MFA Ops: Data, Tech & AI 2026 - Speakers
November 10, 2026
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UBS
New York, NY
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Gaurav Aggarwal
Chief Commercial Officer
Indus Valley Partners
Currently works as a Chief Commercial Officer and heads the product strategy at Indus Valley Partners.
In addition, Over 14+ years Gaurav has also advised and closely worked with over 35+ Buy Side Asset Managers on Digital Transformation initiatives across Front, Middle and Back Office and helped funds define and deliver Strategic platform objectives including process re-alignments.
Prior to joining IVP, Gaurav spent initial years with SAP Labs, on market risk management offering for investment institutions and thereafter with Citi India on development of Operations and Transaction banking platforms.
Gaurav graduated from University of Delhi, India with Majors in Information Technology and C-Suite Executive Program at Wharton
Rich Ahrens
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Rich Ahrens is a Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Davidson Kempner. He joined the Firm in 2023 and is based in the New York office.
Before joining Davidson Kempner, Mr. Ahrens was Vice President of Engineering at Coinbase. Mr. Ahrens received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sudhir Anantharaman
Chief Information Security Officer
AQR Capital Management LLC
Sudhir Anantharaman is the Chief Information Security Officer of AQR Capital Management, LLC, and oversees the information and cyber security function globally. Prior to AQR, he was a Director at Booz Allen Hamilton in that firm’s Financial Services Practice. Sudhir earned a B.S. in Engineering at the University of Illinois, a M.S. in Engineering at the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. in Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Chris Beels
Co-Chief Technology Officer
GoldenTree Asset Management
Chris Beels is Co-CTO of GoldenTree Asset Management and manages Applications, Data and AI initiatives for the firm. Chris joined GoldenTree in 2011 and has led the Data Warehousing, Regulatory Reporting, and other data-centric initiatives at the firm. Chris is an active member of the AITEC group of Asset Management technology executives.
Chris has over 20 years of experience in managing financial systems and IT teams. Prior to GoldenTree, he was a Director in the Fixed Income Systems group at Millennium Management and one of the founding employees of RiskMetrics. Chris holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Taylor Bond
Chief Technology Officer
Cinctive Capital Management
Taylor joined Cinctive Capital Management LP in 2021. Prior to Cinctive, Taylor was the Head of Front Office Technology and Development at Sculptor Capital Management/Och-Ziff. Before Sculptor, Taylor worked for Eze Software Group in NYC. Taylor is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and is a former nuclear-trained Submarine officer. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science.
Brad Carpenter
Chief Information Security Officer
General Atlantic
Brad Carpenter is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at General Atlantic and leads the firm’s information security strategy, cybersecurity risk management, and incident response. Brad Carpenter is a global cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience leading private sector and government teams to mitigate enterprise and cyber risks.
At FTI Consulting, he led cybersecurity services for private equity, advising firms and portfolio companies on cyber risk management, transaction services, diligence assessments, transformations, and incident response. Brad also served as a cybersecurity expert witness for litigation matters.
Brad was appointed as an FBI Special Agent, and had a lengthy career where he led major criminal and cyber investigations, and established the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance in New York (NCFTA), a cyber fusion center where innovative tech firms and the financial sector could operationally collaborate with the federal government. In his role as an FBI Special Agent, he advised companies on critical incidents, including wire fraud recovery, cyber and physical threats targeting executives, ransomware, business email compromise, and extortion.
Bhavna Chablani
Managing Director, Co-Head of Americas Distribution
UBS
Andrew Chin
Chief AI Officer
AllianceBernstein
Andrew Chin is Chief AI Officer and a member of the Operating Committee at AllianceBernstein (AB). In this role, he is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and scaling AI applications across the firm, with a particular focus on enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency. Previously, Andrew was the Head of Investment Solutions and Sciences, overseeing the research, management and strategic growth of the firm’s asset allocation, data science, index and tax-management businesses. As the firm’s chief risk officer from 2009 to 2021, he led all aspects of risk management and built a global team to identify, manage and mitigate the various risks across the organization. Andrew has held various leadership roles in quantitative research, risk management and portfolio management in New York and London since joining the firm in 1997. Andrew is also a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell University, teaching in the Master of Financial Engineering and MS in Business Analytics programs. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Quantitative Analysts and the editorial boards of the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Financial Data Science. He holds a BA in math and computer science, and an MBA in finance from Cornell University.
