Georges Ugeux

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Georges Ugeux is a Belgian‑American banker born in 1945. He studied economics and law at the Université catholique de Louvain and built a long European and international career, holding leading roles at Société Générale de Banque, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale de Belgique, Kidder, Peabody & Co. Europe, and the European Investment Fund, where he helped oversee privatization efforts.

In 1996 he joined the New York Stock Exchange as Group Executive Vice President, International and Research, becoming known as the NYSE’s face outside the United States. He resigned in 2003 amid the exchange’s compensation controversy and subsequently founded Galileo Global Advisors, a New York‑based investment bank that focuses on emerging markets and has worked with clients such as the Guangzhou municipality.

Ugeux has been involved in major financial issues in Europe, including Greece’s debt restructuring, and joined the Institute of International Finance in 2011. He has served on several boards and advisory groups, teaches at Columbia Law School as an adjunct professor (since 2012), and writes for HuffPost and Le Monde. He is a dual Belgian‑American citizen and was made an Officer of the Order of Leopold in 2004. He is the author of The Betrayal of Finance: Twelve Reforms to Restore Confidence.