Last week, Financial News revealed our list of the 100 most influential women in finance.
Despite significant pressures on the sector, some top hedge fund stars graced the list.
Find out who made the cut below.
Robyn Grew, CEO, Man Group
Robyn Grew is the chief executive officer of Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund. Grew is the first female boss in the firm’s history and took the top job in September.
A barrister by training, Grew made a move into finance nearly three decades ago. Her career includes a stint at Lehman Brothers as well as Barclays.
She joined Man Group in 2009. Grew proudly identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community and told Financial News in January that more needed to be done to increase diversity across the hedge fund industry.
Leda Braga, founder and CEO, Systematica Investments
Leda Braga is one of the few female chief executives in the hedge fund industry. She founded Systematica Investments in January 2015 after 14 years at BlueCrest Capital Management.
Braga was 34 weeks pregnant when she joined BlueCrest in 2001, but said she was determined to continue her career. Before BlueCrest, she was head of Cygnifi’s valuation services.
The Brazilian-born hedge fund manager told the Money Maze podcast in April 2022 that gender equality has improved in the hedge fund industry. Also known as the ‘queen of quants’, Braga holds a PhD in engineering from Imperial College London, where she worked as a lecturer and led research projects for more than three years.
Jade Harber, chief compliance officer, Emea, Point72
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Jade Harber says the most exciting part of working in the hedge fund industry is that no two days are the same. She joined hedge fund Point72 in 2018 after stints at ORN Capital, Cordium and SFM Management UK.
She has since worked her way up to become chief compliance officer for Emea. The firm has grown considerably since she joined and Harber now oversees a growing team of compliance officers responsible for ensuring Point72’s investment professionals adhere to local laws and regulations across its London, Paris, Warsaw and Dubai offices.
The most senior woman in Point72's London office, Harber leverages her role within the Women Societies Alliance, an independent organisation sponsored by the firm that champions gender equality in financial services.
As part of her work for the group, the law graduate also mentors and supports young women at university hoping to pursue a career in financial services. Harber qualified as a fitness instructor in 2016 and loves CrossFit, as well as walking with her dogs.
Harber got her law degree in 2002 from the University of Greenwich, but before going to City, University of London’s law school in 2005, she passed the licence qualification at the British Institute of Innkeeping; she then ran a pub for about 18 months.
Harber’s charity work includes participation in a cage fight to benefit Cancer Research UK. She is also a trustee and treasurer for the mental health charity Mind in Brighton and Hove.
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