Sam Clearwater
Senior Vice President
D. E. Shaw & Co.
Sam Clearwater is a senior vice president of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and an attorney in the D. E. Shaw group’s Legal & Compliance department, where he leads the firm’s dedicated AI legal team. In that role, Sam advises the firm on AI strategy, governance, and risk—from firmwide policies to frontier model vendor agreements. He also counsels D. E. Shaw Ventures, the firm’s venture and growth equity investment team, on AI-related investments. Sam founded and chairs a working group of AI counsel at leading investment managers and co-authored the IAPP’s training course for its AI Governance Professional certification, and is also a member of IAPP’s Exam Development Board. Before joining the firm in 2025, Sam spent decade at Google, where he was the senior attorney for Google Research and developed and advised on AI models deployed in Google Photos, YouTube, and other Google products. Sam is also a co-inventor on two pending patent applications on machine learning techniques filed by Google. Earlier in his career, he was sole counsel to Area 120 in San Francisco, Google’s internal startup incubator, sitting on the investment team and serving as de facto general counsel to more than 40 ventures. Sam began his career as an attorney in the technology practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, working in London, Paris, and Tokyo. He earned a B.A. in history and an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of Auckland. He was named one of the top 40 lawyers under 40 in the United States for 2024 by Bloomberg Law, one of 40 under 40 alumni by the University of Auckland in 2025, and a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal at its 2025 New York Legal Awards.
David Cohen
Co-Founder and President
Harvey Capital Partners
David Cohen is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Harvey Capital Partners, where he serves as the Firm’s President overseeing all non-investment related activities. Prior to founding Harvey in 2025, Mr. Cohen was Global Head of Investor Relations at Two Sigma Investments, where he led business development and client relationship management activities across its public and private market businesses. Before joining Two Sigma in 2012, Mr. Cohen worked at D. E. Shaw and Blackrock, where he held various product, strategy, and business development roles, and began his career in technology consulting at Sapient. Mr. Cohen received a B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University in 2000 and is a CFA charterholder
Brendan Cusick
Americas Head of Financing, Global Co-Head of Capital Markets Financing
UBS
Brendan Cusick is the Americas Head of Financing, and the Global co-Head of Capital Markets Financing. A 27 year UBS veteran, Brendan has held a number of management roles within the Financing business. Prior to that he held Trading roles in Equity Derivatives and Convertible Bonds. Brendan holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, a MS in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago, and is a CFA Charterholder. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and 2 children.
Michael DeAddio
Co-Founder and Chairman
IIP Services
Michael DeAddio is the Co-Founder and Chairman of IIP. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at Paloma Management Company (PPMC) and a member of the Office of the CIO focusing on quantitative manager portfolio construction. Mr. DeAddio joined PPMC in December 2024. Previously, he was a Co-Founder, Partner, COO and CCO for Dark Forest Capital Management, a Global Systematic Macro and Equity investment manager where he was responsible for all non-investment business teams and functions including capital development. Prior to Dark Forest Capital Management, Mr. DeAddio was President and COO of WorldQuant and was responsible for global day-to-day operations, execution of strategic business initiatives and capital development initiatives.
Prior to joining WorldQuant in 2014, Mr. DeAddio was Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Elm Ridge Capital and before that served as Chief Operating Officer at Credit Suisse Alternative Asset Management. Prior to these roles, he was Chief Technology Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at Silver Point Capital. He entered the alternative asset management industry in 2002 as a Managing Director in IT at Citadel LLC. Mr. DeAddio began his career at Bell Communication Research in 1992 and made the transition to financial technology in 1994 as a software developer at JP Morgan on the Fixed Income Derivatives desk.
Mr. DeAddio holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. DeAddio serves on the board of directors of BronxWorks, on the Advisory Board of Wellesley Asset Management and recently served on the initial advisory board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS). Mr. DeAddio holds a US patent entitled “Object Oriented System For Managing Complex Financial Instruments.”
Ankeet Dedhia
Managing Director
Microsoft Frontier Co.
