Deborah Fuhr, CFA fellow

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Deborah Fuhr Named Recipient of 100 Women in Finance’s 2017 European Industry Leadership Award to be presented at London Gala

100 Women in Finance (100WF) announces today that Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and co-founder at ETFGI LLP, an independent research and consultancy firm, will be presented with the 100WF 2017 European… Show more

https://100women.org/news/deborah-fuhr-2017-european-industry-leadership-award/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=alumni

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Deborah Fuhr Named Recipient of 100 Women in Finance’s 2017 European Industry Leadership Award to be presented at London Gala

100 Women in Finance (100WF) announces today that Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and co-founder at ETFGI LLP, an independent research and consultancy firm, will be presented with the 100WF 2017 European Industry Leadership Award at the organisation’s annual London Gala on 11 October, 2017.
Each year, 100WF identifies a woman whose professional talent, business ethics, and passion for investing help define and advance the industry’s standards of excellence. Ms. Fuhr is managing partner and co-founder at ETFGI. ETFGI provides services to leading global institutional and professional investors and the global exchange traded fund and exchange traded product ecosystem. She is also one of the founders and on the boards of “Women in ETFs – US” and “Women in ETFs – Europe”. She is also on the board of Cancer Research UK’s “Women of Influence” initiative to support female scientists.
Prior to founding ETFGI, Ms. Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 – 2011. She also worked as a managing director and head of the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997 – 2008, and as an associate at Greenwich Associates.

“100 Women in Finance is pleased to honour Deborah Fuhr for her outstanding achievements in the financial markets and as a pioneer in the ETF sector. She has played a significant role in leadership for women in ETFs and as a mentor for women in the wider financial services sector,” said Kathryn Graham, Head of Strategy Coordination, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, and100WF London Board Chair.


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Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner & Co-founder of ETFGI, is the 2014 William F. Sharpe Indexing Lifetime Achievement Award winner. She will be honored at IMN’s 19th Annual Global Indexing & ETFs conference. This distinguished award recognizes the most accomplished innovators and practitioners in the indexing industry, and will be presented by The Journal of Index Investing on December 8.

Deborah is considered one of the leading global experts on ETFs with over 20 years industry experience… Show more

Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner & Co-founder of ETFGI, is the 2014 William F. Sharpe Indexing Lifetime Achievement Award winner. She will be honored at IMN’s 19th Annual Global Indexing & ETFs conference. This distinguished award recognizes the most accomplished innovators and practitioners in the indexing industry, and will be presented by The Journal of Index Investing on December 8.

Deborah is considered one of the leading global experts on ETFs with over 20 years industry experience in financial products, 15 of which have focused on exchanged traded funds and exposures. Currently, she is a partner and co-founder of ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm established in early 2012 is research and consulting on the global ETF and ETP industry. The firm is focused on providing thought leadership, publishing independent research on the industry, products, applications, competitors, providing education and assistance to investors on product comparison, asset allocation implementation as well as offering customised research.

Prior to ETFGI, Deborah was the Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2011 and was a Managing Director and Head of the Investment Strategies Group at Morgan Stanley for 11 years prior to that.

Deborah commenced her career at Greenwich Associates, and has lectured extensively on ETFs and other exchange traded exposures. She has served on several industry bodies and is a consultant to investors, promoters, distributors, stock exchanges and trading platforms and national and supra national regulatory bodies.

She was named as one of the Top 100 women in Finance in 2012, 2009, 2008 and 2007, joining a distinguished list of the most influential women in European Finance. She has an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, and Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut.

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