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Obsidian Memo] Why I Came to the UK: Four Countries Inside My Body

Obsidian Memo] Why I Came to the UK: Four Countries Inside My Body

Four countries, four imprints — and the long path to this moment As I stood there, holding the weight of my new allegiance, my mind travelled. Across time. Across geographies. Across the systems of memory that formed me into a person who could stand in a royal borough and swear an

Obsidian Memo] Reflections from the UK Citizenship Ceremony. A Love letter to my Korean, Canadian, American, and British selves + my ancestors & future children.

Obsidian Memo] Reflections from the UK Citizenship Ceremony. A Love letter to my Korean, Canadian, American, and British selves + my ancestors & future children.

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Regulations Cheatsheet - State of Play (December 2025)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Regulations Cheatsheet - State of Play (December 2025)

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 5/5: Analyst level Deep-dive career guides

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 5/5: Analyst level Deep-dive career guides

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 4/5: Interview Prep Tips

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 4/5: Interview Prep Tips

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 3/5: On Being a Woman & Minority in Finance

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 3/5: On Being a Woman & Minority in Finance

Productivity (incl. AI)

AI] The Future of Work, Robotics & AI Infrastructure (Elon's bold predictions: work will be optional & currency could be irrelevant)

AI] The Future of Work, Robotics & AI Infrastructure (Elon's bold predictions: work will be optional & currency could be irrelevant)

Insights from Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on humanoid robotics, AI infrastructure, and the future of work. Explore strategic partnerships, AI in space, and why Foundation by Isaac Asimov matters for leaders in the intelligence age.

AI | Leadership] When Grace Meets Justice: Reflections on the Launch of the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, ft. Amal Clooney

AI | Leadership] When Grace Meets Justice: Reflections on the Launch of the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, ft. Amal Clooney

AI | The Future of Work in the Age of AI (ft. Harvard Study & Goldman Sachs Exchange, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, etc.)

AI | The Future of Work in the Age of AI (ft. Harvard Study & Goldman Sachs Exchange, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, etc.)

AI | AI Interviews - Chat GPT-5 / Sam Altman

AI | AI Interviews - Chat GPT-5 / Sam Altman

AI Foundational Series - Part 2] Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning vs. AGI

AI Foundational Series - Part 2] Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning vs. AGI

AI Foundational Series - Part 1] What Is AI? A Historical and Conceptual Overview

AI Foundational Series - Part 1] What Is AI? A Historical and Conceptual Overview

AI | grok3 vs. chatgpt4 pro vs. perplexity vs. claude vs. gemini vs. copilot

AI | grok3 vs. chatgpt4 pro vs. perplexity vs. claude vs. gemini vs. copilot

Books

Book] Leadership | What It Takes - Stephen Schwarzman

Book] Leadership | What It Takes - Stephen Schwarzman

A sharp, leadership-focused summary of 'What It Takes' by Stephen A. Schwarzman — distilling how ambition, judgment, and institutional design create enduring success. Essential reading for finance, policy, and academic leaders building systems that last.

Book] Leadership | Principles – Ray Dalio

Book] Leadership | Principles – Ray Dalio

Obsidian Memo]📚 Summer recap & Reading List 2025: Leadership, AI, Sustainability & Resilience

Obsidian Memo]📚 Summer recap & Reading List 2025: Leadership, AI, Sustainability & Resilience

Book] Leadership | Nonviolent Communication – Marshall Rosenberg

Book] Leadership | Nonviolent Communication – Marshall Rosenberg

Book] Leadership | The Courage to Be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi & Fumichiro Koga

Book] Leadership | The Courage to Be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi & Fumichiro Koga

Book] Leadership | The Authority Gap – Mary Ann Sieghart

Book] Leadership | The Authority Gap – Mary Ann Sieghart

Book] Leadership | Say It Well – Terry Szuplat

Book] Leadership | Say It Well – Terry Szuplat

Conscious Living

Obsidian Memo] Why I Came to the UK: Four Countries Inside My Body

Obsidian Memo] Why I Came to the UK: Four Countries Inside My Body

Four countries, four imprints — and the long path to this moment As I stood there, holding the weight of my new allegiance, my mind travelled. Across time. Across geographies. Across the systems of memory that formed me into a person who could stand in a royal borough and swear an

Obsidian Memo] Reflections from the UK Citizenship Ceremony. A Love letter to my Korean, Canadian, American, and British selves + my ancestors & future children.

