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Deborah Taylor
Deborah Taylor Former Director, Barclays
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Deborah has over 7 years of industry experience in equity research, accounting, and valuation.

She was a Director at Barclays Equity Research, specialising in accounting and valuation as part of a top-ranked sector team, and later served as Co-Head of Sustainable and Thematic Investing, focusing on corporate governance, tax, and regulation.

Graham Smith
Graham Smith Former Principal, Ares Management
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Graham has 20 years of experience spanning investment banking, private credit, and entrepreneurship.

He has founded two startups, leading fundraising, strategy, and operations. He previously spent a decade as a founding member and Principal in Ares Management’s European private credit team, and began his career at Lehman Brothers advising financial institutions on M&A transactions.

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