JPMorgan's Global Chair of Investment Banking & Capital Markets, Liz Myers: IPOs & Equity Capital Markets 201

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In this episode we sit down with Liz Myers, Global Chair of Investment Banking and Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan for an Equity Capital Markets deep dive. We get into IPOs vs follow-ons, primary vs secondary proceeds (and why sponsor-backed IPOs often use proceeds differently), convertibles and the reality of price discovery. Liz breaks down the modern IPO process — from test-the-waters investor education to the order book build — and explains the newer concepts that didn’t exist until recently like cornerstone investors, why they matter, and how banks think about allocating “precious” shares to create the right long-term shareholder base. We also get into market timing (their internal “IPO dashboard”), what makes the window feel open vs shut, and why the market loves certainty more than anything.

Liz Myers, Global Chair of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan

Liz Myers is Global Chair of Investment Banking and Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan, where she has worked for over 30 years. Prior to her current role, she served as Global Head of Equity Capital Markets where she led the team responsible for advising J.P. Morgan’s corporate clients on equity capital raising (IPOs, follow-ons and convertible issuance) in the Americas, Europe and Asia. She has been named one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance by American Banker magazine and one of Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance.

Myers serves on the Executive Committee of Women on the Move at J.P. Morgan, which supports women employees and women-run businesses. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Princeton University and the Advisory Boards of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Myers is a National Board Member of the Posse Foundation, which expands the pool from which top universities can recruit young leaders. She is also a Board Member of New Yorkers for Children, a nonprofit with a focus on youth in foster care.

Myers graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1992, with a major in Economics. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997.

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