Rico Pedrett is the Head of Equity-Linked EMEA, SETG in the DACH Region and Italy at Deutsche Bank, a position held since March 2023. Previously, Rico served as an Investment Director for Multi Assets & Macro at Aviva Investors from November 2020 to February 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Managing Director at UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking, where responsibilities encompassed equity capital markets and the origination of convertible and exchangeable bond issues from January 2011 to December 2019. Rico's career also features positions at CQS in investor relations and new product development from February 2009 to January 2011, Executive Director in equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs from June 2006 to February 2009, and Associate in equity and equity-linked capital markets at Merrill Lynch from 2001 to 2006. Rico holds a lic.oec. from the University of St. Gallen and completed programs in Sustainable Finance at the University of Cambridge and in Investment Banking at The Wharton School.