LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another insightful episode at Focal Point, where today we are joined by David Atterbury, the Head of EMEA and a Managing Director at HarbourVest Partners. Prior to his current role, he was the Director of Private Equity at Abbey National Treasury Services and worked in advisory services at PwC. David holds a Bachelor of Science with honours in International Management and French from the University of Bath. Recorded in November, 2024

Join us for another insightful episode at Focal Point, where today we are joined by James Pang, the CEO at Pacific Radiance Ltd, a global shipping conglomerate supporting the offshore oil, gas, and renewables sectors. Prior to his current role, James was the Acting CEO of Pacific Radiance in 2020 and previously worked in mergers & acquisitions in Boston as well as at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. James holds a double major in Economics and Finance from Boston University, USA. Recorded in November, 2024

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point, where today we are joined by David Bailey, the Executive Director for Prudential Policy at the Bank of England. Prior to his current role, he worked at the Financial Services Authority, the UK’s consolidated financial regulator at the time, and at JP Morgan. David holds a degree from Durham University. Recorded in June, 2024

Join us for another engaging episode at Focal Point, where today we are joined by Tera Allas, the Director of Research and Economics at McKinsey & Company in the UK and Ireland office. Prior to her current role, Tera has held senior roles within the UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and the Department of Energy and Climate Change. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and serves as Chair of The Productivity Institute’s Advisory Committee, a Trustee of the Royal Economic Society, and the Productivity Leadership Group (Be the Business). Recorded in April, 2024

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Mike, the head of the EMEA Financing Group within Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Prior to his current role, Mike was the global co-head of the Alternative Capital Solutions Group and previously led the EMEA Credit Finance team. Earlier in his career, Mike was head of EMEA Leveraged Finance. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006, was named managing director in 2008, and became a partner in 2014. Recorded in September, 2024

Join us for another enlightening episode at Focal Point, where today we are joined by Benoit Valentin, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments, Head of Impact Investing, Head of Partnership Solutions and Deputy Head of EMEA at Temasek. Prior to his current role, he was a Partner at Cinven, a European private equity fund, and held key roles at Goldman Sachs. Benoit holds a distinguished career in finance and is committed to utilising finance as a force for positive change. Recorded in February 2024

Join us for another engaging episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by André Lacroix, the CEO at Intertek Group, one of the world’s leading FTSE 100 companies. Prior to his current role, he was the Chairman and CEO of Disneyland Paris, the President of Burger King International, and the CEO of Inchcape. André holds a degree from ESCP Europe, Paris’ premier business school, graduating in 1983. Recorded in September 2024

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Sasha Wiggins, the CEO of Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management. Prior to her current role, Sasha Wiggins joined Barclays in 2002 after working at a stockbroking firm and has since held various roles including CEO of Barclays Ireland, Chief of Staff to the Group CEO, and Head of Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility. Recorded in June, 2024

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Xavier Robert, CIO of Bridgepoint. Xavier has a long and successful career in private equity, having joined Bridgepoint in 1998. Before that, he had worked at Total and Ernest and Young. He is a graduate of Ecole des Mines studying Engineering.  Recorded in April, 2024

Join us for another insightful episode of Focal Point, where today we are joined by Sanjit Biswas, CEO of Samsara. Prior to his current role, Sanjit was the co-founder and CEO of the wireless networking company Meraki, which was acquired by Cisco for $1.2 billion in 2012. Sanjit has been recognized as an MIT Technology Review “Innovator Under 35” honoree. He holds a B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford and an S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Recorded in May, 2024