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CTO AND HEAD OF PRODUCT
Executive Profile
Innovative Technology and Product Executive with a demonstrated success in building mission-critical financial industry platforms.
Expert in definition and implementation of transformation programs integrated across business strategy, IT strategy, and organizational change management.
In-depth understanding of financial regulations and their impact of the industry.

Core Competencies
  • Product and Technology leadership (Wealth Management, KYC, FinReg)
  • Digital cloud and mobile transformations  
  • Strategy development & implementation
  • M&A with a focus on due diligence
  • Budget planning and cost reduction 
  • Test Driven agile development process
  • Information security and Risk management
  • Vendor management and Third Party partnerships
Core Accomplishments

Provided executive leadership for the technology and product functions of the KYC utility established by a consortium of six leading financial institutions and DTCC.  Transformed and matured product delivery capabilities while achieving 55% run rate savings. Advised the Board of Directors on Digital Strategy and Technical and Product Platform Evolution.  Established Technical,  InfoSec, and Risk governance  programs.

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Led 300+ global development team to deliver comprehensive software tools for daily brokerage operations and Wealth Management trading solutions. Established and led a transformation program within the development organization to improve delivery capabilities achieving 40% productivity increase and a significant increase in customer satisfaction (measured via direct customer feedback).
Managed global development operations with $4M development budget for the front-to-back solution specializing in derivatives and structured products. Set global resource strategies and served as a liaison among Product Management, Business Development, and Product Development to expedite time to market of new features.
Professional Experience
CTO and Head of Product04/2015 to CurrentClarient Global

Industry Utility Platform for Client Onboarding and Legal Entity Information Exchange established by 6 major financial institutions and DTCC.  Acquired by Thomson Reuters 03/2017  

  • Responsible for working with the members of the consortium to deliver the KYC solution to provide complete transparency for client onboarding and control over the content. Inside Reference Data selected Clarient Entity Hub's PKYC Service as 2016's Best Reference Data newcomer.  
  • Defined Product Roadmap to grow platform adoption  from the original 6 founders to over 100 customers.  
  • Led Product Management,  Design, and Delivery functions to build a scalable industry technology solution offering best in class performance, security, and reliability.  
  • Designed and implemented highly secured cloud-based infrastructure. Entity Hub received ISE® Northeast Executive Award 2016.  
  • Led initiative on reference data standardization and digitalization to enable straight through processing.  
  • Built strategic partnerships to optimize delivery of technical capabilities.
  • Built high-performing agile teams achieving consistent delivery velocity. Achieved  55% cost reduction for the overall technology budget.  
  • Defined Platform Cloud strategy with the goal of moving toward microservices and cloud-native capabilities.  
  • Chaired a number of customer working groups with  focus on market requirements.
CIO, Wealth Management10/2010 to 04/2015Thomson Reuters
  • Responsible for definition of technology vision and architecture roadmaps ensuring close alignment between IT and Business strategy to maximize ROI.  
  • Instituted comprehensive governance program to align business objectives with IT strategic response.  
  • Championed strategic alliances with customers.  Chaired Customer CIO Circle.  
  • Produced concept and led design of a consolidated platform to provide a new compliance and regulatory solutions and establish a new revenue stream winning a corporate innovation fund award.  
  • Led technical effort in the SEC sponsored bidding for Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) provider function.  
  • Worked closely with SIFMA and FIF on defining requirements to support new regulations.
Misys02/1997 to 02/2010Director of Operations, Corporate Development
Product Director01/1997 to 01/2008
  • Led research and translated the impact of changes in risk management and compliance in derivatives markets on product portfolio to form a new TCM product strategy which resulted in 30% CAGR in ILF.
  • Evaluated requirements for Enterprise Risk Management and Operational Risk.
  • Identified functional areas for inorganic growth in product portfolio and proposed several acquisition targets.
  • Prepared business plans for acquisitions and conducted due diligence of target companies.
  • With 230 employee team, created departmental policies for effective on-shore and off-shore project team allocations.
  • Achieved 100% resource utilization and 50% improvement in productivity.
  • Early Career.
  • Held various IT positions in major US and international Financial Institutions.
01/1996 to 01/1997Smith Barney
01/1994 to 01/1996Merrill Lynch
01/1991 to 01/1994Ark Asset Management
Director of OperationsMisys
Education
MBA2007NYU Stern School of Business
M.S: Computer Science1994NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical SciencesComputer Science
B.S: Computer Science1989Gubkin Institute of Oil and GasMoscow, RussiaComputer Science
Professional Affiliations
SIFMA thinktank *New York CIO Executive Summit Governing Body *World BPO/IPO Steering Committee
Skills
acquisitions, budget, Business Development, business plans, Business strategy, Capital Markets, concept, content, Client, delivery, derivatives, due diligence, Financial, functional, Hub, innovation, leadership, Legal, market, Exchange, Misys, Enterprise, policies, Product Development, Product Management, research, Risk Management, Strategy, strategic, strategic alliances, strategy and development, translating, Treasury, vision
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Clarient Global
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Director of Operations, Corporate Development
  • Smith Barney
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Ark Asset Management
  • Misys

School Attended

  • NYU Stern School of Business
  • NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  • Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas

Job Titles Held:

  • CTO and Head of Product
  • CIO, Wealth Management
  • Misys
  • Product Director
  • Director of Operations

Degrees

  • MBA 2007
    M.S : Computer Science 1994
    B.S : Computer Science 1989