Jerry del Missier: taking derivatives mainstream

IN ADDITION

Fifty years of capital markets Jim Amine Samir Assaf Jean-Francois Astier Allegra Berman Mandy DeFilippo Bob Diamond Tyler Dickson Eric Dobkin Martin Egan Jim Esposito Peter Hancock Guy Hands Jeremy Isaacs Conor Killeen John McNiven Chris O’Malley Vikram Pandit Hans-Joerg Rudloff John St John Paul Tregidgo Matthew Westerman

Jerry del Missier reaped the rewards as derivatives moved to the heart of modern finance, then experienced the backlash when public opinion turned against the side effects of innovation. 

After starting work at Scotiabank in his native Canada, del Missier joined Bankers Trust to work in derivatives products in 1988, when the firm already had a reputation for innovative structuring and aggressive deal chasing.