I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD
FounderFounder at AllianceBlock
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedAllianceBlock
About
Amber Ghaddar is cofounding Partner of The 200 Billion Club and the architect of Breakthrough Founders, an Innovate UK-backed accelerator supporting 245 underrepresented founders from Pre-Seed to Series A across six verticals. She previously cofounded the DeFi protocol AllianceBlock, which she exited in 2022, and spent close to a decade at JP Morgan in London, holding roles in Cross Asset Solutions, macro systematic trading strategies, and bond trading after beginning her career in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs. Ghaddar holds a BSc, three Masters degrees, and a PhD in Molecular Medicine, and is a graduate of McGill University and HEC Paris.
Founder at AllianceBlock
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Experience
- The 200Bn ClubFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentGreater London
- EDHEC Business SchoolGuest Lecturer2020 — 2022Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- AllianceBlockFounder & CIO2018 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Fixed Income Trader2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Macro Systematic Trading Strategies2016 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Head UK Private Banks Cross Asset Derivatives Solutions2012 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsThematic Investment Research (GIR)2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Valuation37Finance33Risk Management11Investment Banking27Equities7Due Diligence7Private Equity5Financial Modeling8Equity Derivatives4International Political Economy2Fixed Income Strategies5Quantitative Finance2
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Asset AllocationDerivativesAlternative InvestmentsBloombergMulti asset strategiesCross asset Structured ProductVolatitlity StrategiesLanguages Arabic · English · Farsi · French · Italian · Japanese · Spanish
- Machine Learning — Stanford University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD?
- Amber Ghaddar is cofounding Partner of The 200 Billion Club and the architect of Breakthrough Founders, an Innovate UK-backed accelerator supporting 245 underrepresented founders from Pre-Seed to Series A across six verticals. She previously cofounded the DeFi protocol AllianceBlock, which she exited in 2022, and spent close to a decade at JP Morgan in London, holding roles in Cross Asset Solutions, macro systematic trading strategies, and bond trading after beginning her career in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs. Ghaddar holds a BSc, three Masters degrees, and a PhD in Molecular Medicine, and is a graduate of McGill University and HEC Paris.
- Where does I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD work?
- I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD is Founder of AllianceBlock.
- What companies did I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD found?
- I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD founded AllianceBlock.
- Where did I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD go to school?
- I.N. Amber Ghaddar , PhD studied at HEC Paris (Master's degree, International Risk Management); Centre national d'entraînement des forces de gendarmerie (CNEFG) (Counterterrorism, crisis management); Vita Salute San Raffaele (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Medicine).
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