Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO) @ AxioryExecutive/non-executive director, Risk Manager, Investment committee member, with a passion for responsible governance, sound risk management, effective and inclusive leadership, change management and cross-cultural people management, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance.Holding a BA in Law (IT), and MBA (Henley) a post Grad with the ICA-University of Manchester (GRC). I am currently finalizing an MSC in Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies with the University of Manchester. I have an extensive, holistic knowledge of the financial industry, holding senior positions as Founder, Director, Non-Executive Director, Risk Officer, Compliance officer, Investment committee member in several licensed entities in EU and non-EU Jurisdictions and as an alternative investment advisor.I am a public speaker, a contributor to various media and a trading and investment mentor, having held a number of seminars worldwide on algorithmic trading and behavioural psychology applied to trading. My mantra: people are key, no matter how technologically advanced is the environment we work and live in. Without realizing this element, enhancing processes, optimizing operations, transforming a Firm’s approach to its markets and clients and implement new ways to generating business, creating a strategy and a vision that can truly be embraced by the whole Firm... in brief, "effectively managing change", becomes just an empty statement only good for PR.