ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives

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Scott O'Malia

The derivatives market faces some exciting opportunities in the years ahead and it is more important than ever that we identify and nurture potential leaders across a diverse range of functions, business lines and geographies. The ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives program will give participants the opportunity to develop their careers and professional networks, providing a platform to take on future leadership positions. This program will be critical to ensure the market continues to flourish for years to come.

Scott O'Malia, ISDA CEO

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives (IFLD) program aims to make a positive impact on the future of the derivatives industry by identifying a diverse group of emerging leaders across the industry. The IFLD program is open to any individual representing an organization that is an ISDA member.

 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The program has four core objectives:

  • To create an active forum for networking and discussion of industry topics and future industry trends;
  • To increase the demographic, cultural and professional diversity of senior leaders within the financial services sector;
  • To support emerging leaders in developing soft skills and technical expertise; and
  • To develop and produce content on issues of strategic importance to ISDA and its members.

 

AREAS OF FOCUS

Program participants have focused on topics that are of strategic importance to ISDA.

The current topic is ‘Collateral Efficiency in the Derivatives Market’, with the cohort running from October 2024 to May 2025.

The topic and call for nominations for 2024/2025 was communicated to ISDA members, via the primary contact for each member firm and ISDA’s social media platforms, with the deadline for applicants on 31st July 2024.

Our previous cohort for 2023/2024 was focused on AI, the cohort for 2022/2023 was focused on energy security in relation to the global derivatives market, and the 2021/2022 program participants focused on technology and ESG. Below are links to the whitepapers produced by the cohorts.

 

WHITEPAPERS

 

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on the IFLD program, please contact us on IFLD@isda.org