LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another impressive episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Andrea Bordoni, the Global Head of Financing Quants at UBS. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Delta 1 Quantitative Research and the Head of Investor Services Quantitative Research for EMEA and APAC at J.P. Morgan, the CRO of Davide Leone & Partners Investment and an Executive Director responsible for trading the Global GSS Financing Book at Goldman Sachs. Andrea studied at Comillas Pontifical University, LUISS Business School and Bocconi University. Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Raymond Berglund, the Head of EMEA Healthcare and Life Sciences and a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal. Prior to his current role, he was the Vice President Global Commercial Operations & Digital Customer Infrastructure at Acelity, the Vice President Global Business Services at Smith & Nephew and the CFO Respiratory and Sleep at GE Healthcare. Raymond studied Engineering and Management at Clarkson University and was a Board Member for Riding Tide Casitas. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Anthony Duggan, the Head of Strategy at Knight Frank. Prior to his current role, he was the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Capital Markets Research at Knight Frank, and a Corporate Finance Partner at Deloitte. He is a member of Knight Frank’s Group Executive Board, where he holds the position of Partner in Charge of People, and chairs the ESG Taskforce. Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another memorable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Mark Aedy, a Managing Director and the Head of EMEA and Asia Investment Banking at Moelis & Company. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of EMEA Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a member of the Global Corporate and Investment Banking Executive Committee with experience as the Head of Metals & Mining and Head of General Industrials. Marks holds an undergraduate degree from Durham University and is a Senior Independent Director of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Non-Executive Director of British Land PLC and a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Mae Cheng, the Senior Vice President of Barron’s Group at Dow Jones, where she oversees the award-winning financial publications Barron’s, Market Watch, Financial News and Mansion Global. Prior to her current role, she was a publisher and editor at Mansion Global and Barron’s Mental and led newsrooms at Cablevision, Newsday and amNewYork. Mae studied at Boston University in Journalism and Political Science. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Sitar Teli, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Connect Ventures. Prior to her current role, she was a Senior Associate at Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. Sitar is currently also a Board Director at MedAll, Second Nature, Fiit, Kheiron Medical and CharlieHR, a Seed Investor at Thursday and an Investor at Woolf. She studied at Duke University in Mechanical Engineering and Economics. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Therese Giambona, the Head of Payables at Flywire. Prior to her current role, Global Head Cash Network Management at JP Morgan and the Senior Manager Bank Operations and External Partners at Western Union Business Solutions. Therese studied at the Thunderbird School of Global Management for his MBA. Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jeff Lynn, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Seedrs, Europe’s largest and most active equity crowdfunding platform. Prior to his current role, he was the Non-Executive Director of Companies House and is currently also the Vice Chair of the European Crowdfunding Network and Chairman of the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec). Jeff has an MBA from Said Business School, University of Oxford, and has Laos studied at the University of Virginia School of Law and the University of Pennsylvania. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another astounding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Patrice Conxicoeur, the CEO of Singapore and Head of Southeast Asia at HSBC Global Asset Management. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO & Representative Director at HSBC Global Asset Management Japan, a Managing Director and the Global Head of Insurance Coverage at HSBC Hong Kong and the CEO of Sinopia Asset Management. Patrice has studied at the Emlyon Business School and the University of St Andrews.  Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another marvellous episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Lucy Baldwin, the Global Head of Research & Equity Advisory at Citi. Prior to her current role, she was the Global Head of Equity Sales at Credit Suisse, Head of European Equity Sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the Co-Head of European Equity Researcher at Goldman Sachs. Lucy is a Member of the University of Birmingham’s Investment Committee and the Chair of the Advisory Board of Ark Curriculum Plus. Recorded in October 2022.