Louise Cooper (financial analyst)

She garnered praise for her no-nonsense style and the ability to break down complex business stories for a wider audience.

Cooper is often quoted in the media, commenting on complex financial issues such as billion dollar corporate mergers,[1] gender equality in pay[2] and the impact of finance on football.

From there she moved to Goldman Sachs working in UK Equity Institutional Research Sales.

She has also made appearances on The Daily Politics[5] where she described then UKIP leader Nigel Farage as 'laughable' for his comments denying discrimination against women working in London's financial sector.

After leaving BGC Partners in November 2012,[7] Cooper published her blog CooperCity[8] and has written articles for a number of newspapers and websites, including The Guardian,[9] CNN,[10] The Spectator and City A.M..[11] She also writes a regular column for The Times[12] and works as a keynote speaker and host.