Ankeet Dedhia is an Industry Executive at Microsoft, where he partners with C-suite, and senior line-of-business executives at leading global banks, capital markets, and private equity institutions to drive large-scale business and AI transformation.
Ankeet brings over two decades of financial services business operator experience spanning trading, product, and commercial GM roles. Prior to Microsoft, he was Senior Director, Global Financial Services at Amazon Web Services, leading data and AI transformation initiatives for global financial services clients. Earlier in his career, Ankeet spent a decade at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where he served as Global Head of FX, with full accountability for P&L, product strategy, and commercial execution. His background also includes senior roles at CME Group, EY and in trading firms.
Known for his operator mindset and deep domain expertise in Banking, Capital Markets and Private Equity, Ankeet advises senior executives to transform their platforms at scale, and on deploying AI and analytics to unlock new revenue, improve risk management, and drive operational efficiency. He holds four patents in derivatives and financial risk management and serves as an advisor to venture and growth equity firms.
Jason D'Silva
Managing Director, Global Engineering Group
Apollo
Mr. D’Silva is a Managing Director in the Global Engineering Group where he is responsible for front and middle office engineering. He also co-leads the firm’s distinguished engineers. Prior to joining Apollo in 2021, Mr. D’Silva was with Goldman Sachs, where he worked in engineering in both the Global Markets and Asset Management Divisions for 16 years. He held multiple international leadership roles in the New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. Mr. D’Silva earned a Dual B.S. in Computer Science and Business Management, magna cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He currently serves of the board of directors for Girls Who Code (GwC), an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and working to close the gender gap in the technology sector. He resides in the tri-state area with his wife and three daughters.
Charlie Flanagan
Chief AI Officer
Balyasny Asset Management
Ruta Gnedeviciute
Director, Content and Programming
MFA
Ruta Gnedeviciute is MFA’s Director of Content and Programming, based in New York. She develops content for the association’s major conferences and peer-to-peer forums, including programming, speaker acquisition, and content preparation.
Ruta is an accomplished event content editor and project manager with 13 years of experience in global news and media. Before joining MFA, she was a Content Portfolio Manager at the Financial Times, where she oversaw content creation and commercial success for a global event series covering sustainable and ethical business and investment practices. Prior to that, she was the Events Lead for the Americas at Risk.net (part of Infopro-Digital), a leading trade publication covering financial risk management, trading, investing, and regulation.
Ruta began her career as an event content producer in London. She holds a BA in International Business Finance and Economics from the University of Manchester and a certificate in Storytelling: Narrative Tools and Applications from the NYU School of Professional Studies.
Steve Godino
Chief Information Officer
Viking Global Investors LP
Steve Godino is Chief Information Officer responsible for overseeing the software development and infrastructure teams. Before joining Viking in 2015, Steve was Chief Technology Officer at Carlson Capital, where he managed all aspects of technology including application development and infrastructure, and Chief Information Officer at Shumway Capital, where his team focused on trading and portfolio management technology. Steve was also Executive Director of Software Development in the Alternative Investment Services division at J.P. Morgan and Head of Software Development at Paloma Partners. Steve received a J.D. from Pace University and a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from the University of Notre Dame.
Alex Golbin
CFA, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Officer
Hudson Bay Capital
Alex Golbin, CFA, is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Officer at Hudson Bay Capital. Mr. Golbin, along with Data and Technology teams, is responsible for empowering all business users with modern data and technology solutions necessary to facilitate growth at scale.
Prior to joining Hudson Bay Capital in December of 2023, Alex was a Chief Data Officer at Morningstar, where he was responsible for building, deploying and operating Enterprise Data Platform to enable seamless and easy data flow from producers to consumer across all business units of Morningstar. In addition, he led the Global Data team, which collected, analyzed and enriched Funds, Equities, Fixed Income and Alternatives data for Morningstar products consumption and distribution.
Prior to joining Morningstar in October 2019, Alex was a Managing Director and the Global Head of Data Services at BlackRock. His group provided centralized data, valuation, reporting and portfolio analytics for the Firm, serving the dual mission of supporting BlackRock and BlackRock Solutions (BRS) clients.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2005, Mr. Golbin was a Principal in Banc of America Securities’ Fixed Income Credit Strategy group. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers Fixed Income Research department. Mr. Golbin joined Lehman Brothers in 1994 and became responsible for producing Global Family of Fixed Income Indices. Previously, Mr. Golbin spent three years as a systems analyst with Siemens Corporation.
Mr. Golbin earned a MS degree in Computer Science from Hofstra University in New York.
Shekhar Gupta
Senior Vice President, Head of Alternatives Technology
PIMCO
Shekhar Gupta is a Senior Vice President and Head of Alternatives Technology at PIMCO, based in the firm’s Newport Beach office. He is responsible for leading technology strategy and innovation across PIMCO’s Alternatives platform, supporting private credit, real estate, and other alternative investment businesses.
Prior to joining PIMCO, Mr. Gupta held technology leadership roles at Western Asset Management and Ares Management. He has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of investment management, technology, and operational transformation.
Mr. Gupta holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Strategic Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is both a CFA® Charterholder and a CAIA® Charterholder. He earned his Bachelor of Technology in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Varanasi, India.
Doron Gutstadt
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
Monarch Alternative Capital
Alfred Grossklaus
Head of IT Infrastructure & Enterprise Security
Hudson Bay Capital
Alfred Grossklaus leads Hudson Bay’s Technical Infrastructure and Security. He is responsible for overseeing cybersecurity policy, procedure, and technical infrastructure solution delivery for the firm.
Prior to working with Hudson Bay in 2018, Alfred founded Envelop Technologies, Inc. Envelop Technologies provides cybersecurity risk management, advisory, and training services to financial services organizations. From 2012 to 2018 Alfred was a Senior Operations & Engineering Principal at Alphaserve Technologies, where he advised on IT operational best practice and focused on datacenter engineering, cloud migrations, and technology lifecycle management for a large number of financial services clients around the globe. Prior to that, Alfred served as a Non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps from 2007-2012 and held the billet of squad leader in combat operations overseas. Mr. Grossklaus is a Purple Heart recipient.
Alfred received a BS with Honors in Information Technology from Pace University, and an MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy from the NYU School of Law and Tandon School of Engineering.
Drew Hershkowitz
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
Oak Hill Advisors
Drew Hershkowitz, Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer, has primary responsibility for leading OHA’s Information Technology strategy including Application Development, Information Security, and Infrastructure. Prior to joining OHA, he worked as Chief Information & Technology Officer at Casdin Capital, L.P. and previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Carlson Capital, L.P. Mr. Hershkowitz also held Managing Director roles at Morgan Stanley and technology leadership roles at Moore Capital. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University.
Rich Itri
Chief Innovation Officer
ECI
Rich Itri is the Chief Innovation Officer at ECI. Rich has nearly 25 years of IT executive experience, spending his entire career managing IT within the financial services industry. Prior to joining ECI, Rich was Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer for PJT Partners, a boutique investment bank, Principal and Chief Information Officer for Sky Road and held Chief Information Officer positions at Arrowhawk Capital Partners and Arbalet Capital Partners. Over the years, Rich has developed and managed innovative, business aligned platforms, that drive revenue and operational efficiencies. Rich holds positions on several Advisory Boards and volunteers his time to help non-profits leverage technology.
Rahul Jaising
Managing Director, Prime Services & Electronic Trading
Barclays
Rahul Jaising is a Managing Director focused on distribution of Prime Services & Electronic Trading capabilities. He is part of the Liquid Financing Business and focuses on offering the next generation of global market access, execution, clearing and financing services to institutional customers. Rahul joined Barclays in September 2008, and was with Lehman Brothers since 2005. Prior to joining Lehman, Rahul worked for Ameritrade, a retail broker as a software engineer and architect. He received his MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and is a CFA charter holder. Rahul is an active participant in the firms Human Capital, Diversity, Citizenship & Wellness initiatives.
Brendan Kalb
Partner, Investment Management & Private Funds
Lowenstein Sandler
Brendan R. Kalb is a seasoned investment management lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising leading asset managers on regulatory, compliance, and operational matters. His practice spans private funds (hedge funds, private equity, funds-of-funds), registered funds, commodity pools and CTA/CPO matters, derivatives regulation, and SEC/CFTC regulatory and enforcement issues.
