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Thriving in the business world as an Engineering PhD – Heard from an MIT Alumni



Event Date 23 Jun 2022 (Thu), 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Venue ABN-01a-CF2
Organiser SCSE-GSC (Email : SCSE-GSC@e.ntu.edu.sg )


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Dr. Bo Zhou was Partner and Senior Vice President/Managing Director at IHS Markit (now S&P Global, NYSE: SPGI) from 2018 to May 2022.  IHS Markit was a global leading service vendor providing data, solutions, and research in the financial, resource, and transportation industries. Dr. Zhou’s team is responsible for managing senior client relationships in APAC Financial markets, as well as the commercial results and regional growth strategies. With her extensive experience in Global and APAC Financial Markets, she has led the team to achieve significant commercial growth and market penetration in this region, particularly in the Greater China area.

Throughout her career, Dr. Zhou has always been a strong advocate for diversified workplace and leadership groups. In late 2019, Dr. Zhou initiated IHS Markit “Women in Leadership” forum. Since then, the forum has brought many senior women executives and leaders globally to share their experiences and efforts in Diversity & Inclusion. Dr. Zhou was recognized as HSBC Top 20 Ethically Diverse Women Role Models in 2022 and Yahoo Finance HERoes Top 100 Women Executive in 2021. She also served on the judging panel of 2021 & 2022 ‘Kindness and Leadership - 50 Leading Lights in the Asia Pacific’, to support the broader Diversity and Inclusion conversations happening in the region.

Prior to IHS Markit, Dr. Zhou has served in various leadership positions at Bloomberg such as company director and regional business manager for its global fixed income & trading solutions in Hong Kong and New York over seven years. Prior to that, she held senior positions in Fixed Income Trading, Research, and Risk Management at BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, and State Street Global Advisors in the United States.

Ms. Zhou holds a Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from MIT and a Financial Technology Option certificate from MIT School Management School. She obtained her B.S. degree from Fudan University in China.



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