Victoria Scholar is currently serving as the Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, a role she has held since September 2021.
EDUCATION
Victoria Scholar holds an impressive educational background, having earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Bristol in 2010, achieving a commendable 2.1 grade. Subsequently, she pursued her passion for broadcast journalism, completing a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London, in 2014, with a distinction. Notably, she excelled academically, with a remarkable 90.5% average and the distinction of being the winner of the Bronwen Wood prize in the MSTA Diploma in Technical Analysis from the Society of Technical Analysts Limited in 2020. Additionally, she successfully completed Diploma levels 1 and 2 in this field. Victoria Scholar’s illustrious career and educational achievements underscore her expertise and dedication in the world of investment and journalism.
CAREER
Based in London, England, she has accumulated over two years of experience in this position. Before joining Interactive Investor, Victoria worked as a Market Analyst for IG, where she contributed her expertise for three years and nine months, from January 2018 to September 2021, in London, United Kingdom.
Victoria’s career journey also includes a stint as a Freelance Broadcast Journalist at ITN, BBC, and CNN, all located in London, United Kingdom, during October 2017 to January 2018. Furthermore, she honed her skills as an Associate Producer at Bloomberg News for nine months from February 2017 to October 2017, still in London.
Her earlier professional experiences comprise a three-year tenure as a Broadcast Journalist at CNBC, from March 2014 to February 2017, in London, United Kingdom, as well as her role in Equity Derivatives Sales Trading at Nomura, where she worked for two years and seven months from April 2011 to October 2013, also in London, United Kingdom.
