Esther Oaknin

Esther Oaknin is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as Global COO of Leveraged Finance at Santander Bank, N.A. since January 2024. Prior experience includes roles as COO and Business Development at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and Director of Investment Banking Corporate Lending COO at Credit Suisse, where notable achievements involved managing extensive operations for multi-million dollar leveraged loans transactions. Earlier career highlights feature managing U.S. expansion for d-beautygroup, leading product development at Nomura, and contributing to the growth of Lehman Brothers’ Equity Swap business. Esther holds an MBA in Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.