Before his current role at Houlihan Lokey, Vincent Egunlae worked as a highly qualified accountant specialising in Mergers & Acquisitions at Grant Thornton UK LLP. He has been recognised as one of the 'Top Ten Black Icons in Accounting & Finance' in 2023and featured in the EMPower/Yahoo/YouTube Top 100 Future Leaders from 2020 to 2023.
In 2022, Vincent was awarded the #1 Rising Star at the Black British Business Awards and was a finalist in the Black Talent Awards. At Grant Thornton, he earned the 'Go Beyond’ Emerging International Leader distinction among 140+ global firms. Additionally, Vincent was 'Highly Commended' in the 'Rising Star' category at the 2020 Social Mobility Awards and named a Top 10 Future Leader at the Ethnicity Awards in 2020 and 2021.
Vincent co-founded the Ethnicity Network at Grant Thornton to enhance representation and address the Ethnicity pay gap. As a co-founder of The Open Private School, a charity focused on providing state school students with mentorship opportunities, and a Non-Executive Director at Capital City College Group, Vincent offers strategic oversight and guidance. An ambassador for One Young World, Vincent is dedicated to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth by 2030. Formerly, he served as Director of the Chartered Accountants Student Society for London, supporting over 5,000 ICAEW students.
Vincent discusses the need for better representation when addressing the skill shortage during this Business Question Time Live event.
Vincent talks about the need for collaboration between business and education providers during this Business Question Time Live event.
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