So pleased to be back in the lecture room at Cass Business School last week with the very talented 2020/21 cohort of MSc Management students. 60% of the students are in London, 40% are overseas so my lectures are both F2F and online. Thanks to all our clients who have offered management consulting projects to the student teams – many of these clients are Cass Alumni.

This year’s clients range from multinational corporates to private equity and fintechs, and the work ranges across brand and marketing strategy, business case development, product development, staff wellbeing policies, supply chain management and consulting support to a new business launch. Client demand for projects has been strongest in the financial services and construction / real estate sectors as clients plan for post-lockdown growth.

The student teams now have six weeks to analyse their clients’ situations and needs, research options and come up with practical solutions and recommendations which fit within the context of their clients’ strategic priorities, resources and constraints. I am looking forward to some great presentations at the end of June.