Julian Brigden
Julian Brigden is the Co-founder and President of Macro Intelligence 2 Partners, a global macroeconomic research firm serving the world's largest investment banks and wealth managers. At MI2, he leads a team of research and market professionals that publishes macroeconomic research that is both ahead of market consensus and timely. In addition, he is a trusted advisor to many top money managers who use MI2’s research to guide their investment process. Brigden is a recognized expert in exploring correlations in the economy and financial markets. With over 30 years of experience in the financial markets, he has held several positions in the market where he consulted to institutional investors and hedge funds. Throughout his career, he has been featured on many big media outlets, discussing macro research topics that are driving prices in global bonds, equities, commodities, and currencies.
Julian Brigden Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and President
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Managing Director and Head of G7 Client Team
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Head of Treasury Sales, EMEA
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Head of US FX Sales
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Senior Corporate Sales
Academic History
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B.A., European Business Administration
EXPERTISE
A global macro strategist, his primary focus is exploring trading opportunities inherent to macroeconomic and policy-related developments.
He has extensive experience with macro data analysis, broad fixed income, equity market and currencies.
He is skilled at exploring correlations in the economy and financial markets vital to a vast array of investment decision-makers.
EARLY CAREER
Prior to MI2, he was Head of Hedge Fund Sales at Crédit Agricole, responsible for FX, fixed income and commodity hedge fund sales in the Americas.
He was Managing Director of the G7 Client Team at Medley Global Advisors, a leading macro policy intelligence firm.
At Medley Global, he managed worldwide marketing to macro hedge funds, real money managers and proprietary trading desks.
He served as North American Head of Hedge Fund Sales at Crédit Agricole, responsible for FX, fixed income, and commodity hedge funds.
He worked in London, Zurich, and New York at UBS, Lehman Brothers, HSBC, Drexel, Credit Suisse, and Salomon Brothers in foreign exchange and precious metals.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
His research on emerging markets, quantitative easing, oil, bubbles, global FX, and liquidity has been featured in several publications.
His insights has been featured on Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Barron's.
He has appeared at Blockworks, Real Vision, and more.