Joe Patey

PKF Littlejohn Summer Work Placement | Glencore Commodities Spring Intern | Head of Minds of Tomorrow | BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance (Class of ‘28)

Hockley, England, United Kingdom

About

Economics & Finance student at Queen Mary University of London with a consistent First-Class academic record, building experience across markets, financial services, and investment-related research through insight programmes and leadership roles. Through programmes with ING Group and SS&C Technologies, I have gained exposure to FX trading, risk functions, and post-trade operations, alongside broader insight into how financial institutions operate across front-to-back functions. As Head of Minds of Tomorrow, I lead analyst development, oversee research output, and contribute finance-focused writing designed to strengthen market understanding and commercial awareness. I am always keen to connect with professionals across finance and learn from opportunities that offer strong commercial exposure, technical development, and long-term perspective.

Experience

  • Summer Work Placement at PKF Littlejohn
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Minds of Tomorrow (1 yr 6 mos)
    • Head of Minds of Tomorrow
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      • Lead analyst recruitment, onboarding, and development across a global early-careers talent platform producing market-focused written content • Oversee article quality, topic direction, and editorial standards, ensuring research remains commercially relevant and well-structured • Coordinate analyst output across macroeconomic, financial market, and policy-related topics, supporting consistent publication across LinkedIn and platform channels • Contribute original finance and market commentary, combining academic understanding with current commercial developments

    • Senior Analyst
      Jul 2025 - Mar 2026 · 9 mos

      • Supervise analyst submissions to ensure timely delivery and high editorial standards, providing constructive feedback and tracking progress using Excel dashboards. • Perform AI authenticity checks using tools like GPTZero to assess originality, prompting revisions for posts flagged as overly generic or AI-generated. • Schedule analyst articles on the MOT platform, coordinating publication dates and ensuring formatting is post-ready to streamline the output flow of content. • Manage analyst conflicts and extension requests, exercising discretion in decision-making and maintaining overall group accountability. • Nominate and promote top-performing analysts for Analyst of the Month (AOTM) recognition, contributing to team morale and motivation. • Continue to contribute original, economics and finance-related articles independently alongside senior responsibilities, offering thought leadership to the wider platform.

    • Analyst
      Feb 2025 - Jul 2025 · 6 mos

      • Conduct thorough research into topics I am passionate about both within and beyond my degree programme, such as: Financial Markets, Economics, Cryptocurrencies, Politics etc. • Break down intricate financial concepts and communicate my content in a clear, engaging, and accessible way. • Create written content that connects academic theory with in real-world finance and current news events.

  • Student at Queen Mary University of London
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Glencore Commodites Spring Week at Glencore
    Mar 2026 - Mar 2026 · 1 mo

  • Career26 Academy – IBD Accelerator Programme at CAREER26
    Nov 2025 - Dec 2025 · 2 mos

    Completed a selective investment banking accelerator focused on valuation, financial statements, and transaction analysis, with assessment based on a written valuation project and technical interview Built a full valuation case study on Tesla using market multiples and a simplified DCF, forecasting five years of unlevered free cash flow and justifying key assumptions including growth, WACC, and terminal value Applied EV, EV EBITDA, and peer comparison frameworks using Bloomberg sourced financial data to benchmark valuation outputs against market pricing Successfully passed the programme, with only 41 percent of participants achieving certification, demonstrating strong technical understanding and ability to explain assumptions under pressure