Industry Coaches · Senior advisors

Industry coaches,
alongside our students.

Our industry coaches bring senior consulting and business leadership experience to MDFL's student teams. Through mentorship and project guidance, they help students navigate complex challenges, strengthen client recommendations, and connect academic learning with professional practice.

§01How they help

Mentorship that
sharpens the work.

Industry coaches work as senior advisors alongside MDFL's faculty directors and student coaches. They complement the existing coaching structure; they do not replace student coaches or lead the lab.

Industry coaches help students

  1. 01Structure complex business problems and develop practical recommendations.
  2. 02Strengthen analysis, project execution, and client deliverables.
  3. 03Communicate effectively with executives and project stakeholders.
  4. 04Connect classroom learning with professional consulting practice.
  5. 05Develop leadership, judgment, and consulting skills.
§02Meet the coaches

Our first industry coaches.

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Industry Coach

Rohan Agarwal

Rohan brings more than 15 years of strategy and transformation experience to MDFL's student teams. He has advised senior executives and private equity sponsors on enterprise transformation and performance improvement, commercial strategy, operating models, and value creation, including post-merger integration. His work spans mid-market to multibillion-dollar organizations, with deep experience in consumer goods and retail. As an industry coach, he helps students structure complex problems and turn analysis into practical recommendations.

Areas of expertise

  • Enterprise transformation
  • Commercial strategy & operating models
  • Post-merger integration
  • Consumer goods & retail
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Industry Coach

Kenneth “Ken” Segal

Citrin Cooperman

Ken has more than three decades of experience in capital markets and investment banking. His work centers on credit, lending, and structured finance, and on strategic financial advisory that helps businesses grow and prepare for lenders, investors, and strategic partners. He has worked across manufacturing, real estate, financial services, hospitality, and other sectors, with a hands-on approach that immerses his team in the client's business. As an industry coach, he shares deep financial-markets experience in practical terms.

Areas of expertise

  • Capital markets & investment banking
  • Credit, lending & structured finance
  • Strategic financial advisory
  • Lender & investor readiness
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Industry Coach

Arber Cufe

Director, Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC

Arber brings nearly 15 years of financial and business advisory experience. He advises owners and management teams on business transformation, strategic growth, and financial and operational decisions, with particular depth in valuation, transaction advisory, and M&A. His work includes financial modeling, forecasting, capital strategy, and operational improvement for middle-market and owner-operated companies. As an industry coach, he helps students connect rigorous financial analysis to the decisions business leaders actually face.

Areas of expertise

  • Valuation & transaction advisory
  • M&A strategy
  • Financial modeling & forecasting
  • Business transformation

First industry partner

Citrin Cooperman logo

MDFL's collaboration with Citrin Cooperman connects student learning with industry expertise, including mentorship from experienced professionals.

Read the Announcement