3P Lab - QM to the City: How to Pursue a Career in Finance

Name: 3P Lab - QM to the City: How to Pursue a Career in Finance
Start: 2026-02-11T13:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-11T14:30:00+00:00
Location: GC101 QMUL Graduate Centre

Schedule

Wed Feb 11 2026 at 01:30 pm to 02:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

GC101 QMUL Graduate Centre | London, EN

Lunch and Q&A with Gavin Lewis, Managing Director at BlackRock
About this Event

This is an exciting opportunity for SSE students to ask questions of one of the leading voices in the British financial services sector about his career and journey from Queen Mary to the City.

A free lunch is provided.

About Gavin Lewis

Gavin Lewis is Managing Director at BlackRock.

He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the UK & Ireland Institutional Business which encompasses Defined Contribution, Defined Benefit and UK Local Government Pension Scheme segments. He is a member of the UK Executive Committee and the Europe and Africa Institutional Leadership team. Previous to this Gavin held leadership roles at Vanguard Asset Management including Head of UK Institutional and Wholesale Distribution, Head of UK Retirement and Head of European Consultant Relations. Gavin has also held positions UBS Asset Management and Russell Investments.

Gavin holds a BA in History and Politics and from Queen Mary, University of London.

Gavin is a published author; his debut book The Opportunity Index examines the economics of inequality and was shortlisted for the 2024 British Business Book of the Year.

Gavin is a trustee of the NFL UK Foundation and is also the founder of the Catalyst Financial Education Program which equips secondary school pupils attending schools in disadvantaged areas with the tools and aspirations to enter the corporate world. Gavin was recognised in the Powerlist, which recognises the 100 most influential people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage in in the UK and the inaugural Financial News Black Leaders in Finance List in 2026.

He has been recognised by Morehouse College and inducted into the Martin Luther King Board of Sponsors in 2023. He received the Freedom of the City of London in 2022, was recognised by the Black British Business Awards as the Senior Financial Services Professional of the year in 2020.