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Senior Black banker from East London on the myth of meritocracy and how Black Lives Matter helped him

'If you come from a non-traditional background in banking, I think you’ll likely need an increased amount of grit and determination to make it to the top'

Gb Ladipo says: ‘I can probably count the number of Black investment bankers I’ve personally encountered on one hand’
Gb Ladipo says: ‘I can probably count the number of Black investment bankers I’ve personally encountered on one hand’ Photo: Michael Cockerham

Gb Ladipo is a director in the growth capital solutions unit at City investment bank Numis. He has previously worked in M&A roles at Nomura, boutique Hawkpoint and UBS. He is also an ambassador for the non-profit, Reboot.  Two years on from the murder of George Floyd, he tells Financial News about his experiences as a still rare example of a Black investment banker in London

Back when I started out in banking, one of the first questions anyone would ask you is what school you went to. Luckily, I have a response they can relate to — I went to Felsted, which is a relatively exclusive private school in a village in north Essex.

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