
Tim Hodgson
Co-Head of the Thinking Ahead Group
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Education: | Master of Arts, Economics, University of Cambridge |
Relevant memberships: | Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (old UK IIMR exams) |
A fact about me: | I am a qualified PADI Divemaster |

Marisa Hall
Co-Head of the Thinking Ahead Group
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Education: | CFA UK Level 3 Certificate in Investment Management (IMC) MSc (Distinction) – CASS Business School, London BSc (1st class) – University of the West Indies, Jamaica |
Relevant memberships: | Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (FIA) |
A fact about me: | My first journal publication was at the age of 14 for a poem that I wrote on plane curves called ‘The Cry of the Parabola’ |

Roger Urwin
Global Head of Investment Content
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Education: | Masters in Applied Statistics, Oxford University |
Relevant memberships: | Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Member of the CFA Institute |

Paul Deane-Williams
Director, Thinking Ahead Institute
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Education: | National Diploma in Photography |
Relevant memberships: | Harlequins RC |
A fact about me: | Started my career as a professional photographer |

Liang Yin
Director
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Education: | PhD in finance – University of Bath |
Relevant memberships: | CFA charterholder |

James Price
Director
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Education: | MSci Physics – Imperial College London |

Nikki Brown
Investment Consultant
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Education: | Bachelor of Science in English – University of Kent, Canterbury |
A fact about me: | I am a huge fan of camping and try to go every month during the summer |

Jess Gao
Investment Consultant
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Education: | Master of Research, The University of Nottingham |
Relevant memberships: | Student of the Institute of Actuaries |

Jessica Melville
Senior Investment Analyst at Willis Towers Watson, Australia
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Education: | Master of Applied Finance and Investment, FINSIA , Bachelor of Optometry, University of New South Wales |
A fact about me: | I am a qualified optometrist, and worked as an optometrist for a couple of years before making the career change to finance! |

Kevin Jeffrey
Investment Director at Willis Towers Watson, Hong Kong
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Education: | Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science at the University of Cape Town |
Relevant memberships: | Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries |
A fact about me: | When I was a bit younger I represented my country playing inline hockey… largely due to the number of people who actually play |