Welcome to Leaders, a podcast featuring long-form conversations with senior investors, CEOs, and entrepreneurs on topics that matter most to the investment community. In each episode, Joe Cass, Senior Director at S&P Global Ratings, explores market trends, investment outlooks, and personal stories from industry trailblazers. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Deezer. This podcast series was formerly known as Fixed Income in 15.
Ken Griffin on Building Citadel, AI & Independent Thinking
In this episode, Joe is joined by Ken Griffin, CEO & Founder of Citadel and Martina Cheung, CEO & President of S&P Global. Discussion covered Ken and Martina’s early careers, independent thinking in the era of AI, defining market ‘edge’ in 2025 and the upcoming 2026 Football World Cup hosted in North America.
4 Jun 2025
Whoop’s Will Ahmed on The Future of Healthcare & Cristiano Ronaldo
In this episode, Joe is joined by Will Ahmed, CEO & Founder of Whoop and Arthur Wong, Managing Director at S&P Global Ratings. Discussion covered the evolution of healthcare, the power of wearable technology and Will’s experience with top athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo and their health journey.
17 Apr 2025
Macquarie’s Ben Way on Infrastructure, Datacenters & Being Present
In this episode, Joe is joined by Ben Way, Group Head of Macquarie Asset Management and Andrea Quirk, Global Head of Credit Ratings at S&P Global Ratings. Discussion covered the explosion in growth of datacenters, how AI is driving demand for digital infrastructure and Ben’s view of being present in the moment throughout your career.
24 Mar 2025
Invesco CEO Andrew Schlossberg on Asset Management, AI & Football Culture
In this episode, Joe is joined by Andrew Schlossberg, President & CEO at Invesco, and Dan Draper, CEO at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Topics included Andrew’s journey from Invesco’s corporate training program to CEO, Dan’s perspective on the evolution of index-based investing, Andrew’s insights on AI integration in asset management, and Dan’s view on the future of the indexing business. The conversation also covered major industry trends, leadership advice for aspiring professionals, and experiences with football culture in London.
20 Feb 2025
Ep55: CalPERs CEO Marcie Frost on Private Markets & Building Her Career
In this episode, Joe is joined by Marcie Frost, CEO of CalPERS and Martina Cheung, CEO & President of S&P Global. Topics included Marcie’s current view of the role of private assets in CalPERS portfolio, Martina’s initiative and growth areas for 2025, Marcie’s progression from typist to CEO and Martina’s memories of breaking the gavel at the New York Stock Exchange.
29 Jan 2025
Ep54: Apollo’s John Zito on Private Credit, His Career Path & Leadership
In this episode, Joe is joined by John Zito, Co-President of Apollo Asset Management and Alex Birry, Global Head of Credit Research at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included views on private credit and the evolution of private markets, John’s career trajectory to Apollo, Alex on global mega trends and John’s advice for managing high performing teams.
21 Nov 2024
Ep53: Ares' Michael Arougheti on Private Markets, Founding Ares & the Baltimore Orioles
Ares' Michael Arougheti shares insights on private markets, founding Ares, and his unexpected co-ownership of the Baltimore Orioles with host Joe.
29 Oct 2024
Ep52: Blackstone’s Jon Gray on Private Markets, Career Advice & Jogging on Linkedin
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Jon Gray, President & Chief Operating Officer at Blackstone and Doug Peterson, CEO & President of S&P Global. Discussion covered Doug’s upcoming retirement, Jon on the future of private markets and infrastructure, Doug on GenAI and Jon on his viral jogging videos on Linkedin.
9 Oct 2024
Ep51: Richard Attias On FII8 & Networking With Super VIPs
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Richard Attias, CEO & Founder of Richard Attias & Associates and CEO of the FII Institute. Topics included the upcoming FII Institute event in Riyadh, Richard’s relationship with H.E Yasir Al-Rumayyan, how to successfully build senior relationships and Richard’s networking tips to progress your career.
4 Sept 2024
Ep50: Mohamed El-Erian on How AI is changing investing
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Mohamed El-Erian, President of Queens' College, University of Cambridge and Sudeep Kesh, Chief Innovation Officer at S&P Global Ratings. Topics discussed included the potential impact of AI on investing and portfolio management, how Mohamed incorporates data into his views, Sudeep on AI in movies and music and Mohamed’s relationship with the Gen Z students at Queens'.
14 Aug 2024
Ep49: SKKY Partners Jay Sammons on Private Equity & Working With Kim Kardashian
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Jay Sammons, Co-Founder of SKKY Partners and Raam Ratnam, Managing Director at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included SKKY Partners investment process, Jay’s experience founding the company with Kim Kardashian, staying on top of consumer culture and Raam’s takeaways from his career as an accountant.
3 Jul 2024
Ep48: T Rowe Price CIO Sebastien Page on Mega Trends, Leadership & Building a Linkedin Following
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Sebastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T Rowe Price and Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Global Head of Analytical Research & Development at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included both guests views on global mega trends, the future glide path of interest rates and inflation, Sebastien’s experience building a 40,000+ following on Linkedin and a new quick fire round.
3 Jun 2024
Ep47: BlackRock's James Keenan on Navigating the Private Markets Landscape
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Blackrock’s Global Head of Private Debt James Keenan and Ruth Yang, Global Head of Thought Leadership at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included the rise in popularity of private markets, how both Blackrock and S&P Global Ratings approach the space, Jim’s unpopular investment opinion and people inside and outside of S&P Global that inspire Ruth.
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24 Apr 2024
Ep46: Ryan Serhant on Real Estate, AI and Building A Personal Brand
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Real Estate mogul Ryan Serhant, Founder of SERHANT. and Gregg Lemos-Stein, Chief Analytical Officer – Corporates at S&P Global Ratings. The guests discuss the global real estate market, with Ryan sharing his expertise on leveraging social media and AI to drive success in the industry, and Gregg provides his experience of how large multi-national cooperations are currently utilizing AI to unlock new opportunities.
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19 Mar 2024
Ep45: State Street Global Advisors CIO Lori Heinel on Global Investment Trends and Future Risks
In this FI15 podcast episode hear Lori Heinel, Global CIO at State Street Global Advisors, and Yann Le Pallec, Global Head of Rating Services at S&P Global Ratings, discuss key global economic trends and investment strategies with host Joe Cass. Topics include client engagement, investment opportunities, ESG considerations, public speaking tips, personal challenges in the industry and the role of AI in investing.
13 Feb 2024
Ep44: Wei Li on Blackrock's 2024 Outlook, AI Revolution and Global Trends
Embrace the future of finance and dive into an insightful discussion with Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist at Blackrock, and Martina Cheung, President at S&P Global Ratings. Together, they dissect the 2024 market landscape, offering expert perspectives on emerging trends, AI integration, and leadership insights.
10 Jan 2024
Ep43: Robert F. Smith on How to Build A Culture of Success
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, joined Doug Peterson, CEO at S&P Global and host Joe Cass on this episode of Fixed Income in 15. Discussion focused on how to build a culture of success in business, the evolution of GenAI, the growth of private markets and the guests experience of growing up in New Mexico and Colorado.
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