Meet Can
Can Poge relishes the adrenaline rush he gets from his career in finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London.
“Because the financial markets change in real time based on real world events and real world data, you’re never done learning, whether you graduated three months ago or ten years ago,” he says.
Can himself graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Commerce from UBC Sauder. It was here that he was introduced to the area of study that would become his passion.
“At UBC Sauder I learned everything I know about finance,” he says. “I started from scratch and gained the knowledge, skills and experience to land my first job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.”
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Can attended international school from elementary school through high school. Initially Can was contemplating school in the UK or the United States, but it was a little bit of serendipity and a full scholarship through UBC’s International Scholars Program that brought him to Vancouver.
Suddenly Can, who had always been a local amongst international students, was an international student himself.
“It was a bit nerve-wracking because I had never set foot in North America before,” he says.