Kyrillos Ghaly

Graduate Adviser

Masters of Financial Planning

I love seeing the look on a client’s face when they see a solution to what seemed like an impossible problem - that's gold.

I'm a problem-solver at heart, so I love unraveling complexity and working out how to structure a client’s financial situation so it puts them in a better position.

Outside office hours, you'll find me on the indoor soccer field a few times each week or glued to a Real Madrid match. .

I volunteer with my church feeding the homeless and help prepare Sunday meals for our congregation.

Before finance, I worked as a Podiatrist for five years after completing my Masters in Podiatric Medicine. While I've changed careers, that medical knowledge still comes in handy daily—just in unexpected ways.

Qualifications

  • Masters of Financial Planning

  • Masters Degree in Podiatric Medicine

In the hot seat with Kyrillos

What does ‘financial freedom’ mean to you?

Financial freedom means having a steady passive income coming in where I can choose to live the life I want to, mostly to be able to spend time with my family and friends or go on trips and not worries about bills being paid or not 


If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive who would it be?

I would love to be able to have a dinner with Albert Einstein. He had such a great, lasting impact on the scientific world and would love to try and understand how he thought about the world in such a unique and different way.


What is your favourite quote?

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky


If you could live in any city in the world for a year, where would it be and why?

Madrid in Spain. Having visited before, the culture, the lifestyle and the food were all incredible. An additional plus is that I could watch my favourite soccer team, Real Madrid, on a consistent basis.


What's your go-to karaoke song?

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond