Josh Jia

Financial Consultant

Josh Jia is the founder of Finance Interview Coach, the world’s #1 interview coaching service for students and professionals in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, corporate/commercial banking, equity research/hedge funds, and venture capital.

He is the author of the 350 Questions guide and has taught IB lectures at Princeton, Wharton, UCLA, Queen’s University, Ivey, Rotman, Schulich, Waterloo, and Laurier. Josh has coached clients all over the world, including the US, Canada, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, India, Australia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Kenya. Through his efforts, he has placed 100+ candidates in finance roles.

Josh has always been passionate about teaching and helping aspiring investment banking and private equity professionals achieve their dreams. His passion for finance began in high school at the end of 2007, when he heard a tip on a podcast to short homebuilders. He placed first in a provincial stock market competition and won a scholarship. Josh also started an investment club at Queen’s University called Limestone Capital, which has grown to an alumni base of 150+ people worldwide. Using this platform, Josh built the first finance interview prep course at Queen’s University, which included 6 classes and a 250-slide package.

Josh is also a Principal at Apex Advisory, a firm specializing in consulting services for financial modelling, investment memos, due diligence, strategy, and data science.

Outside of work, Josh is a published poet, a passionate Dungeons and Dragons player, and an avid sports fan of basketball, football, and soccer.