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Leadership] The new face of wealth: The rise of the female investor (ft. McKinsey Report)
The rise of female investors. A great wealth transfer means women will control $34 trillion—about 38 % of U.S. assets— and £11.4 trillion—about 47 % of EU assets—by 2030. Learn how this shapes purpose-driven investing, risk management, sustainable investing and calls for advisor diversity.
Leadership] Bloomberg Women, Money & Power 2025 event in London (Oct 1, 2025)
Bloomberg Women, Money & Power 2025—AI, sustainable investing, private markets, M&A, women’s wealth and leadership. Insights from Google, Apollo, State Street, Franklin Templeton, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, PIMCO, Blackstone, Brown and Northwestern Endowments, Edmond de Rothschild, etc.
Obsidian Memo] A Soul-Marker Moment: Reflections on Leadership, AI, and the Future of Finance in Unprecedented Times (reason for a hope) - Barack Obama at O2 in London
Personal Essay: After Obama’s talk at the O2 in London (Sep 24, 2025), I felt a profound exhale. His steady leadership on AI, capitalism & institutional change reaffirmed my impact and sustainable finance work. Reflections on belonging, responsibility, and the future.
Sustainable/Impact Investing] How Protecting Nature Becomes Profitable: Ilona Szabó on Brazil’s Nature Superpower
Ilona Szabó’s TED Talk highlights Brazil’s vision as a global ‘nature superpower,’ blending indigenous wisdom, policy, and finance to drive a regenerative economy and create new opportunities for institutional investors.
Book]📚 Summer recap & Reading List 2025: Leadership, AI, Sustainability & Resilience
Summer is often when we see the world more clearly — here are the books that sharpened mine in 2025. What is yours?
Art] What Cities Make of Us: Art, Power & the Human Condition Across Europe | New York: When the Center of the World Moves (21/22)
On Abstract Expressionism, the CIA, Warhol's prophecy, and what it means when the art world — and the center of power — shifts from the old world to the new