LSE Focal Point Podcast

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.

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Louis Kuijs, the Chief Asia Economist at S&P Global Ratings. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics, the Chief Economist (Greater China, Corporate and Institutional Banking) at RBS International in Hong Kong, a Senior Economist at the World Bank Group and a Senior Economist at the IMF. Louis holds a Master in Economics from the LSE. Recorded in April 2022.

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jason Channell, the Head of Sustainable Finance and a Managing Director at Citi. Prior to his current role, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs where he set up and managed Goldman Sachs’ global coverage of the renewable energy/cleantech industry within Equity Investment Research, and an Executive Director at Cheuvreuz and ABN Amro Hoare Govett. Jason holds a degree from the University of Durham in Engineering Science and Management. Recorded in March 2022.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jon Slade, the Chief Commercial Officer of the Financial Times. Prior to his current role, he worked as a Commercial Designer in the Global Digital Advertising and Insight team at the Financial Times, a Technology Client Manager at News International and the Head of Technology Advertising EMEA at the Financial Times before that. Jon is a speaker for 'Speakers for Schools' - a charity that focuses on giving state schools reputable figures from a range of industries. Recorded in February 2022.