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Greater New York City Area

Provided expert overview of industry trends, risks and market opportunities to leading private equity fund looking to invest in an online retail FX brokerConducted due diligence on business control and risk management functions

Greenwich, Ct

Performed functional COO role for global macro hedge fundRestructured prime brokerage facilities, including renegotiation of ISDA and clearing agreementsAssisted CFO in developing policies and procedures for SEC registration

Management of strategic initiative to consolidate global FX business from five legal entities into Morgan Stanley Bank NAConsolidation of all FX risk and eligible counterparts for business with annual revenues of $1.5 billion

Responsible for managing interest rate, CDS, equity derivative and FX products with Corporate, Municipal and Non-Profit counterparties for bankruptcy estateMaximized recovery by identifying and contesting off-market and non-conforming terminations Developed legal protocol / strategy for settlement of open and matured FX under ISDA and other documentation

Responsible for global FX Prime Brokerage business management, product development and marketingNegotiated software licensing agreements to support trade matching, messaging and web publishing servicesImplemented fully automated trade matching and allocation processing of cash and options Developed ‘Margin Trading’ product with Web publishing of real-time account data, with automated margin and close-out procedures, to increase high-volume, high-margin e-commerce and… Show more Responsible for global FX Prime Brokerage business management, product development and marketingNegotiated software licensing agreements to support trade matching, messaging and web publishing servicesImplemented fully automated trade matching and allocation processing of cash and options Developed ‘Margin Trading’ product with Web publishing of real-time account data, with automated margin and close-out procedures, to increase high-volume, high-margin e-commerce and prime brokerage business Show less

Senior Executive for Lehman Brothers' non-regulated OTC FX and FX derivatives dealerOperated as executing bank and prime broker for all Lehman FX prime brokerage arrangements

Helped increase electronically executed share of external client volumes to 70%, with price distribution across 23 e-channelsManaged team of marketing, onboarding and technology personnel responsible for e-FX client acquisition and relationship managementHelped develop FXLive into a market-leading proprietary e-commerce platform with automated pricing and risk management of client trade flow for transactions up to $30 million with 93% internalizationNegotiated fee… Show more Helped increase electronically executed share of external client volumes to 70%, with price distribution across 23 e-channelsManaged team of marketing, onboarding and technology personnel responsible for e-FX client acquisition and relationship managementHelped develop FXLive into a market-leading proprietary e-commerce platform with automated pricing and risk management of client trade flow for transactions up to $30 million with 93% internalizationNegotiated fee agreements with ECNs globally and managed ECN relationships in AmericasImplemented STP of FX to Equity Prime client accounts with combined margining Show less

Responsible for all aspects of FX business management, planning and strategic development; including oversight of operations, technology, risk management and legal support groupsManaged credit, documentation and operational issues in client acquisition and onboardingManaged euro conversion project internally and with key FX system vendorsManaged CLS Bank integration and go-live process, reducing daily unsecured settlement exposure by $40 billion Coordinated… Show more Responsible for all aspects of FX business management, planning and strategic development; including oversight of operations, technology, risk management and legal support groupsManaged credit, documentation and operational issues in client acquisition and onboardingManaged euro conversion project internally and with key FX system vendorsManaged CLS Bank integration and go-live process, reducing daily unsecured settlement exposure by $40 billion Coordinated Lehman Brothers’ input on key industry issues with the Fed FX Committee, CLS Bank and EBS Responsible for oversight of credit risk management issues, policies and proceduresDeveloped internal position limit and risk-factor based upfront collateral methodology for ISDA CSAs with leveraged counterparties Show less

Responsible for development and management of futures, base and precious metals, energy derivatives and power marketing businessesLed consolidation of futures, commodities and FX products onto single back-office systemInitiated and secured approval for $5 million investment in CLS BankHelped develop User Member facility with CLS Bank and Designated Settlement Member arrangement with leading money center bank realizing $3 million in annual savingsInitiated and… Show more Responsible for development and management of futures, base and precious metals, energy derivatives and power marketing businessesLed consolidation of futures, commodities and FX products onto single back-office systemInitiated and secured approval for $5 million investment in CLS BankHelped develop User Member facility with CLS Bank and Designated Settlement Member arrangement with leading money center bank realizing $3 million in annual savingsInitiated and secured approval for $3.7 million investment EBSRenegotiated FX voice brokerage globally saving $5 million annually Show less

B.A., Psychology & Social Relations

Magna Cum Laude

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