LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another fantastic episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Michael Gidney! Mr Gidney is the CEO of Fairtrade Foundation. He has spent the last 20 years working in international development with a focus on reducing poverty and developing small enterprises. Prior to his role at Fairtrade, Michael was the Director of Policy at Traidcraft where he led projects on issues including corporate accountability and responsible sourcing. Recorded in February 2021.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jonathan Goldstein! Mr Goldstein is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cain International, the real estate investment firm. Prior to Cain International, he was Head of European Real Estate and Direct Investments at Guggenheim Partners and the Deputy Chief Executive of Heron International, where he played a central role in Rontec’s 2011 acquisition of 500 Total petrol stations and the majority of its UK downstream business. Recorded in April 2021.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by David Greenbaum! Mr Greenbaum is the CFO at CPI Property Group. Prior to his role as CFO, he worked at Deutsche Bank for 16 years specialising in debt capital markets in London, Singapore and New York. After graduating from Cornell, David worked briefly at Alliance Capital Management and Credit Suisse First Boston. Recorded in April 2021.

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Manfredi Catella! Mr Catella is the CEO and shareholder at COIMA RES and COIMA SGR and Chairman at COIMA, the Italian real estate company. Prior to his role at COIMA, he worked at JP Morgan in Milan, Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaire in Paris and Heitman in Chicago. Currently, Manfredi is the President of the Fondazione Riccardo Catella and is on the Advisory Board of Assolombarda and the prestigious Università Bocconi. Recorded in April 2021.

Join us for another fantastic episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Rt Hon Jesse Norman! Dr Norman is a Conservative Politician and has been the Financial Secretary to the Treasury since 2019. Prior to his role in Parliament, he was a senior fellow at Policy Exchange and founded the Conservative Co-operative Movement. Jesse was a Director at Barclays until 1997, after completing an undergraduate degree from Cambridge and a PhD from UCL. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Jean-Jacques Barbéris! Mr Barbéris is the Director of the Institutional and Corporate Clients Division and ESG at the French Asset Management firm, Amundi. Most significantly, prior to his role at Amundi since 2016, he was the Economic and Financial Affairs Advisor to the French President since 2013 and was a member of the cabinet of Pierre Moscovici, Minister of the Economy and Finance. Jean-Jacques has an advanced degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Lettres et Sciences Humaines. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Paul Cuatrecasas! Mr Cuatrecasas is the CEO and Founder of London-based, technology focused investment bank Aquaa Partners. Prior to founding Aquaa Partners in 2010, he has experience as the founder of Alegro Capital in 2003 and as the co-founder of ARC Associates back in 1993. Paul has an MBA from Columbia Business School. Recorded in February 2021.

Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Max Cartellieri! Mr Cartellieri is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of AlphaSights, a global leader in knowledge search. Before founding AlphaSights, he was the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Ciao, a consumer price comparison website that was eventually sold to Microsoft. Max met his Co-Founder at AlphaSights when studying at Stanford Business School, and he previously studied at the LSE.  Recorded in October 2020.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Kamal Ahmed! Mr Ahmed was the Former Editorial Director at BBC News. Prior to his role at BBC News, he was the Business Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Executive Editor of the Observer. Kamal is currently the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of the News Movement, a news start-up that aims to deliver trustworthy information to a mass audience on social media. Recorded in December 2020.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Terri Duhon! Ms Duhon is the Non-Executive Chair of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. She also balances other roles as an Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School, Oxford, and is a member on the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee. Earlier, Terri began her career at JP Morgan and worked as a derivatives trader after graduating from MIT with a degree in mathematics. She is a motivational speaker with the organisation Speakers for Schools. Recorded in November 2020.