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London, Gb

Washington, Dc, Us

Senior Policy Advisor in the Division of Trading and Markets. Advising on policy and rule-making issues including market structure, trading, AI / Machine Learning, market data, clearance and settlement, cyber security, operational resilience, capital formation, and other policy issues as needed. Conduct data-driven analysis of market events (trading, operational failures, cyber attacks, etc.). Represent the SEC on several global, inter-agency committees, working groups, and industry groups.

Boston, Ma, Us

Hegarty Group is a strategic consulting and advisory firm providing clients with objective and informed strategic insights at the intersection of financial services, technology, data, and AI/ML. Led by Rob Hegarty’s 30+ years as an executive in Fintech, data, and AI / Machine Learning, we help companies gain a clearer understanding of their opportunities — and grow their business through effective Go To Market strategy and execution.

New York, Ny, Us

Advisory board member of SenaHill Partners, a merchant bank connecting the dots between global financial institutions and the entrepreneurial innovators of financial technology. We ensure the right ideas get in front of the right people. As former operators with incredible domain expertise in the Fintech space, we view our client’s business from the perspective of experience, not a spreadsheet.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Global responsibility for the Financial Markets and FinTech Industry verticals for DataRobot, the leading platform for enterprise AI enablement. Drove triple-digit growth by developing the industry Go To Market strategy, and hitting aggressive revenue/growth targets. Worked directly with senior executives at Financial Markets and Fintech firms to identify and operationalize high ROI use cases for AI and machine learning across their organization. Created, curated, and delivered all internal and external Financial Markets content; for sales enablement, marketing, client meetings and industry/conference presentations. Keynote speaker, media contact, and industry thought leader on the practical use of AI and Machine Learning in Financial Services, as well as C-suite and board level education.

Boston, Ma, Us

Overall responsibility for the vision, strategy, direction, and day-to-day operation of this mid-sized specialized technology and operations consulting firm serving the investment management industry. Launched Olmstead’s first consulting practice, hiring a senior Data Management practice leader, establishing Olmstead as the first data-centric consultancy to the investment management industry.

London, England, Gb

Led the $1.2 billion Global Equities business. Reshaped the firm’s vision, products, offerings, and external perception in global equities, for businesses/product lines including the desktop (e.g. Eikon, ThomsonOne, Bridge, Xtra), transactions (e.g. FIX, Autex, order routing, BlockConnect), feeds (e.g. Reuters Direct), platform (e.g. RMDS, TREP) and analytics (e.g. Transaction Cost Analysis/TCA). Member of Thomson Reuters' Senior Leadership Team (SLT) for the $7.5b Financial & Risk division.

London, England, Gb

Established Thomson Reuters' Market Structure function, focused on the rapidly changing market structure and regulatory environment reshaping how global markets function, assessing the impact of these changes and developing client solutions. Provided insight on the competitive landscape and raised the firm’s visibility and capabilities within business, regulatory, legislative and technology circles, across all asset classes. Established the company as a thought leader among clients, regulators, and lawmakers. Appeared before the SEC and CFTC on behalf of the firm on market structure and broader industry issues. Appointed founding member of the CFTC's Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Led DTCC's Corporate Strategy and Marketing functions, including strategy, planning, marketing, market research/intelligence, corporate development, and strategic alliances and partnerships. Championed and led corporate re-branding to reflect broader reach and more prominent role in industry.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Established a high visibility Market Structure function to raise awareness of DTCC in the buy side, trading, and front-office areas in the global financial markets industry, to help influence legislation and regulation, and to establish the company as a thought leader among members, participants, media and regulators. Developed corporate initiatives in the U.S. and EU, by establishing (or re-establishing) C-level relationships at market venues to help advance business activities in the front office. Led dozens of meetings with hundreds of people in front office, trading desks, regulators, exchanges, alternative trading venues, etc. to raise awareness of DTCC and its role in global financial markets. Established front-office advisory board for DTCC, enabling firm to get direct, C-level industry input into potential solutions.

Arlington, Va, Us

Reporting to TowerGroup’s CEO, led high performing team providing research and advisory services to C-level executives in Securities, Capital Markets, Brokerage, Investment and Wealth Management, Hedge Fund, and Insurance industries. Full P&L responsibility for half of firm’s research revenue. Advised companies on industry and technology trends, strategy, evaluation and procurement; acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and alliances to achieve organic and additive growth. Launched TowerGroup’s Investment Management research practice. Appointed to Institutional Investor’s US Institute Advisory Board, a membership organization consisting of CEO’s from 50 major global investment firms. Authored research requested and used by US Congressional Sub-committee on Financial Markets.Spoke at dozens of industry conferences, appeared in hundreds of media outlets, including dozens of appearances on CNBC

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for equity and fixed income trading systems, order modeling and management, broker connectivity, and position keeping systems; development of Fixed Income order management systems

Boston, Ma, Us

Reporting to the President of FCM, full responsibility for technology for top tier broker/dealer experiencing 20-40% annual growth. Supported technology needs for several domestic and international sites, for diverse business units including: Equity Sales/Trading, Fixed Income Sales/Trading, Market Making, Electronic Trading, Foreign Exchange, Finance, Risk Management and Operations. Founding member of the FIX Protocol Committee

Boston, Ma, Us

Lead Product Development for Fidelity's first electronic trading system, Investors Liquidity Network. Oversaw design, build and launch of this successful matching and routing system, from its initial growth stage until it was merged into Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), becoming the Electronic Trading Group for FCM.

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Mba, Finance/Marketing

Bsc, Computer Science