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Podcast: LSE Focal Point Podcast
Episode: Karim Chedid - Managing Director and Head of EMEA Investment Strategy at BlackRock
Description: Join us for another engaging episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Karim Chedid, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Investment Strategy at BlackRock. Prior to his current role, he was a strategist on the equity derivatives desk at Nomura and a founding member of the investment strategy team at BlackRock. Karim holds a degree in economics from the American University of Beirut and a Master’s in Urban Economics from UCL.Recorded in February, 2026