LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another engrossing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Keith Wade, the Chief Economist at Schroder. Prior to his current role, he was a researcher at London Business School’s Centre for Economic Forecasting. Keith holds a bachelor’s and master's degree in economics from the LSE and is a trustee for the Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.  Recorded in March 2023.

Join us for another astounding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ericka Leslie, the Chief Administrative Officer at Goldman Sachs. She is also the Co-Chair of the Partnership Committee, Firmware New Activity Committee and Firmware Operational Risk and Resilience Committee, a firmware champion for ‘Launch with GS’ and a member of the Management Committee and Enterprise Risk Commit...

Join us for another wonderful episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Igno van Waesberghe, the Partner, Head of Europe and Co-Head of Insurance at Aquiline Capital Partners. Prior to his current role, he was Vice President in Corporate Finance at Deutsche Bank and started his career at JP Morgan. Igno holds a Master’s of Laws in International Tax Law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam...

Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Rob Watson, the President at Rolls-Royce Electrical. Rob joined the group as a Regional Director, held a number of different management leadership roles and was Chief of Staff to the group CEO. Rob holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Foreign Policy from the University of Leeds and started his career as a diplomat with the B...

Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Mike Kuehnel, the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Management Board at Flow Traders. Prior to his current role, he was a Partner at Bain & Company leading the Investment Banking and Financial Markets Infrastructure area. Mike holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA f...

Join us for another marvellous episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by William De Vijlder, the Group Chief Economist at BNP Paribas and the Vice Chairman of BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Prior to his current role, he was a Managing Director and the Global Chief Investment Officer at Fortis Investments and the Chief Investment Strategist in Asset Management at Belgium’s Generale Bank...

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Darius Hughes, the UK General Manager at Moderna. Prior to his current role, his experiences span across Boots, Crookes, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, where he worked for 13 years and eventually became the Head of Vaccines Business Unit for the UK and Ireland. Darius holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the U...

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Alex Liu, the Managing Partner and Chairman at Kearney. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO of a technology start-up, partner with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and brand manager at a Procter & Gamble subsidiary company. Alex holds a MBA from Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude from Yale Univers...

Join us for another outstanding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Okan Pekin, the Global Head of Securities Services at Citi. Prior to his current role, he was the Global Head of Investor Services, Global Head of FX and EM Institutional Sales at Citi. Okan holds an MBA in Finance and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Bogaziçi University. Recorded in September 2022.

Join us for the 150th episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Bob Moritz, the Global Chairman at PwC. Bob has been at the firm since 1985. Prior to his current role, he was the US Chairman and Senior Partner, Assurance Leader and Managing Partner of the New York Office and Metro Region at PwC. Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New Yor...

Join us for another incredible episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ganesh V. Iyer, the Chief Executive Officer at NIO in the U.S. Prior to his current role, he was the Vice President and CIO at Tesla, Programs Director at VMWare and a Consultant Manager for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Ganesh holds an engineering degree from the University of Calicut. Recorded in February 2023.

Join us for another memorable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Hywel Ball, the UK Chair and UK&I Managing Partner at EY. Prior to his current roles, he was the UK&I Managing Partner of Assurance and UK Head of Audit at EY. Hywel is on the Advisory Board for the Financial Reporting Council’s work on the Future of Corporate Reporting and on the audit committee of the Briti...

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Warren Hibbert, a Founder and Managing Partner at Asante. Prior to his current role, he was a Senior Partner at Vision Private Equity Advisers. Warren holds a Master of Business Science degree in Finance from the University of Cape Town and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Recorded in January 2023.

Join us for another exceptional episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Asif Godall, the Head of Global Markets EMEA at Mizuho. Prior to his current role, he was the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Cairn Capital and the Global Head of Traded Credit at HSBC Global Banking and Markets. Asif holds a first-class degree from the University of Manchester - Institute of Sciences in Mathematics...

Join us for another impressive episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Sorcha McKenna, a Partner at McKinsey & Company. Her work focuses on integrated care and out-of-hospital care and leads McKinsey’s work in these areas across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Sorcha has a degree in microbiology and a PhD in molecular microbiology from Trinity College Dublin. Recorded in Decemb...

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Salman Ahmed, the Global Head of Macro and Strategic Asset Allocation at Fidelity International. Prior to his current role, he was the co-Chair of the Global Investment Committee and Chief Investment Strategist at Lombard Odier IM (LOIM), the Head of Global Macro at Edf trading and a global economist at Goldman Sachs....

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Christoph Schell, the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Intel. Prior to his current roles, he was the President of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing at HP Inc and the Executive Vice President of Growth Markets for Philips. Christoph holds bachelor’s degrees from ESB Reutlingen in Germany and...

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Stanford Swinton, Founder of NPSx and Executive Vice President at Bain & Company. Prior to his current role, he was the Global Vice President, Customer Care/Restaurant Operations/Customer Experience at Deliveroo, Group Manager at PwC in Sydney, Australia and worked for United State Senate in the Finance Committee...

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ed Greig, the Chief Disruptor at Deloitte Digital. Prior to his current role, he was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital and a Consultant at Deloitte. Ed is a Board Trustee at British Future, and has an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Warwick. Recorded in November...

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jeremy Taylor, a Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer at Lazard Asset Management. Prior to his current roles, he was the Co-Director of Research, primarily covering the Telecommunications sector, at Lazard and a Director and Research Analyst at UBS Warburg. Jeremy has an MSc in Engineering, Economics an...

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Daniel Cohen, the Chairman at Cohen & Company Asset Management and Managing Member of the Cohen Circle. Prior to his current roles, he was the Chairman of The Bancorp as well as the CEO for numerous other companies. Daniel has a degree from the University of Chicago. Recorded in November 2022.

Join us for another impressive episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Paul Schultz, the CEO of Aon Securities. Prior to his current role, he advised Aon on issuing the first-ever securitisation of private equity limited partnerships and spent 14 years at JP Morgan specialising in the Insurance Practice. Paul has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, a Bachelor of Science in Comput...

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...

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 CF...

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 C...