Obsidian Memo] Reflections from the UK Citizenship Ceremony. A Love letter to my Korean, Canadian, American, and British selves + my ancestors & future children.

Obsidian Memo]🍁 Returning to the Table: Notes on Thanksgiving, Distance, and Beauty of Gentle Caring Presence

Obsidian Memo]🍁 Returning to the Table: Notes on Thanksgiving, Distance, and Beauty of Gentle Caring Presence

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

Obsidian Memo | Culture Shocks] From Seoul to Toronto to New York to London: A Life in Translation

Obsidian Memo | Culture Shocks] From Seoul to Toronto to New York to London: A Life in Translation

Obsidian Memo] When “The Diplomat” Made My Life Make Sense

Obsidian Memo] When “The Diplomat” Made My Life Make Sense

Conscious Leadership] 'Gather' Retreat - The Architecture of Belonging: On Community and the Future We’re Building (Oct 18, 2025)

Conscious Leadership] 'Gather' Retreat - The Architecture of Belonging: On Community and the Future We’re Building (Oct 18, 2025)

Newsletter

Sustainable Investing

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Regulations Cheatsheet - State of Play (December 2025)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Regulations Cheatsheet - State of Play (December 2025)

Hi All, It's that time of the year. Here is the cheatsheet on ESG/Sustainable/Impact investing for everyone in sustainable/impact investing across private and public markets operating globally. The current regulatory landscape can be summarized as the "Fragmented Maturation" Phase. As of late 2025,

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Building for Planetary Renewal - Urban Sequoia (A lecture by Mina Hasman, Sustainability Director at SOM)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Building for Planetary Renewal - Urban Sequoia (A lecture by Mina Hasman, Sustainability Director at SOM)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Carbon Markets 2.0 – From Voluntary to Compliance-Driven Demand

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Carbon Markets 2.0 – From Voluntary to Compliance-Driven Demand

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Labelled Bonds and the Pragmatic Turn: Notes from the Climate Bonds Conference 2025 (Oct 22, 2025)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] Labelled Bonds and the Pragmatic Turn: Notes from the Climate Bonds Conference 2025 (Oct 22, 2025)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] The Electrotech Revolution: Notes from the Climate Bonds Conference 2025 (Oct 22, 2025)

Sustainable/Impact Investing] The Electrotech Revolution: Notes from the Climate Bonds Conference 2025 (Oct 22, 2025)

Investing

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

Obsidian Brief] When Money Becomes Software: AI, Stablecoins & Bitcoin — Implications for Sustainable and Impact Investing

How AI, stablecoins, and digital assets are forming a new financial architecture. A clear, forward-looking guide for CIOs & CFOs & sustainable/impact investors navigating liquidity, risk, and next-generation market infrastructure.

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 5/5: Analyst level Deep-dive career guides

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 5/5: Analyst level Deep-dive career guides

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 4/5: Interview Prep Tips

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 4/5: Interview Prep Tips

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 3/5: On Being a Woman & Minority in Finance

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 3/5: On Being a Woman & Minority in Finance

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 2/5: Why Finace / Main Career Paths / Cultures

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 2/5: Why Finace / Main Career Paths / Cultures

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 1/5: Preface

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 1/5: Preface

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

Finance | Leadership] How I Built a Global Career in Finance: A prelude to the upcoming series: Breaking Into Finance

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Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 5/5: Analyst level Deep-dive career guides

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 4/5: Interview Prep Tips

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 3/5: On Being a Woman & Minority in Finance

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 2/5: Why Finace / Main Career Paths / Cultures

Finance | Leadership] Breaking into Finance: A Real-World Guide for Students and Future Leaders (technical and behavioral tips: lessons learned from a 15-year journey in Wall Street & City of London) - Part 1/5: Preface