Fawzaan Bacha

- Worked at Cboe, one of the world's largest derivatives exchange groups, and was part of the core team building Cboe Europe Derivatives Exchange (CEDX) from the ground up, across trading operations, derivatives products development, exchange market quality, market maker programmes, and corporate actions.

- Worked at Eurex, Germany's national derivatives exchange, supporting senior management on regulatory advocacy and strategic initiatives shaping the future of European capital markets/Exchange competitiveness, and contributed to projects covering sponsored access, EU retail investment strategy, and enhanced connectivity between European and Indian exchanges.

- Worked at a pivotal stage in the company's development, supporting a McKinsey-led strategic transformation programme. Contributed to growth by identifying potential funding opportunities with the German Federal Ministry for international expansion and explored new commercial opportunities through research on the licensing of LOHC technology.

Thesis: Central bank digital currency and monetary policy