Brendan most recently served as Global General Counsel of ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP, a multi-manager, multi-strategy investment adviser platform managing in excess of $14 billion, where he provided legal counsel and strategic guidance across the firm’s global multi-strategy platform, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Brendan also spent fourteen years at AQR Capital Management, LLC, rising from Associate General Counsel and Vice President to General Counsel and Managing Director: he supervised all legal, regulatory, administrative, public relations, and human resources matters for this global, multi-strategy complex that grew during his tenure to more than $200 billion in assets under management.
Earlier in his career, Brendan practiced at two AmLaw 100 firms, gaining experience across major transactions, litigations, and regulatory matters in the financial services sector, and advising asset management clients on fund formation, regulatory, and compliance matters.
Brendan has a substantial record of industry leadership and engagement, including service on the Board of Directors of the National Futures Association, as well as its Finance Committee and CFTC Rule 4.5 Working Group. He has chaired the Managed Funds Association’s CTA, CPO & Futures Committee and served on its Investment Adviser and Government Affairs Committees. Brendan is a Senior Fellow and frequent lecturer for the Regulatory Compliance Association. He frequently writes and presents on hedge fund, registered fund, and derivatives regulatory topics.
Matt Katz
Field CTO
Arcesium
As Arcesium’s Field CTO, Matt leads Arcesium’s Forward Deployed Software Engineering and Client Success teams. In this role, Matt leads teams to empower clients with the platform and engineer boutique solutions for their unusual challenges. He also serves on Arcesium’s Software Development Kit steering committee and Change Advisory Board, bringing client perspectives to technical change.
Matt began his career as a software developer on trade execution management systems for Sungard Data Systems. He then spent 9 years working at the BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, first as a software engineer but eventually as the head of Client Facing Technology. Prior to joining Arcesium, Matt was the global head of software development and support for Perella Weinberg Partners.
Roshan Khatri
Head of MIO Investment Technology
MIO Partners
Roshan Khatri leads teams across data engineering, application development, and DevOps to deliver next-generation platforms supporting trading, research, market data, and middle- and back-office operations. He is responsible for driving the firm’s technology strategy, with a focus on building scalable, resilient systems that power data-driven investment decisions.
Roshan also leads AI adoption and acceleration program, advancing the use of generative AI, and advanced analytics across the organization. His work focuses on translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, high-impact use cases—from enhancing investment research and automating workflows to improving operational efficiency and improving developer experience.
Before joining MIO, Roshan spent six years at Citadel, where he led teams across enterprise data, market data, and trading technology. Earlier in his career, he served as an Associate Director at Indus Valley Partners, building and implementing technology solutions for hedge funds and asset managers.
Roshan holds a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Kelly Koscuiszka
Partner & Co-Head of Investment Management Regulatory and Enforcement
McDermott Will & Schulte
Co-Head of Investment Management Regulatory and Enforcement. Advises private funds on regulatory and compliance
matters, particularly the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Kelly supports clients undergoing SEC examinations, including by handling deficiency letters and enforcement referrals
and uses that experience to assist clients with exam preparedness.
She practices in the intersection of regulation and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, alternative data,
web scraping and electronic communications.
Kelly also advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity.
She regularly conducts client training sessions and is a sought-after presenter at leading industry conferences.
Dave Kramer
Vice President of Strategy
Fellow.ai
Dave is the VP of Strategy at Fellow.ai, an AI meeting system used by investment firms and banks, with workflows designed around SEC recordkeeping and compliance requirements.
He works closely with compliance and technology leaders across Fellow’s customer base, hosting peer discussions to share learnings and emerging industry standards.
Previously a private equity investor and technology investment banker, Dave brings an end-user perspective on these technologies and an understanding of why compliance must come first.
Jamey Lamanna
Partner, Chief Information Officer
Apollo
Jamey Lamanna is Partner and Chief Information Officer at Apollo, where he oversees the engineering team globally, aligning the Firm’s Technology Strategy with its business goals. He is also a member of the Firm’s Enterprise Solutions Functional Leadership Group and currently serves on the board of directors for Cadma Capital Partners. Prior to joining Apollo in 2020, Jamey was Partner and Chief Digital Officer at Lord, Abbett & Co LLC, where he was responsible for overseeing Technology and Operations. Prior to that, he spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs, where he held a number of global technology leadership roles in both Private Wealth Management and Asset Management based in the U.S. and Asia Pacific regions.
