About the Instructors
Srinivas Ramakrishnan, CFA
Srinivas (Sri) has over eight years of experience in Capital Markets internationally, working in various financial centers such as New York City, London, Toronto, and Dublin assisting multinational corporate clients in raising and structuring bank financing for mergers & acquisitions and other corporate projects. In addition to providing prep courses for the CFA® program, Srinivas currently works as a Vice President in the Corporate & Investment Banking department of a financial institution based in New York City.
Sri holds a BA (Honors) and MA in Economics & Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin - University of Dublin, an MSc in Finance from the University of Warwick, and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto. He is also a CFA® Charterholder, having passed all three CFA® program exams on the first attempt.
Sri has placed in the top 10% of his graduating class at all of the universities that he has attended.
In his spare time, Sri enjoys managing his personal investment portfolio and keeping up to date with financial markets, economics, and geopolitics. Additionally, he also enjoys playing soccer and is an avid fan of Chelsea FC.
Manu Ramesh, CFA
Manu Ramesh has over fifteen years of experience in Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development and Sales. Manu has worked in the US, Canada, Singapore, France, and India. In addition to providing prep courses for the CFA program, he currently works as a Corporate Development Manager for a leading Belgian plastics manufacturer. He has previously worked in Sales, Marketing and Corporate Strategy roles in the Technology and Pharmaceutical sectors.
His educational credentials include a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BE) degree from RV college of Engineering, Bangalore, India. He completed his MBA from Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he was class valedictorian and secured a place in the Dean’s list (top 20%). He completed all three levels of the CFA examination on the first attempt and is a CFA Charterholder.
Manu speaks five languages including French fluently. He is a sports buff who enjoys playing tennis, swimming, golfing, stand-up paddling, and surfing. He can also hold his own weight when skiing on the bunny hill.
Mohamed Iqbal, CFA
Mohamed (Moh) has over twelve years of experience working in the financial services industry. In addition to providing prep courses for the CFA® program, he currently works in the Wealth Management space in a strategy role supporting the Mass Affluent and High Net Worth client segments at a top five Canadian financial institution. He also has held roles in the Direct Investing trading, and Robo-Advisor space.
Moh holds a BA (Honors) in Economics from the University of Toronto. He also obtained his MBA from the Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto and is a CFA® Charterholder.
Moh enjoys managing his family investment portfolio and keeping up-to-date with capital markets in his free time. Additionally, he likes golfing in the summer and travelling around the world. He also serves as a mentor for new immigrants as part of a volunteer initiative and enjoys participating annually in the Spartan Run.