The Fiftyfaces Podcast
Episodes
Series 5 - Trailer
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Series 5 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast we talk to 10 investment professionals about their passions such as jazz, sport, faith and "speaking truth to po...
40. Bev Durston - The Road Less Travelled
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bev Durston is Managing Director of Edgehaven, an alternatives partner which works with mostly institutional clients to select alternative investments...
39. Rendel Solomon - A New Prescription for Belonging and Progress
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rendel Solomon, who recently worked in a Chicago-based private equity firm, is a leading voice for diversity in finance. He is the founder of the One...
38. Kristin Staffeldt - Real Assets in the Real World
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Staffeldt is a Senior Portfolio Analyst in the Real Assets area at the University of Chicago endowment, which has around $8.5 bn in assets und...
37. Gary Greenberg - A Spiritual Journey; A Sustainability Goal
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Greenberg leads the Emerging Markets Equity team at the international business of Federated Hermes. He has had the role of portfolio manager in ...
36. Leslie Lenzo - A Holistic Approach to Health and Wealth
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Lenzo is Chief Investment Officer at Advocate Aurora Health, a hospital plan in Illinois with over $10 bn in Assets under Management. She has w...
35. Tom Soto - Continuing a Legacy; Fulfilling a Promise
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Soto is Founder and Managing Partner at Diverse Communities Impact Fund, a Los Angeles based private equity fund focused on making impactful inves...
34. Yvonne Bajela - Inspiring and Innovating through Impact
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yvonne Bajela is an investor in early stage companies at Impact X Capital, which invests in start-ups across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She ...
33. Luke Ellis - Playing the Cards you are Dealt
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer of Man Group, and has had a long career in asset management, with a particular focus originally on fixed inc...
32. Machel Allen - Passion and Persistence (and a few Upset Apple Carts)
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Machel Allen is President and Chief Investment Officer of Metis Global Partners, a firm she founded in November 2013. The firm, based in San Diego, is...
31. Greg Williams - Setting the Stage for an Impactful Career
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Williams is a business development manager at Wellington Management Company, a Boston-based asset management firm. Greg is based in their Chicago...
Series 4 - Trailer
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Series 4 of The Fiftyfaces Podcast we meet 10 more diverse investment professionals. One learned to play cards at the age of 3, and thus began his...
30. Sorina Zahan - The Challenges and Brilliance of AI
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sorina Zahan is managing partner and Chief Investment Officer at Core Capital in Chicago, an asset manager focused on building specialty portfolios in...
29. Emanuel Arbib - From Italian Motorbikes to Green Energy
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emanuel Arbib is the Chief Executive Officer of IAM Capital Group in London, an asset manager whose product range includes real estate, hedge fund of ...
28. Sorca Kelly-Scholte - Mathematical thinking for resilient portfolios
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sorca Kelly-Scholte is Head of Pensions Solutions and Advisory for EMEA at a large asset management firm. She trained as an actuary, and spent time a...
27. Shawn Evans - Building a Sustainable Personal Brand
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Evans is an investment officer at a large corporate pension plan in Chicago and prior to that held a series of similar roles in Chicago-based pu...
26. Roxanne Martino - Founder at the Forefront
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roxanne Martino is Managing Partner at OceanM19 family office in Chicago, and has had a long career in asset management. She founded Aurora Investmen...
25. Saker Nusseibeh CBE - History's Arc; Future Challenges
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saker Nusseibeh is Chief Executive Officer of the international business of Federated Hermes. He has previously headed equity teams in a range of ass...
24. Judy Chambers - Amplifying voices; Scaling success
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Judy Chambers is Managing Principal of Meketa Invstment Group, an investment consulting firm. She has had a long career in investment consulting and p...
23. Tom Majewski - Playing the Long Game
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Majewski is managing partner of Eagle Point Credit Management, which focuses on investments in CLOs – or Collateralized Loan Obligations - and ...
22. Christine Chow - What's in a name?
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christine Chow is global tech lead and head of Asia and GEMS in EOS, the engagement arm of the international business of Federated Hermes. She has...
21. Tony Dalwood - How to Tackle Alternative Investments
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Dalwood is Chief Executive Officer of Gresham House, an alternatives asset management business based in London. Its product range includes forest...
