Rachel Pether

About

Based in the Middle East since 2008, Rachel spent almost a decade at Mubadala in their Capital Markets & Treasury team. In 2014 the Association of Corporate Treasurers named her “The One to Watch” in Treasury. After 3 years with SkyBridge Capital, she now acts as Managing Director at 3iQ (one of the world's largest digital asset managers), responsible for scaling their business in the Middle East. Rachel began her career as a journalist and spent 5 years with the BBC. She is the currently the host of Digital Asset Report and The Impact, produced by FintechTV, and also acts as MC for numerous international high-profile events such as SALT, AIM Summit, and the SWFI Summit Series. Passionate about communication and helping others become more confident public speakers, Rachel co-founded “Speakeasy”, a training platform for Public Speaking that empowers individuals to hone leadership-level speaking skills and build personal confidence. In 2009 Rachel published her first book - Jandal Prints on the Globe – and helped to establish a charity called Espoir so that sale proceeds could go towards supporting youth entrepreneurship in New Zealand. Rachel sits on the advisory board of various digital asset and technology companies, including cryptocurrency exchange MidChains, layer 1 blockchain HAQQ, and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. She is a CFA Charterholder, chartered treasurer, and member of Mensa.