At the age of 34, Lucy Baldwin has already been managing director at both Goldman Sachs and Bank of America. The investment banker has now decided to join Credit Suisse.
Lucy Baldwin is an early starter – both what concerns her everyday life but also her career in finance. With her positions at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, she made it to the «30 under 30» list of top bankers compiled by «Forbes».
Now, she’s joining Credit Suisse, where she will assume a leading position in equity trading at the London branch, according to a report by «Business Insider» (behind paywall). The bank seems intent on getting the best young, female talents – it recently promoted Lydie Hudson, 39, to the executive board.
Born-and-Bread Trader
At Bank of America, Baldwin was in charge of trading in European equities in the rank of managing director, having already acquired the much sought-after title in her previous job at Goldman Sachs. The U.K. citizen is a born-and-bread trader.
She wrote a PhD about leveraged buyouts and is avid follower of the takeover thriller «Barbarians at the Gate» – as she once confessed to the «Shard Fund» portal. In truth, as a child she wanted to become a veterinary.
Active Show Jumper
Baldwin is still very fond of pets, albeit only in a private capacity. She is active show jumper (see picture below) and has put her young son in the saddle for a feature story. She seems at least to have retained a sound approach to the work-life-balance, despite having a job in investment banking, notorious as it is in terms of working hours.
Role Model für Aspiring Bankers
Baldwin is well aware that she has risen to be a role model for aspiring bankers. The alumna of University of Birmingham explained her recipe for success in a video aimed at future colleague (see below): come up with new ideas and think out of the box – and you will be rewarded.
Personally, the banker has stuck to her father’s advice: «Life is what you make it.» Credit Suisse is about to find out about it.
