Youssef Cassis is Professor of Economic History at the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy. His work mainly focuses on banking and financial history, as well as business history more generally. His most recent books include Crises and Opportunities. The Shaping of Modern Finance (2011), and, with Philip Cottrell, Private Banking in Europe: Rise, Retreat and Resurgence (2015). Jean-Jacques van Helten is currently a Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and formerly the Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer, EMEA for the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Financial Group. He is a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of an Irish bank and a FinTech company, has a PhD in Economic History from London University and is a frequent speaker on risk management at international conferences.
Youssef Cassis and Jean-Jacques van Helten have assembled a 'dream team' of authors, including academics, bankers, central bankers, journalists, politicians, and regulators, for this accessible, engaging, and informed edited volume on the legacy of the Global Financial Crisis. This book is a major contribution to our collective memory of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. * Professor of Finance and Financial History, Queen's University Belfast, UK and Author of Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles * It is unique to have such a variety of established practitioners and academics reflecting on the Global Financial Crisis from multiple angles. I attended the original conference and I learned and thoroughly enjoyed the wide diversity of topics on the impact of the financial crisis. I am sure that the reflections and lessons now gathered in this book will be useful for future crisis management challenges. * Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley *