The UK's Largest Student-Run Business Podcast

Focal Point

Conversations with the leaders shaping global finance, strategy, and industry — brought to you by the LSESU Business & Investment Group.

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Industry Leaders
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About the Podcast

Illuminating insights from the leaders who shape global markets

Founded in 2020 by Daniel Tamary MacLeod, LSE Focal Point is the official podcast of the LSESU Business & Investment Group — Europe's premier student finance and business society. Each week, we sit down with CEOs, managing directors, partners, and founders across investment banking, private equity, asset management, consulting, and beyond.

From the Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase to Senior Partners at McKinsey, from the Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak to the Head of EMEA at Moelis — our guests share their career journeys, market perspectives, and candid advice for the next generation of leaders.

Weekly episodes featuring industry-changing leaders from across the professional landscape to provide exclusive insights and enhance commercial awareness.
— LSE Focal Point Mission

Our guests come from

Goldman Sachs· JPMorgan Chase· Morgan Stanley· Blackstone· McKinsey & Company· Lazard· Evercore· Rothschild & Co· Moelis & Company· Bain & Company· Vanguard· Temasek· Warburg Pincus· Houlihan Lokey· CVC Credit· Legal & General· Qatalyst Partners· Deutsche Bank· Bank of England· DBS Group· Goldman Sachs· JPMorgan Chase· Morgan Stanley· Blackstone· McKinsey & Company· Lazard· Evercore· Rothschild & Co· Moelis & Company· Bain & Company· Vanguard· Temasek· Warburg Pincus· Houlihan Lokey· CVC Credit· Legal & General· Qatalyst Partners· Deutsche Bank· Bank of England· DBS Group·

Recent Episodes

Latest conversations

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Monty Yort
Managing Partner, Gen NX 360 Capital Partners · Formerly Schroders Ventures & Morgan Stanley
Dec 2025~20 min
259
Kathy Kellert
Head of Index Equity Product, Vanguard
Dec 2025~20 min
258
Mike Zheng
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley · APAC Institutional Equity Sales
Jan 2026~21 min
257
Martin Kingston
Executive Chairman, Rothschild & Co South Africa · Partner, Rothschild Group (Africa)
Nov 2025~22 min
256
Peter Spofforth
Head of European Team, Qatalyst Partners
Jul 2025~20 min
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Sophia Damianou
Managing Director, Evercore Private Capital Advisory · London
Jul 2025~20 min

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