Blythe Masters

Blythe Masters
Masters speaking in 2015
Born
Blythe Sally Jess Levett

(1969-03-22) 22 March 1969 (age 55)
Oxford, United Kingdom
EducationThe King's School, Canterbury
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Former CEO Digital Asset Holdings, LLC
Former executive at J.P. Morgan
Known forEntrepreneur in financial services
ParentGordon Levett (father)[citation needed]

Blythe Sally Jess Masters (née Levett; born 22 March 1969) is a British private equity executive and former financial services and fintech executive. She is a former executive at JPMorgan Chase,[1] where she was widely credited for developing the credit default swap as a financial instrument.[2]

She is founding partner of fintech-focused private equity firm, Motive Partners,[3] and an advisory board member of the Chamber of Digital Commerce,[4][5] a board member of GCM Grosvenor,[6] Forge Global,[7][8] and CAIS Group.[9] She is the former CEO of special-purpose acquisition company, Motive Capital Corp,[7] and a former board member of Credit Suisse Group.[10]

  1. ^ "Blythe S. Masters". Businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Blythe Masters MoneyWeek profile". MoneyWeek.com.
  3. ^ Maglione, Francesca (16 May 2023). "Blythe Masters Warns of 'Devastating Loss' If AI Goes Unchecked". Bloomberg News.
  4. ^ Macheel, Tanya (1 July 2015). "Blythe Masters to Advise Bitcoin Trade Group". American Banker.
  5. ^ "Diese Bitcoin-Köpfe müssen Sie kennen" [You need to know these Bitcoin minds]. Manager Magazin (in German). 1 December 2017.
  6. ^ "GCM Grosvenor Board". GCM Grosvenor.
  7. ^ a b Green, Rick; Shen, Yiqin (22 March 2022). "Blythe Masters SPAC Merger Sends Forge Global Stock Soaring". Bloomberg News.
  8. ^ "Forge Global Board". Forge Global.
  9. ^ "Alternative investment platform CAIS secures $225m capital boost". Private Banker International. 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Credit Suisse Board of Directors - Blythe Masters". credit-suisse.com.