Meet the team

Born in Belgium, grew up in Germany, since then the world has been my village. I grew up around computers and technology, so a study in IT seemed to be the logical thing. Working in a bank, I was fascinated by the virtuality of it all, just data being created, manipulated, moved, erased, through numerous processes and systems… But there was more out there, because asset managers, pension funds, private banks all manipulated data in their own way! The next step was obvious: consulting. Through international projects I realized that change only works and makes an impact if it starts with a vision at the crossroads of data, business and IT. So I became an Enterprise Architect and that is what I have been doing ever since.

Architecture was also the reason for my other love: photography. The way we build impressive feats of engineering, the way nature finds a way to shape majestic landscapes, it has been a hobby which teaches me a lot about the commonalities and differences between virtual architecture and real-life constructions.

But of course, my life would not be complete without my family, with whom I try to spend what little spare time I have. I will always be grateful for their support and tolerance in all the endeavors, like Mount Consulting, as without them this adventure would not be possible.

I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Finance at Tilburg University. After completing a liberal arts degree in California, I realised that today’s most crucial challenges call for approaches that are rooted in practicality. While my educational background in English Literature has taught me the ability to think critically and communicate effectively, studying business has helped me develop a strong analytical mindset. Both experiences have broadened my perspective and taught me how to approach problems through a variety of lenses.

At Mount Consulting, I started out as a Sustainable Finance intern where my main tasks involved researching the recent slew of sustainability regulations in the EU including SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and CSRD. This experience cemented my conviction that diverse and dynamic environments were where I thrive most. After my internship ended, we decided to extend my role as a working student. My work now continues to involve building the company’s knowledge base on EU’s sustainable finance regulations.

After studying Economics in Slovenia and Montenegro, I started my professional career in Finance. After growing experience in various functions within Accounting and Controlling, I succeeded my career in management and executive roles within the Finance domain of leading Montenegrin companies. Meanwhile I got my Certified Accountant degree and became Lecturer of Basic Accounting and Advanced Financial Reporting at the Institute of Certified Accounting of Montenegro. In 2021 I decided to convert my experience and expertise in finance, accounting and credit risk management into a function as consultant at Mount.

I started working in a small boutique consulting firm while finishing my Master’s degree in Financial Economics, and never considered a change of industry since. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work in small, medium-sized and large international consulting firms to continuously develop myself. Being at the front of large scale transformation projects, both in London and Amsterdam, for several years, I decided it was time to be at the front of our own consulting firm!

At Mount, I focus on CFO and CRO transformation projects. The past decade, regulators are a major force driving change, even more so in the future. We commit to deliver the best strategic solutions to CFO and CRO to deliver this change.

Graduated from Maastricht University with a Master in Artificial Intelligence and owns a long track-record in the international financial services industry. Both as a finance and risk management consultant in global consulting firms, as well as at a leading position in Financial Risk Management in a tier-1 bank. 

My professional journey as well as my curiosity has led me to various positions. I’ve learned a lot about language during my MA in Linguistics but decided that I would much rather engage more with people while I work. I started teaching English and graduated with an MA in Educational Sciences. Eventually, I even diverted from the subject English to learn and educate more about yoga and mindfulness, which is also one of my passions. I landed at Mount after looking for a team to join where I could use the skills that I had collected in the fields of language and education. Where an individual approach is appreciated and where I could keep engaging with likeminded professionals and learn more about the field of finance.

I believe I bring a dynamic blend of academic rigor and real-world expertise to the team at Mount Consulting. I was born and raised in the vibrant city of Cape Town, South Africa. My academic journey led me to obtain degrees in Political Studies, Entrepreneurship, and Management from the University of Cape Town (UCT). I also completed my MBA while working full-time in the financial services sector. Throughout my career, I have always encouraged critical thought and analysis.

With an appetite for growth, Mount offers a platform to do what I enjoy, which is develop my personal and professional skills while working alongside like-minded individuals. I find excitement in engaging with both new and existing clients where I am challenged daily, to leverage my skillset and find sustainable solutions.

Having started my career in Accountancy, I switched to consulting after passing my Certified Accountant (‘RA’) exam. Triggered to add value by advisory rather than auditing numbers and processes. Growing experience at EY, PwC, Capco and Synechon, in New York, London, and Amsterdam, in consulting as well as leading positions, I decided it was time providing the financial services industry with an alternative for the current consulting firms. Together with my partner fellows also pictured at this site. And so Mount Consulting arose.

At Mount, like in the last 20 years within other consulting firms, I focus my advisory skills at the CFO and CRO domain of financial services organisations, and, more specifically, at aligning both functions to improve performance.

After studying Mathematics and Computer Science in Lisbon, I started my professional career as consultant in the Financial Services Industry. From my first projects I gained my experience in the area where Risk Management meets Data Management and Data Integration Architecture.

Founded by my knowledge of financial risk management, I help banks, insurers, and asset managers transform to an optimized (external, regulatory and management) reporting and risk modeling chain and environment, applying best practices for data integration and data management as customized as possible.

Since 2018 I’ve started my career as an independent consultant.