I am a passionate finance professional with experience from London and New York, as well as a particular interest in FinTech, financial services, private equity (PE), and venture capital (VC). Being / having been an award-winning student of marketing, a qualified (and award-winning) financial and management accountant, a CFA® charterholder, and a successful ‘intrapreneur,’ I take a holistic view of business that transcends financial modeling and enables more thoughtful analysis. I enjoy thinking strategically about the impact of innovation and new technologies on businesses in general, and on the financial services industry in particular, examples of which can be seen in my work relating to FinTech and blockchain / crypto-assets.I am currently working as an Investment Banking Associate within Lazard’s Financial Institutions Group in New York. Prior to completing my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, I spent five years at EY in London, most recently within Transaction Advisory Services - Valuation, Modeling, and Economics. While at EY, I served leading clients in the PE and VC industries, which helped expand my experience beyond my core focus area of traditional financial services.I pioneered accounting for crypto-assets at EY, co-authored the firm's first publication on the topic, and presented to senior global leadership audiences both within and outside the firm. I also spearheaded two further pieces that demystify the valuation of crypto-assets and the EU regulation of crypto-asset capital markets, making over 75,000 social media impressions. More recently, I co-authored and championed an EY publication outlining key improvements for VC funds to make in their investment valuation methodologies, especially as they relate to complex capital structures.a.k.a.: George Daniel (Note: George is the English version of Jiří, and much easier to pronounce!)