Jamey serves on the Board of Directors for the Young Musician’s Foundation (YMF.org) in Los Angeles. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and currently serves on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Council for Drexel’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI).
Sean Lensborn
Chief Operating Officer
ZAIS Group
Sean Lensborn is the Chief Operating Officer of the ZAIS Group, bringing 20 years of technology experience in a wide variety of roles and industries. Before joining ZAIS in October of 2019, Mr. Lensborn was the Chief Information Officer for DBRS, a Global Credit Ratings Agency. He spent 10 years in this role at DBRS where he modernized the Technology, Cyber Security, Quantitative Modeling, and Data Management organizations.
Prior to DBRS, Mr. Lensborn spent 10 years in consulting, engineering leadership and software engineering roles with clients including major financial institutions and large firms in the air travel, technology and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Lensborn studied Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Eric Levin
Chief Technology Officer
GCM Grosvenor
Mr. Levin serves as the firm’s Chief Technology Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the strategic implementation of technology and information systems for the firm. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Mr. Levin spent 13 years at PEAK6 Investments, most recently serving as Chief Information Officer of Apex Clearing, PEAK6’s clearing, custody, and execution business. He was also an Operating Principal on the firm’s Strategic Capital team and served on the Investment Committee which was responsible for strategic investments made across financial services, technology services, and FinTech. He joined PEAK6 as Chief Security Officer and also served as the IT Director for several years. Previously, Mr. Levin led product management at Qualys, Inc. He began his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu where he was a member of the Global Information Security Office. Mr. Levin received his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Miami University. He serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Information System and Analytics Department of Miami University.
Frank Long
Frank Long, Partner and the Head of AI
Coatue
Frank Long is a Partner and the Head of AI at Coatue. Prior to joining Coatue in 2026, Frank worked in the Executive Office at Goldman Sachs, focused on AI. Before that, Frank led an AI and Geopolitics focused research team at a Family Office. Frank graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Computer Science, B.A. in Finance, and a M.S. in Computer Science.
Aydin Mirzaee
Co-Founder and CEO
Fellow.ai
Aydin is the co-founder and CEO of Fellow.ai, an AI meeting assistant used by firms in regulated industries that need control over how their meeting data is captured, stored, and accessed. He works closely with those firms on adopting AI meeting capture within their privacy, security, and compliance requirements. Prior to Fellow, he co-founded Fluidware, acquired by SurveyMonkey, where he served as General Manager.
Bryant Morse
Managing Director, Americas Head of Capital Consulting
UBS
Bryant Morse is a Managing Director at UBS and currently the Americas Head of Capital Consulting where he coordinates the delivery of Capital Introduction and Business Consulting Services to clients of the Investment Bank at all stages of their business lifecycle. Most recently, Bryant was Chief Technology Officer at Kingdon Capital where as a member of the Operating Committee, he was responsible for the firm’s Technology vision with oversight of Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Data and Application Development. Previously, Bryant was Chief Information Officer for two separate start-up hedge funds, Nexus Asset Management (Global Energy/Utilities) and Tourmalet Advisors (Global L/S Equity & Distressed Mortgages). He also spent nine years as Senior Vice President at Pequot Capital, where he was the Head of Data Management.
Elaine Ng
Vice President, Private Credit
Bain Capital
Elaine Ng joined Bain Capital in 2023. She is a Vice President on the Finance team for the Credit business.
Prior to joining Bain Capital, Elaine was an Executive Director at HPS Investment Partners, responsible for launching the firm’s first business development company, HPS Corporate Lending Fund. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer of the Private Credit Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Elaine received an MS from the Stern School of Business at New York University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She also received a BA from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Oliver Radwan
Head of Technology and Partner
Bridgewater Associates
Oliver Radwan joined Bridgewater in 2009 and is Head of Technology as well as a Partner. As Head of Technology, he is responsible for the strategy and oversight of Bridgewater’s Technology group, including technology products across the company that power both the productivity of our workforce and the systemized investment platforms at the heart of Bridgewater’s business. Oliver was previously Head of Product Management at Bridgewater.
