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Selina Elwell’s Biography

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Selina Elwell is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Investment Counselling at MIO Partners (EU) Ltd, McKinsey & Company’s investment management arm. She brings over three decades of experience in the financial sector to this prominent role.

MIO Partners oversees retirement and after-tax investments of the leading consultancy’s current and former partners. Selina serves in this leadership role in a global investment advisory team after a long tenure at the firm.

Selina's City life began in 1982 when she was recruited to the Capital Markets Division of SG Warburg, quite an accolade for a woman at a time of a predominantly male workforce.

Moving to New York, Selina became Global Head of Product Development & Distribution at Chemical Bank, which subsequently merged with Chase Manhattan. Returning to London, she continued to work for Chase as Vice President Marketing, Product Development & Distribution (Europe) before moving to the Private Bank and Trust Company as an Associate Director of their private banking division.

Then came a move to work as a Senior Financial Advisor... Selina Elwell is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Investment Counselling at MIO Partners (EU) Ltd, McKinsey & Company’s investment management arm. She brings over three decades of experience in the financial sector to this prominent role.

MIO Partners oversees retirement and after-tax investments of the leading consultancy’s current and former partners. Selina serves in this leadership role in a global investment advisory team after a long tenure at the firm.

Selina's City life began in 1982 when she was recruited to the Capital Markets Division of SG Warburg, quite an accolade for a woman at a time of a predominantly male workforce.

Moving to New York, Selina became Global Head of Product Development & Distribution at Chemical Bank, which subsequently merged with Chase Manhattan. Returning to London, she continued to work for Chase as Vice President Marketing, Product Development & Distribution (Europe) before moving to the Private Bank and Trust Company as an Associate Director of their private banking division.

Then came a move to work as a Senior Financial Advisor with Rupert Loewenstein who famously looked after finances for the Rolling Stones. A role as Vice President and Senior Financial Consultant in the private banking department at Merrill Lynch followed before Selina took up the post of Director, Private Client Services at Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette. In 2005 Selina moved to her current role as CEO of McKinsey Investment Office (MIO) Partners Ltd.

A passionate philanthropist, Selina is a keen supporter of education for women in the developing world. Selina is bi-lingual in French and fluent in Spanish and Italian. She enjoys gardening, music and writing. moreless

Selina Elwell’s Background

MIO Partners (EU) Ltd

CEO & Director, Investment Advisory

Sep 2005 - Present

London, UK

MIO Partners is the investment management division of leading management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company. Selina serves as CEO and Director, Investment Counselling.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

Director, Private Client Services

2000 - 2005

London, UK

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette was an investment bank established in 1959 and included services such as investment and merchant banking, venture capital, sales and trading as well as asset management. The firm was established based on the realisation that at the time there were no firms conducting thorough independent corporate research. DLJ was acquired by Credit Suisse in 2000.

Merrill Lynch

Vice President and Senior Financial Consultant , London Private Banking

1996 - 2000

London, UK

Merrill Lynch is one of the world's premier providers of wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

Rupert Loewenstein Investments Ltd

Senior Financial Advisor

1994 - 1996

London, UK

Prince Rupert Loewenstein was a merchant banker who was well known for his successful handling of the finances of the Rolling Stones from the 1960s until 2008.

The Private Bank and Trust Company

Associate Director, Private Banking

1992 - 1994

London, UK

The Private Bank & Trust Company was a private limited company with share capital based in London.

Chase Manhattan Bank

VP Marketing, Product Development & Distribution (Europe)

1990 - 1992

London, UK

Chase Manhattan Bank was the result of the merger in 1955 of the Chase National Bank and The Manhattan Company.

Chemical Bank

Global Head of Product Development & Distribution

1987 - 1990

New York, NY, USA

Chemical Bank was the third-largest bank in the U.S. in the mid 1990s. It had over $180 billion in assets and employees worldwide.

S. G. Warburg & Co. LTD.

Capital Markets Division

1982 - 1987

London, UK

S.G. Warburg & Company was an investment bank based in London. In the 1960s it was recognised for its pioneering merger and takeover work in the UK. It then grew rapidly for the following 20 years before merging with Swiss Bank Corporation in 1995.

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Media

When Trust Meets People: Return on Investment in Mergers & Acquisitions

Podcast

May 2021

Diploma-C is a podcast that asks M&A industry professionals to share their experiences and advice. In this episode, Selina discusses how to get a good return on your investment and the role of people in transactions.

Accreditation

Financial Conduct Authority

Regulated by the Financial Services Register

London, UK

The Financial Services Register is a public record showing details of companies and individuals that are regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and/or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Publications

Simple But Not Easy: An Autobiographical and Biased Book about Investing

Contributor

May 2007

London, UK

Simple But Not Easy: An Autobiographical and Biased Book about Investing by Richard Oldfield is a simple guide for both professionals and amateurs on investing. It outlines that investment management, though not easy, is simpler than it appears.

Charitable Interests

Cherubim Music Trust

Fundraiser & Supporter

Cherubim Music Trust helps gifted musicians fulfil their potential by providing quality instruments on loan. The Trust also offers performance opportunities to help students build up their portfolio.

Selina Elwell’s Education

University of Paris II

Masters in Law

1978 - 1982

University of Oxford

MA English

1972 - 1975