Series 3 Trailer
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Series 3 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast we hear the stories of another 10 inspiring investors from around the world. Some started early - from an inter...
20. Theresa Boyd - Adventures in Venture Capital
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa Boyd is a Principal in the Private Markets division of Invesco Ltd., where she constructs portfolios of venture capital funds for mainly insti...
19. Ayo Ayodele - Public Service to Private Wealth
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ayo Ayodele and I got to know each other when he was working as an Assistant Treasurer and Deputy Chief Investment Officer at the City of Chicago. He...
18. Elissa Bayer - Private Wealth Pathbreaker
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elissa Bayer is a Senior Investment Director at a large wealth manager based in London, and has held a range of private wealth and investment roles th...
17. Arun Kelshiker - A Global Look at Industry Innovation
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arun Kelshiker has held a series of roles in asset managers including head of Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy, across Europe and Asia. He is h...
16. Karen Shackleton - Investing for Impact; Pensions for Purpose
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Shackleton is the founder and head of Pensions for Purpose, a collaborative initiative to promote understanding of impact investment for institu...
15. Arthur Olunwa - Persistence, Purpose, Progress
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Olunwa is an investment professional based in Chicago, whom I got to know when he worked as a senior fixed income allocator at a large corporat...
14. Justina Etteh - How to lift as you climb
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justina Etteh is a transaction banking associate at a large global investment bank, based in London. She hails from Ghana and participated in a gradua...
13. David Hickey - Responsible Investing; Maximum Reach
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Hickey is portfolio manager and responsible investment lead at the Lothian Pension Fund, a public pension fund based in Edinburgh. He previously...
12. Jenna Gerstenlauer - Beyond Check-the-Box Diversity
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Gerstenlauer is founder and managing partner of Sound Mark Partners, a commercial real estate investment firm based in Connecticut, which focuse...
11. Dawid Konotey-Ahulu - Driving Change, Shaping Perpectives
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu is an entrepreneur in financial services, technology and elderly care and the co-founder of Redington, the London-based independen...
Series 2 - Trailer
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Series 2 of the Fifty Faces Podcast we speak with another 10 investors from areas as diverse as private wealth, investment consulting, public pensi...
10. Grainne Dooley - Embracing Change to Breach New Frontiers
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grainne Dooley was most recently Deputy CIO at ClearMacro Ltd, and previously ran fixed income portfolios at a large asset manager. She has extensive...
9. Alison Major Lépine - Investing through a Multi-Cultural Lens
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Major Lépine is Head of Research and Strategy at Absolute Return Partners, based in London, which she joined in 2015 after almost 10 years at ...
8. Melvin Lindsey - Sales Alpha and the Halo Effect
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Lindsey is Managing Partner of Nile Capital Group based in the Los Angeles Area. He is already a veteran of the asset management industry having e...
7. Patricia Halper - Engaging with Authenticity
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia (Trish) Halper is a member of the Board of Advisors of Ativo Capital, a Chicago-based asset manager. Trish was previously CIO and Partner at ...
6. Rahul Moodgal - Relationships, resilience and the dangers of "ESL".
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rahul Moodgal has been described as a “Master Fundraiser” and currently works in a business development for various asset managers, including hedg...
5. Sally Bridgeland - Pivoting to a Portfolio Career
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Bridgeland needs no introduction in London institutional investing circles. Following a long career as an actuary, investment consultant and in...
4. Roy Kuo - How to think like an owner
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Kuo is team head of alternative strategies at the Church Commissioners for England, which has £8.5bn in assets under management, with £1.4bn in ...
3. Angela Miller-May - Walking the Talk of Diversity
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Miller May is CIO at the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, a public defined benefit fund based in Chicago, which has $11 bn in assets under manag...
2. Jan Nicholson - Lessons learned in Emerging Markets
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jan Nicholson is President of two private family foundations, The Nicholson Foundation in NJ and The Grable Foundation in Pittsburgh PA.She recently r...
1. Jesus Amadeo - Integration with Humility
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus Amadeo is CFO and Senior VP at MDRC, a non-partisan research organization based in NYC and Oakland CA, and is a partner at an emerging venture c...
Series 1: Trailer
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world of investment is volatile, complex and unpredictable. It is also full of captivating and richly experienced people. People who have navigate...