Jethro Goodchild

Head of Product Development, Prudential plc

With three decades of experience as an actuary and investment executive — including seven years as Chief Investment Officer at FWD Hong Kong — Jethro Goodchild brings a distinctive blend of actuarial discipline, investment expertise, and human-centred leadership. He has overseen portfolios up to USD 21bn across fixed income and multi-asset strategies, designed enterprise-wide investment and ALM frameworks, and shaped board-level decision-making through rigorous process design and clear, strategic communication. His career across Australia, Singapore, South Korea, and Hong Kong has given him deep cultural fluency and a nuanced understanding of Pan-Asian markets and regulatory environments.

Jethro’s work is grounded in a philosophy that integrates behavioural psychology with investment practice. He is known for translating complex market dynamics into accessible insights, and for helping teams and stakeholders understand not only what decisions to make, but why human behaviour so often shapes outcomes. His thought leadership spans investment strategy, risk culture, and the behavioural foundations of good decision-making — themes he brings to life through his writing, public speaking, and advisory work.

Recognized as an empathetic and empowering leader, Jethro fosters collaboration, psychological safety, and high performance in multicultural, matrixed environments. He is committed to developing people as deeply as portfolios, believing that sustainable investment excellence emerges from clarity, curiosity, and shared purpose. His writing reflects this same ethos: a blend of technical precision, behavioural insight, and practical wisdom aimed at helping others navigate complexity with confidence and integrity.

Jethro Goodchild

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Jethro Goodchild