Category Archives: Leadership

Mark Carney’s term as the Governor of the Bank of England is due to expire this March. This post will briefly explore his final thoughts and contributions as governor which have been especially relevant throughout the process of Brexit. Carney is an economist and banker who began his career at Goldman Sachs before joining theContinue reading “Mark Carney’s Final Contributions as Governor”

I first became interested in Leda Braga after watching a recording of her lecture on data science at the ‘Women in Data Science’ conference at Stanford University in 2018. Braga has been described as ‘the most powerful female hedge fund manager in the world’.[1] After spending 14 years as Head of Systematic Trading at BlueCrestContinue reading “Leadership Profile: Leda Braga”

The first year of the Reagan Administration has been widely regarded as a crucial turning moment in American economic history. While Reagan’s impact has been widely praised, recent fears surrounding rising inequality in the US have linked Reaganomics to current trends feeding the issue. This post seeks to briefly outline the major components of ReaganomicsContinue reading “Reaganomics & Inequality”

In October 2007, Merrill Lynch declared a $7.9 billion write-down due to their substantial dependence on mortgage-based collateralized debt obligations, trading partners’ loss of confidence in their solvency and a dubious ability to refinance money market obligations.[1] By September 2008, Bank of America had agreed to purchase Merrill Lynch for 0.8595 shares of Bank ofContinue reading “Leadership Profile: Stanley O’Neal”