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‘Always embrace a new challenge’ Vittorio Maio is an alumnus of TU Delft, enthusiastic Mathematical Engineer with a passion for finance. His driving values are teamwork and commitment. Born in Rome he now feels at home in Amsterdam, working as a senior consultant at Deloitte. He claims: ‘I believe in a working environment governed by enthusiasm, passion and empathy.’
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WHAT DID YOU STUDY?
moved to TU Delft as a participant
Risk Management (FRM) at Deloitte
‘After I finished High School, I thought
in an Erasmus+ exchange program.
Amsterdam. There I wrote my master
I wanted to become a doctor, but then
During this period I had the chance
thesis about credit risk ‘Modelling the
the big passion I have always had for
to attend a class given by Pasquale
Dependence between PD and LGD’.
maths prevailed. Eventually I chose
Cirillo, Associate Professor of Applied
After finishing my thesis and before
to study pure maths, at Sapienza
Probability and Coordinator of the
officially graduating, I got the opportu-
Universitá di Roma. After complet-
Financial Engineering Specialization
nity to remain in the team as a working
ing my Bachelor I did my Master of
at TU Delft. I approached him for a
student, combining the study with the
Mathematical Engineering at the
thesis project and we thought of a
working experience. I really enjoyed all
Politecnico di Milano, choosing the
collaboration with Deloitte. This way,
of this, so after I graduated I immedi-
track of Quantitative Finance.
after the standard 3-step recruiting
ately started as a consultant.’
In the last year of my master I
process, I joined the team of Financial