Leadership Letters
Thanks to All of You, Our Cups at Jefferies Are Three Quarters Full!
Today marks the beginning of Jefferies’ fourth quarter of 2020, and what a year it has been so far. We started the year with a record first quarter in what seemed like a healthy environment.
Our Commitment
The tragedy of George Floyd, as well as so many others, put a spotlight on how Black people continue to face challenges of inequality and injustice.
Winning Summer Interns Setting The Jefferies Tone For The Month Of August!
Last month, we asked each of our 176 US and Asia-based summer analysts and associates to help define the future of Jefferies by writing their own August 1st “Jef_All Letter.” Specifically we asked each summer intern to give us their thoughts, ideas or plans on how we can address one or more of the following
What We At Jefferies Have Learned From Living With Covid For Four Months
We are six months into the calendar year and for the last four of these months, we have all been living with the realities of Covid.
Outstanding First Half…Let’s Pace Ourselves
We just released our Second Quarter results below and we want to thank each of you for your amazing hard work and dedication to Jefferies and our clients. We are now one month past halfway through our fiscal year and, while nobody knows what the future will hold, it should be obvious to all of you that we are in the best position possible to continue our 2020 journey towards an extremely successful collective achievement.
We Learned A Lot These Past Three Months…Bring On The Next Six!
While these past three months feel like years unto themselves, when we look at the calendar today, it is “only” June 1st – the exact mid-point of Jefferies 2020 fiscal year.
George Floyd & Mental Health
We imagine like most of you, none of us have been able to sleep at night recently and this time it is not because of the horrible nature of the Coronavirus. In the past week we have seen two of the most glaring examples possible of hatred, anger, racism and evil imaginable.
We Are In Awe Of Team Jefferies
THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU! Yesterday each of you rallied and together working with our clients we raised $9.25 million which will go immediately to help those in the front line battling this horrible virus the world is fighting.
30 Things I Have Learned During My First 30 Years At Jefferies
Thirty years ago today at the age of 28, I officially began working at Jefferies in Los Angeles. Technically, I agreed to join Jefferies in February of 1990 to help build a high yield bond department, but for the first three months I had a dual role as I was also helping to liquidate the bond portfolio of my previous employer that just filed for bankruptcy, Drexel Burnham Lambert.