My non-linear career journey from actuarial student to tech investor
This is an adaption of a talk I gave to first year actuarial students at the University of New South Wales (my alma mater). In 2019 this talk was delivered in person and subsequently virtually in 2020 and 2021.
I’ve had quite a variety of roles so far in my career so my talk is going to focus on these roles and what I learned from each of them, the skills I’ve found most useful and also how the transitions have come about.
About me
When I studied at UNSW there wasn’t a specific degree for Actuarial studies — it was a Commerce degree and you could then choose your majors. So I picked Actuarial studies and Finance as my majors. I had a quick look at the course outlines in the degree you’re currently studying and there is a lot more coding and data analytics which I think are great fundamentals for the future.
What am I doing now? I’m investing in venture capital, I’m also advising some early stage companies one of which is a space tech company (High Earth Orbit Robotics). Where I am today is not at all where I envisaged to have ended up!
And a little about me as a person — I’m a Sydney sider, the daughter of Indian migrants, an amateur yogi and I love to try new restaurants, which is why I do so much yoga.