LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Robert Gardner, the Director of Investments at St James’s Place Wealth Management. He also is the Chairman of the Board at Rowan Dartington, part of the Expert Committee in the Retirement Investment Systems Reform Project at the World Economic Forum, and Co-Founder at Redington and mallowstreet. Prior to his current role, he worked as a Director at Merrill Lynch and in Global Markets are Deutsche Bank. Robert attended the University of Oxford and studied Geography. Recorded in June 2022.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Janet Mui, the Head of Market Analysis at Brewin Dolphin and a voting member of Brewin Dolphin’s Asset Allocation Committee. Prior to her current role, she was the Global Economist at Cazenove Capital. Janet holds a first-class bachelor's degree in Economics from the LSE and an MBA in Finance from Cambridge University. She also holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing and the Postgraduate Certificate in Econometrics from Birkbeck College. Janet was named one of Linkedin’s top voices in finance for 2022. Recorded in May 2022.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Paul Moody, a Managing Director in Regions, Marketing and Societies at CFA Institute. Prior to his current role, he was a Client Solutions Director at Aviva Investors as well as roles at Henderson Global Investors and NPI. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wolverhampton and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Recorded in April 2022.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jason Tarry, the Chief Commercial Officer at Tesco. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO of Group Clothing at Tesco (including UK and ROI stores, online operations and F&F’s Asia business and franchise partnerships). Recorded in February 2022.

Join us for another astounding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Martin Brand, the Head of North America Private Equity and Global Co-Head of Technology Investing at Blackstone. He has been involved in Blackstone’s investments including Refinitiv, Bumble and IntraFi. Prior to his current role, he was a derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs in New York and Tokyo and worked at McKinsey & Company in London. Martin has a first-class honours degree from Oxford University in Mathematics and Computation, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Recorded in March 2022.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Steve Gordon, a Managing Director in the Consumer Retail Team at Evercore. He has been involved in deals advising S.A. Brain & Co. on the transfer of its pub operations to Marston’s, Proctor & Gamble on its defence against shareholder activism and Tiffany & Co on its debt public bond offering. Prior to his current role, he worked in the consumer retail teams at Goldman Sachs and Lazard in London and New York. Steve holds a first case degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a Master of Science in Economics from the LSE. Recorded in February 2022.

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Josh Eastright, the CEO of Bloomberg Industry Group. Prior to his current role, he was the President of Bloomberg Government, a Commercial Director at Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Global Product Manager, Energy and Commodities at Bloomberg. Josh has a degree from Amherst College. Recorded in March 2022.

Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Emmanuel Roman, the CEO of PIMCO. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO at Man Group PLC, co-chief executive officer at GLG Partners and the Co-Head of Worldwide Global Securities and Co-Head of the European services division at Goldman Sachs. Emmanuel is a trustee of the Paris Review of Books, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the Tate Foundation and the University of Chicago, as well as holding an MBA in finance and econometrics from the University of Chicago. Recorded in May 2022.

Join us for another fantastic episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Dirk Effenberger, the Head of Investment Risk at UBS. Prior to his current role, he was the Head Cross-Regional Investment Office at UBS, a Senior Economist at Swiss Re and an Economist at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. Dirk had a PhD in Economics at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and a degree in Econometrics from the University of California. Recorded in April 2022.

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Phil Mackintosh, the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Nasdaq. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Trading Strategy and Analysis at KCG/Virtu Financial, the Global Head of Trading Strategy at Credit Suisse and the Head of Index Portfolios at Country Investment Management. Phil has a Masters in Quantitative Finance from the University of Technology in Sydney. Recorded in March 2022.