Rachel Pether

Based in the Middle East since 2008, Rachel spent almost a decade at Mubadala - one of the Middle East’s largest sovereign wealth funds - in their Capital Markets & Treasury team. She is currently head of Middle East at 3iQ, one of the world’s largest digital asset managers, and was previously a senior Advisor for SkyBridge Capital. A CFA Charterholder and chartered treasurer, in 2014 the Association of Corporate Treasurers named Rachel “The One to Watch”.

Rachel originally trained as a journalist and spent 6 years with the BBC. She is the co-host of FintechTV’s “Capital Markets: Wall Street to MENA” and acts as MC for selected international events. Passionate about helping others become more confident public speakers, Rachel co-founded “The Speakeasy Club” and is also a Founding member of Playbook – a leadership platform for women professionals to design their career and well-being.

In 2009 Rachel published her first book and helped to establish a charity called Espoir so that sale proceeds could go towards supporting youth entrepreneurship in New Zealand. She is a member of Mensa and sits on the advisory board of cryptocurrency exchange MidChains.