Sjoerd van Bakel

Sjoerd van Bakel, CFA, serves as Vice President of Securitised Products Solutions at Barclays, where responsibilities include arranging, structuring, and underwriting securitisation transactions across multiple regions. Prior experience at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. spans roles from Associate Director to Management Trainee, with significant contributions to over EUR 8 billion in structured finance products and involvement in notable transactions within Debt Capital Markets. Sjoerd has also gained experience during a graduate internship focusing on derivative pricing model validation and held leadership positions in academic and professional settings, such as Chairman of Unitas S.G. and Board Member of Public Relations for the Honours Review Editorial Board. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research from the University of Groningen.