Alexandra Wyatt (DH 2009) left Downe House in 2009 after studying French, Politics, and History, before going on to read Chinese and Economics at SOAS, University of London. She later completed an MSc in Economics at Imperial College London.  

Alexandra began her career in strategy consulting at Monitor Deloitte, advising global clients on innovation, strategy, and M&A. She then joined Silicon Valley Bank, where she worked closely with venture-backed technology companies across Europe, originating and executing growth financing.

Alexandra is now an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan, where she supports high-growth technology businesses across the innovation sector. She works closely with founders and investors to structure tailored equity and debt financing solutions, supporting companies as they scale from early growth through to institutional maturity. Her client work spans enterprise software, AI, and emerging technology sectors.

A significant part of Alexandra’s role involves building long-term relationships with both founders and investors and helping them navigate moments of rapid change – whether raising capital, entering new markets, or preparing for the next stage of growth. At its core, her work is about people – building trust, understanding ambition, and aligning long-term objectives.

In her free time, Alexandra is part of Alma Angels, an angel investing group, and is on the board of Kickstart Global, a London-based non-profit that supports university students in creating start-ups.

As the pace of change has accelerated, the global corporate landscape has been transformed. Traditional giants – like oil companies, who once dominated the top of global rankings – have been overtaken by much younger, technology-driven firms. Alexandra works with these high growth businesses of the future, often supporting them at a pre-profit stage as they scale rapidly, typically with revenues already exceeding £30m. She works with their founders to help them finance their exponential growth.

These companies are at the forefront of change, which she finds exciting. She’s currently working with a British quantum computing company and two beauty start-ups that are already household names.

Her role involves a lot of analysis, understanding what the companies she might work with “have underneath the hood.” She’s also tasked with bringing in new business, but it’s very much a collaborative effort, and she enjoys working with colleagues across the bank. She’s skilled in structuring deals to reduce risk, and crucially she knows when to decline a deal.

Much of her time is spent convincing people to work with her, which involves being responsive and passionate, and convincing founders that she truly understands their business inside out and can unlock opportunities perfectly tailored to their needs.

She doesn’t really have a typical day. She might be speaking at a conference, on panels focusing on defence, tech or AI, or helping companies she works with pitch to investors, negotiating multimillion-pound deals.

Part of what makes her successful is her ability to manager her time effectively. Like many jobs, there’s always more you can do: more people to speak to, more emails you can reply to, more analysis you can do – it never stops. But the real skill is prioritising effectively, paired with resilience and emotional regulation, to sustain high-performance without risking burnout.

The sense of purpose she gains from helping entrepreneurs build world-class businesses – and knowing she is genuinely contributing to real positive change – is a major source of motivation that drives her forward.

Alexandra is also passionate about encouraging more women into tech and finance. When she was younger, she thought banks were very stuffy places, so she didn’t plan to go into finance. But she is determined to demystify finance and challenge common misconceptions, including the jargon and acronyms that can make it feel inaccessible. There are many fascinating areas of work, and she believes it is important to encourage more women to enter the sector.

She’s excited and feels genuine optimism for the future. She sees a new wave of tech innovators redefining where software meets storytelling and creativity. UK-born companies are creating entirely new categories. From AI-generated video content to alternative career pathways, a ‘creative economy’ 2.0 is being rebuilt by startups that blend tech with human-centric creativity. They show that innovation isn’t just about Silicon Valley software or finance – it’s also about reinventing everyday products and experiences in creative ways. There are challenges to overcome – from building infrastructure to ensuring companies have access to growth capital – but she believes the momentum is on our side and it’s an exciting time to be helping businesses secure their future success.