Behind The Markets: Jesper Koll

Show from 7/12/19 In this episode of Behind the Markets Jeremy Schwartz talks with an expert on Japan. Investors are closely watching Japan, especially after the country's recent trend of capital return to shareholders. From the success of small to medium domestic companies to the effects of activist investors, you'll learn everything you need to know about investing in Japan. Guest Jesper Koll was appointed Chief Executive Officer of WisdomTree Japan on July 1, 2015. Over the past two decades Jesper has been consistently ranked as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, working as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for major U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government advisory committees and Jesper is also one of the few non-Japanese members of the Keizai Doyukai, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. He has written two books in Japanese, Towards a New Japanese Golden Age and The End of Heisei Deflation. After arriving in Japan in 1986 Jesper initially worked as an aide to a Member of Parliament. Jesper has a Masters degree from the School of Advanced and International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and was a research fellow at both Tokyo University and Kyoto University. He is a graduate of the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs