M. Kevin Romanteau

Kevin Romanteau is a former investment banker, investor, and writer who has helped hundreds of people navigate the finance world. Inspired by his family business, Kevin developed a fundamental understanding of the commodity markets from an early age. The seeds of his intended career trajectory were planted early in his life, as he grew up in a small village on the Western coast of France. He started working after school when he was old enough to support his family and during the weekend on the family farm. This experience gave him a better understanding of commodities’ logistics and inner workings. He also understood that the most vital force affecting agricultural decision-making was finance, so he paid close attention to the stock market, and at 16, his burgeoning interest in financial markets led him to start investing in the equity markets, which put him in the spotlight. Kevin graduated from London Business School with an Executive Master’s degree in Finance. Before now, he worked for four years as an EMEA investment banker at BNP Paribas, Société Générale, and Citi Bank. In doing so, he progressively mastered the art of investment bankingacross a wide range of sectors. Passionate about shareholder activism, he published ‘The Golden Age of Activism Investing,’ which has been cited in many articles and resulted in advisory and speaking engagements with the French Ministry of Economy & Finance and at the Middle East Investment Summit, respectively. Kevin has always shared his vast knowledge, expertise, and insight with students interested in a career in financial services and has extensive teaching experience from lecturing at a French business school and one-on-one training. He has helped 400+ students score internships and jobs in the most prestigious financial institutions. Kevin has utilized his multi-faceted perspectives, that of a private investor, a former master’s student, a corporate finance lecturer, and a former investment banker, to author several books. including Investment Banking 101: Quicksheet to the Art of Private Equity, Merger & Acquisition, IPOs, Credits and Investment Banking 101: How to Break into Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund. But there’s more to him than finance and trading. Kevin Romanteau enjoys adventure. He was a former triathlete and even qualified to complete the Red Bull Element in 2012, a one-of-a-kind relay bringing together disciplines that rarely cohabit: swimming, trail running, paragliding, and mountain biking. Today, Kevin still enjoys regular military training with former Special Forces militaries, running his L/S equity portfolio, and sharing his knowledge and resources with others.