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From Lawyer to Investment Manager with a social purpose

By Selina Barker

Paul was formerly a lawyer in an international law firm, but found himself itching to find a job which had the intellectual rigour of law while also satisfying his desire to make a difference.  He had seen a lot of people in the City of London who said they would make their money first and then do good later, who got stuck in jobs that they hated.  So, Paul decided to do an MBA in Chicago and became fascinated in the blurring between business and charity. He is now an Investment Manager working for the UK's first private social investment funds. More

"Son, settle down now. It is important to first get comfortable in life."

By Richard on 4 August 2007 at 06:13 in Careershifters Blog

If you thought it was difficult making a shift out of the corporate sector into the NGO world in the UK or the US (or indeed anywhere else in the so-called 'developed' world), spare a thought for those doing the same in less developed economies.

Dhruv Lakra, 26, of Mumbai, tells of the challenges he's faced doing exactly this in an Indian economy where corporate salaries are booming, where being a doctor or engineer is still considered to be the most prestigious career, and where working for the poor is generally thought of as something you do either as work experience or late in life once you've made your pile.

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