James Upton
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COO, RepoClear and Collateral and Liquidity Management at LCH
James Upton is Commercial Services Director at LCH, responsible for strategy and commercial policy within LCH’s RepoClear and Collateral and Liquidity Management businesses.
James has more than 20 years’ experience in investment banking and clearing roles. Before joining LCH in 2014, he was Global Head of the Repo and Treasury Middle Office at Goldman Sachs, and he previously held a number of operational roles at the firm. He started his career at GlobeOp Financial Services, an operations provider to the hedge fund community.
He has served as co-chair of the European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) Post Trade Operations group since December 2019.
James holds a BSc (Honours) degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Southampton.