Ep. 63: Barclays CEO Venkat on The UK Economy, AI & Cricket

In this episode, Joseph is joined by Venkat, CEO at Barclays, and Saugata Saha, President at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Topics included Venkat’s perspective on the future of the UK economy, his view on private markets, how Saugata see’s AI being used in finance, Venkat’s most important leadership lesson and both guests discuss their love of cricket. Subscribe (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/5TdWBOa... Watch on our website: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-... Introduction (00:00:00) UK Economy Discussion (00:01:00) Role of the Banking Industry (00:04:00) S&P Global's Position in London (00:05:00) Saugata Saha's Role at S&P Global (00:06:00) Barclays' Business Divisions (00:08:00) AI in Financial Services (00:12:00) Challenges of AI Adoption (00:19:00) Private Credit Sector (00:23:00) Future of Financial Markets (00:27:00) Leadership Lessons (00:30:00) Mentorship and Career Turning Points (00:32:00) Cricket Discussion (00:35:00) Closing Remarks (00:38:00)