At a momentary look: H.E. Sir Patrick Bijou

Pat Bijou
3 min readMay 28, 2021

His Excellency Sir Patrick Bijou is a Senior Banking Redemption Judge for the International Court of Justice-International Criminal Court (ICJ-ICC), Ambassador for World Peace Tracts, investment banker, fund manager, and notable author. He’s worked with Wells Fargo, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, and other financial institutions.

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Patrick Bijou

Academic Qualification

Sir Patrick was born in the city of Georgetown in the year 1958. He arrived in the United Kingdom in 1963 and has remained there ever since. He received his primary schooling in London and later moved to the United States for additional studies due to the lack of MBA programs in the United Kingdom. Camden College in the United States awarded him an Honors in Business Studies and a Masters in Economics and International Banking.

He earned numerous degrees from Southampton University in England and the University of Hertfordshire in England, including a PhD in Economics and International Banking. The Impact of Quantitative Easing Measures on Interest Rates, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity: A Case Study of the United States of America is the title of his thesis.

A Profession

His career began on Wall Street with Wells Fargo Bank. He afterwards transferred to the trading floor, where he specialized in debt markets. He worked his way up to being a bond trader at Deutsche Bank on Wall Street. He has extensive experience working in many banks throughout the world as a registered private banker. Throughout his life, His Excellency has successfully serviced a variety of clientele, including governments, banking institutions, corporations, and others. He worked at Wells Fargo Investment Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole Corporate, Deutsche Bank, Blackstone, Tiger Fund, Merrill Lynch, and other financial institutions.

Using his degree and over 30 years of experience, he constantly exhibits professional ethics, lateral thinking, and many other skills. He is also conversant with international bond markets, FX markets, commodities, indices, equities, and derivative capital markets, in addition to his usual banking knowledge.

Perceptions

Sir Patrick Bijou believes that people grow when they are learning new things. He’s on a mission to instill excellence in everyone he meets. Every day, Sir Patrick feels, is an opportunity to improve the world. He assists others in taking action on their ideas. As a result, he has aided companies of various types in their leadership development. He teaches how to use creative thinking and new techniques to become an expert in wealth creation and investment strategy, from startups to well-known businesses.

He believes that if you have the correct tools, no mountain is too high to climb. Furthermore, every problem has a solution, and even the most difficult dream may be accomplished with a little imagination, creativity, and perseverance.

On the other hand, he believes that corporate success is based on the ability to form strong bonds with the right individuals. As a result, he has established professional ties with a number of powerful people based on openness. Patrick Bijou works at the board level with major institutions throughout the world, including the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), DBS, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche.

Accomplishments

ICJ or The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial body of the United Nations (UN). This court is made up of only 15 justices who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council for a nine-year term. This court has two primary functions: to settle international law through judgments and to provide advisory opinions on legal matters posed by recognized UN organizations and organizations. Sir Patrick was appointed to the International Court of Justice’s panel of arbitrators and the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes’ panel of arbitrators on March 15, 2021.

In addition, in December 2015, he passed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I Exam. He also holds Series 7 and 63 licenses from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

Patrick Bijou also belongs to the Wells Fargo Millionaire Club and the Wells Fargo Champion Circle. He received the “Valley of the Stars” and “Circle of Stars” awards from Wells Fargo.

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