Blythe Masters
economist
Blythe Sally Jess Masters (née Levett; born 22 March 1969) is a British private equity, financial services, and fintech executive. She is a former executive at JPMorganChase, where she was widely credited for developing the credit default swap as a financial instrument.
She is a founding partner of fintech-focused private equity firm, Motive Partners, Group CEO of FNZ, an advisory board member of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, an independent board member of SymphonyAI, and holds the position of Non-Executive Chair at J.P. Morgan Securities in the UK. she is the former CEO of special-purpose acquisition company, Motive Capital Corp, and a former board member of Credit Suisse Group.
Early life and education
Born in Oxford, Masters was raised in the south-east of England. She attended The King's School in Canterbury. She graduated in 1991 from Trinity College, Cambridge with a B.A. in economics. Blythe is the daughter of RAF and IAF pilot Gordon Levett.
Career
JPMorganChase
Masters joined JPMorganChase in 1991, after completing a number of student internships. Masters became a managing director at 28. She is widely credited with creating the modern credit default swap, a derivative used to manage credit exposure to underlying reference entities.
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