Gary Stevenson: Why I gave up making millions as a City trader to fight wealth inequality
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
English - March 01, 2024 00:15 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsNews Society & Culture interview entrepreneurship business health leadership comedy news culture entrepreneur politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At 21 years old, Gary Stevenson joined Citibank as its youngest trader. Three years later, he became the bank's most profitable trader by betting on the collapse of the economy. He went from living in his parents' two-bed terrace in east London to earning millions. But it didn't feel right to make money betting on disasters. So, he quit, leaving his dream job in the City to campaign on the issue of wealth inequality. He tells James why our obsession with money is destroying the things that matter. Gary's new book, The Trading Game: A Confession is out on 5th March.