Samia Bayou
InvestorHead of International Credit Sales at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
United Kingdom
About
Samia Bayou is Head of International Lending Sales at FalconX and brings over 20 years of experience in wealth management, including five years in digital assets. She previously served as Global Head of Lending at Kraken and Global Head of Private Clients at BlockFi, and held senior positions at UBS, Merrill Lynch, Citi, and Société Générale. Bayou serves on the board of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, advises family offices and sovereign wealth funds, and holds degrees from King's College London and Université Paris-Sorbonne.
Experience
- FalconXHead of International Lending Salescurrent2025 — present
- FalconXHead of Credit EMEAcurrent2024 — present
- Time Partners LimitedIndustry Advisercurrent2025 — present
- The Queen's Commonwealth TrustYoung Leadercurrent2025 — present
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art FairMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
- Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeGlobal Head of Lending Institutional Sales2024
- Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeHead of Lending OTC Sales EMEA2022 — 2024
- BlockFiVice President, Global Head of Private Client2021 — 2022
- Private Single Family OfficeSenior Investment Advisor to the Chairman & Managing Director2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Societe Generale Private Banking - SGPBSenior Private Banker MENA2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- UBSClient Advisor, MENA Markets2007 — 2015london, united kingdom
- Merrill LynchFinancial Advisor, International desk2005 — 2006London, United Kingdom
- CitiRelationship Manager2004 — 2005london, united kingdom
Education
- King's College LondonBachelor's degree, French literature and philosophy1999 — 2003
- Université Paris-SorbonneBachelor's degree, Literature2001 — 2002
- Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle de LondresFrench Baccalaureate, Economics & Social sciences1990 — 1998
Skills & more
Wealth Management32Private Banking28Fixed Income21Hedge Funds2Portfolio Management4Structured Products10Wealth Management Services5Equities8Capital Markets2Derivatives4Emerging Markets2Equity Derivatives2
+2 more
Financial MarketsAsset Allocation- Investment Management Certificate (IMC)
- Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice & Management (PCIAM) — FSA, CISI
From Samia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended King's College London169
Harry StebbingsFounder & General Partner at 20VCDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesJohn HortonInvestor at DN CapitalBob ThomasPartner at OxxKatherineHealthcare Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesÖzge Gizem YerlikayaGeneral Counsel at Idacapital
+ 163 more
Also attended Université Paris-Sorbonne47
Florence LiaigreInvestor at MedicxiEric HippeauManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauBrett KrauseManaging Director at TRANSCENDKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalAntoine LoisonInvestor at Aglae VenturesRachel MuzyczkaPartner, DMG Ventures at DMG Ventures
+ 41 more
Also attended Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle de Londres10
Maxim OwenPartner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthEstelle SalomonPrincipal at SpeedinvestSam CashInvestor at Entropy Industrial CapitalCarla PuelSenior Associate at LeadBlock PartnersOcéane SavoldelliVice President at VertoYusef RishaniSenior Associate at Arbor Ventures
+ 4 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Time Partners Limited3
Also worked at BlockFi2
Also worked at UBS528
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
+ 522 more
Also worked at Merrill Lynch398
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at Revolution
+ 392 more
Colleagues at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Adam Lapayover
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Austin Reid
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Dapkiewicz
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Grigus
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Brooks
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Crist
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Chris Clark
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ivan Galli
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault




.avif)

















.jpeg)







%20(1).png)


.avif)



.avif)
.avif)
