKinsey & Company, Mr. Harper worked for four years for Arthur Andersen & Co. in Edinburgh, Scotland providing audit, corporate finance, and business advisory services for a range of clients primarily in the real estate, engineering, and manufacturing industries.

Mr. Harper has an M.A. in economics and accounting (First Class Honors) from the University of Edinburgh and an M.B.A. (Honors) from the University of Chicago with concentrations in finance and strategy. In addition he is a CA and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

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