I joined BCG straight after university. From the very beginning, I was extremely excited by the variety of challenges across different industries and geographies. It has always been my dream to be able to have an active impact on global business, and BCG has allowed me to achieve that dream.

One of my first strategy projects was an oil-industry case where, with the involvement of several industry experts from BCG offices all over the world, our small team developed an upstream strategy for a leading oil company in Central and Eastern Europe. We started by analyzing the upstream oil market, looking at key competitors and, with heavy involvement of the company’s board of directors, defining future ambitions for the organization. My primary task was to build a comprehensive financial model that would enable us to quantify, under different scenarios, the impact of the strategy to the company’s financial profile over a 15-year period. I was also charged with scanning several potential geographies for available upstream oil and gas opportunities.

For me, personally, one of the most satisfying moments of the project was the positive reaction the CEO received when he presented the strategy and its financial implications to the investment community. This was direct validation of the work I had done, and I was delighted to see the company’s stock price subsequently soar.

Overall, I find that the most rewarding aspect of working for BCG is being able to help the world’s leading companies solve their most complex and demanding problems. Many times while traveling, I will read articles in business publications that discuss recent bold moves by one major corporation or another. Only a smile on my face at such moments can disclose that I was personally involved in shaping some of those efforts.