JAMES LISTER-CHEESE, Strategist and Director, joined Independent Strategy in May 1994 and supports David Roche in his global coverage. He is actively involved in all aspects of the formulation of Independent Strategy’s investment policy.

David Roche is an inspirational humorist, keynote speaker and performer who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial difference into a compelling message that uplifts and delights audiences around the world.

Feb 27, 2025 · David Roche. I was born in Ireland which I left as soon as possible with ambitions to write. I studied at Trinity, INSEAD and did a CFA and C Dip Af on the side. Before setting up Quantum Economics I was a strategist at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Independent Strategy.

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Roche is a pioneer of disability culture and an inspirational humorist. His facial difference is a vascular malformation, present at birth. In addition, his face was altered by surgeries and extensive radiation therapy performed when he was an infant as the doctors wrongly believed his condition was cancerous.

David Roche We have published this short book on the fundamental geopolitical shifts in the 21st century. The war in Ukraine and the potential conflict over Taiwan challenges traditional Cold War notions and introduces a dynamic where the term “grayzone” aptly captures contemporary geopolitical rivalries.

Sep 29, 2022 · David has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial difference into a compelling message that uplifts and delights audiences around the world. The story of his heroic journey from shame to strength has inspired standing ovations from the White House and Kennedy Center to Olympics Arts Festivals, from New Zealand to Moscow ...

Dec 23, 2024 · High rates, tariffs and bond vigilantes: Veteran strategist outlines market risks for 2025. David Roche, strategist at Quantum Strategy, outlines a number of potential risks facing …

David Roche is an inspirational humorist, a performer and keynote speaker who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial disfigurement into a compelling message that has won standing ovations from New Zealand to Moscow, England to Australia, across Canada and the USA including at the White House, the Kennedy Center and the ...

Jan 3, 2022 · Roberts Creek resident, humorist and performer David Roche is looking forward to celebrating his 78th birthday in January as a member of the Order of Canada. On Dec. 29, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced his appointment along with …