ACA Group (“ACA”) is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.ACA's ComplianceAlpha® is the award-winning regulatory technology platform transforming risk and compliance management for over 1400 leading financial services firms worldwide. By bringing together risk and compliance activities, surveillance, testing, and analytics in one platform, ComplianceAlpha provides risk and compliance officers with a unified view of risks and behavior across their firm.

As head of the global digital transformation program, leading the company’s cloud migration efforts, its digital transformation and organizational pivot with a focus on hybrid cloud strategy and digital operations. Mandate: deliver secure cloud infrastructure in AWS, migrate mission critical apps, reduce US data centers’ footprint, build cloud operations, and guide leadership team in pivoting entire IT organization to new digital paradigm. Champion of organizational and cultural change as foundation of successful adoption of digital transformation.

Joined Warner Music to lead and transform global IT operations and infrastructure as part of the largest and most aggressive technology transformation in the history of WMG. Lead large, diverse, geographically dispersed in-house/off-shore team who deliver infrastructure engineering, end-user services, Digital and DevOps, information security, and core business software. Responsible for global technology services across 75 sites in 50 countries. IT sponsor of new headquarters development in NYC and LA. Technology stakeholder of M&A activities. Owner of WMG’s Cyber Security Strategy, Governance and Cyber Operations.

Began as director of software development and support organization for Citco Group, a privately held leader in the hedge fund services with over $1T under administration. Promoted to global head of client facing, multi-tier IT organization where formulated and executed the technology service strategy for all divisions across operations, infrastructure, and applications development.As customer facing IT leader, delivered Citco’s proprietary IT solutions and business products to its worldwide customer baseConsolidated a large number of disparate IT teams into well structured, service-focused organization delivering uninterrupted 24x7x365 “follow the sun” client supportBuilt strategy and developed support hubs in the Americas, Europe and Asia delivering 30% cost reduction and seamless integration with US-based IT teamsLed delivery of Citco’s flagship software solution, AExeo®, a front-to-back solution for hedge fund managers Established culture of teamwork, transparency, and dedication to Citco’s customers, its reputation and its global brand.

Selected for multiple leadership roles supporting the business including Development Director of Broker Systems, TradeWorks ®, and Market Surveillance; Director of Trading Technology, NYSE Hybrid Market, and Director, Regulatory Technology. Managed multi-million budgets and team of support analysts, developers and architects to unify development and support efforts; and to deliver integrated system architecture, development standards, streamlined project development life-cycle and consolidated operational, and infrastructure support.Developed and launched mission critical systems including: Hybrid Market, redefining NYSE’s global operations and future of the Exchange; new broker platform, TradeWorks, massive modernization of Market Surveillance and Regulatory systemsImproved time-to-market, enhanced system performance, increased reliability and enabled advanced trading techniquesRebuilt systems architecture replacing redundant, error-prone, execution environments for regulatory applications with lightweight platform-agnostic framework.

Managed Fixed Income Security Master System, the critical component in Fixed Income trade verification and clearance process. Coordinated the phased migration of live, mission-critical system from a legacy IBM platform to a 3-tier distributed architecture.

Earned fast track promotion from leading the design, development, deployment and maintenance of a suite of financial planning applications for private and institutional clients, to leading all database development for the firm.