Esther Geller
About Esther Geller
Esther Geller serves as the Senior Negotiator and Knowledge Management & Training Coordinator at UBS, where she has worked since 2005. She has a background in theatre arts, holding a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and an MFA from Columbia University, and has previously held a position at JPMorgan Chase as Assistant Vice President.
Work at UBS
Esther Geller has been employed at UBS since 2005, serving as a Senior Negotiator and Knowledge Management & Training Coordinator. In her role, she has developed and maintained comprehensive Wikipedia tools for various traded product agreements. These tools are utilized by negotiators, near-shoring teams, and inside/outside counsel, contributing to significant time savings for the bank. Geller has also participated in streamlining initiatives and fallback expansion projects, enhancing departmental processes on both regional and global levels.
Previous Experience at JPMorgan Chase
Before joining UBS, Esther Geller worked at JPMorgan Chase as an Assistant Vice President from 2003 to 2005. Her role in the Greater New York City Area involved responsibilities that contributed to her expertise in negotiation and knowledge management, laying the groundwork for her subsequent position at UBS.
Education and Expertise
Esther Geller holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied from 1979 to 1985. She also studied as an exchange student at the University of Kent at Canterbury from 1981 to 1982. Geller furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre Directing from Columbia University School of the Arts, completing her studies from 1986 to 1989.
Training and Development Initiatives
In her current role at UBS, Esther Geller has trained a data enrichment team in India during a three-week rotation, focusing on due diligence, products, and agreements. She has conducted introductory ISDA and prime brokerage sessions for new negotiators, sales, risk, and credit teams, as well as in-depth ISDA-CSA training sessions for junior negotiators. These training initiatives demonstrate her commitment to knowledge sharing and professional development within the organization.
Global Consistency in Negotiation Practices
Esther Geller has vetted the Americas' negotiation practices against those in Europe and Asia to achieve consistency in the negotiation of traded product agreements. This effort has contributed to standardizing processes across regions, ensuring that best practices are shared and implemented within the organization.