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Leadership Council

Your Expertise and Commitment Can Shape the Future

Joining EMpower’s Leadership Council is a powerful way to drive impact. Members are dedicated supporters who provide crucial financial backing for growth and innovation. By covering all operational costs, the Leadership Council, along with many Board Directors, ensures that 100% of all other donations go directly to empowering young people. Your strategic guidance and financial support can help drive lasting change in the lives of youth worldwide.

Premier Underwriters

United States

  • Eric Dannheim Moore Capital Management
  • Jim Valone

United Kingdom

  • Jonathan Bayliss
  • Sam Finkelstein Citadel
  • Brad Wickens Broadreach Investment Management LLP
  • Paco Ybarra
  • Adeel Khan Barclays

Hong Kong & Singapore

India

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Underwriters

United States

  • Eric Baurmeister
  • Frank Carroll Oaktree Capital Management
  • Keith Gardner
  • MarketAxess
  • Payden & Rygel
  • Seaport Global
  • VR Capital

United Kingdom

  • James Banghart J.P. Morgan
  • Pierre- Yves Bareau, Didier Lambert, Zsolt Papp J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • Stephen Jefferies and Edward Franklin J.P. Morgan
  • Devan Kaloo Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Mike Lekan Bank of America
  • Ram Nayak Deutsche Bank
  • John Patton Argentem Creek Partners
  • Nick Riley BlueCrest
  • BBVA
  • Cape Ann Asset Management
  • EMSO
  • Gemcorp Capital LLP
  • MarketAxess
  • Seaport Global

Hong Kong & Singapore

  • Kirk Alexander
  • Sandeep Gupta Broad Peak Investment Advisors
  • Ross Hamou-Jennings Cargill
  • MarketAxess
  • Värde Partners

India

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Members

United States

United Kingdom

  • David Lubin Chatham House
  • Prakriti Sofat Goldman Sachs Asset Managment

Hong Kong & Singapore

  • Benjamin Falloon
  • Dave Fernandez

India

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  • Jimi Adesanya Goldman Sachs
  • Mitesh Parikh Schonfeld
  • Akash Patel Millennium
  • Riccardo Riboldi Schonfeld
  • Adib Zouein Goldman Sachs
Contact us to find out more about becoming a part of the Leadership Council.
US
Robin Barnes
UK
Sadiya Shaikh
Zaryna Lee
Singapore, Hong Kong, and India
Henna Hemnani
Lisa Withey

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