LSE Focal Point Podcast

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.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Matt Clifford, the Co-Founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First. Prior to his current role, he worked at McKinsey & Company in the healthcare, retail, high-tech and social sectors. Matt is also the Chair of Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the Co-Founder of Code First: Girls and a Council Member (non-executive director) at Innovate UK. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with double first-class honours with distinction. Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Chris Bose, the Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Nationwide. Prior to his current role, he was the Vice Chair of the External Affairs Committee at UK Finance and a Senior Government Relations and Public Policy Manager at Santander. Chris studied for his master’s degree at the University of Manchester and a bachelor’s degree at the University of Warwick. Recorded in October 2022.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Sally Johnson, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Pearson. Prior to her current role, she worked in the Core Markets division at Pearson and was involved in restructuring and M&A projects. Sally has also worked at Penguin Books and PwC’s audit division, after graduating from the University of Oxford studying Maths. Recorded in September 2022.