Prior to Bridgewater, Oliver developed systems to analyze market risk for Goldman Sachs. He graduated with honors from Bowdoin College.
Greg Shub
Co-Chief Technology Officer
Moore Capital Management LP
Piyush Singhi
Senior Managing Director, Credit and Private Funds
Indus Valley Partners
Piyush Singhi has over a decade of experience working with credit-focused funds, specializing in data management, solution development, and operational efficiency. As Senior Managing Director at Indus Valley Partners, he helps firms streamline front, middle, and back-office processes through technology-driven solutions.
Previously, Mr. Singhi worked at Infosys, Computer Associates, and ICICI Bank before joining IVP in 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from VTU and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Calcutta. Known for his analytical mindset, he combines strategic vision with technical expertise to drive meaningful results.
Andrew Sioson
Partner
Sidley
Andrew Sioson advises financial institutions and technology firms on regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters at the intersection of securities markets and emerging technologies. His practice includes significant experience helping firms implement AI-driven tools and workflows within applicable SEC, FINRA, and data governance frameworks, which are issues at the forefront of alternatives operations today.
Prior to joining Sidley, Andrew served as special counsel at the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, where he supervised exchanges, alternative trading systems, and broker-dealers, and worked on market structure, market data, and SRO governance matters. Before his time at the SEC, he practiced corporate law in New York. Andrew is a registered certified public accountant (CPA) and has held a Series 7 license.
Andrew is recognized by Chambers FinTech for USA Nationwide FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies (2025–2026) and by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Securities Regulation (2026). He is a member of Sidley’s top-ranked Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice, ranked Band 1 for Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement) by Chambers USA since 2013.
Ben Tecmire
Managing Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs
Blackrock
Ben Tecmire, Managing Director, is the Head of Regulatory Affairs in the Government Affairs and Public Policy group at BlackRock. He leads BlackRock’s engagement with federal policymakers, and other external stakeholders, on policy priorities that are important to BlackRock and its clients. He focuses on a broad range of policy issues related to financial stability, issuer disclosure, registered fund, private funds and private markets, digital assets, artificial intelligence, market structure, retirement and stewardship. Ben also partners with various teams throughout the firm with their interactions with regulators related to regulatory and product approvals. Ben joined BlackRock from Barings LLC, where he served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Barings’ registered investment companies and assistant general counsel on their regulatory legal team. He worked on a variety of issues relating to registered and private funds, marketing, product launches, global sanctions and AML regulations, trading and derivatives activities, and corporate governance. Prior to joining Barings, Ben served in a number of roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including as senior counsel to the Director of the Division of Investment Management; senior counsel in the Division’s Investment Adviser Regulation Office and the Private Funds group; and in the Office of Municipal Securities. Ben was a member of the SEC rulemaking team responsible for Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS, and the Investment Adviser Fiduciary Duty Interpretation, and also worked on inter-agency rulemakings including with the OCC, FDIC, CFTC and Federal Reserve Board on the 2020 changes to the Volcker Rule. Ben also previously served in the Market Regulation and Rulemaking group of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), where he drafted many of the post-Dodd Frank municipal advisor rules. Prior to law school, Ben worked in private fund operations. Ben holds a B.A. in political science from Columbia University, a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law, and an LL.M. in securities and financial regulation from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Noah Theran
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global External Affairs
MFA
Noah Theran is MFA’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global External Affairs.
Noah joined MFA after six years at Internet Association, a national trade association representing more than 40 of the world’s top internet companies, where he oversaw global communications, creative, marketing, events, and grassroots. In this role, he helped grow Internet Association from a startup into a respected voice on tech policy issues.Prior to Internet Association, Noah was Director of Communications at the American Investment Council, the trade association representing the interests of the world’s largest private equity firms. There, his team earned a PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, Reputation/Brand Management for their campaign to help the private equity industry manage the spotlight of the 2012 presidential election.
Noah also worked at Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications in Washington, where he developed and executed communications strategies for a diverse set of clients with broad reputation, image, and crisis management challenges.
Noah earned his B.S. from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Roland Ukor
Co-Chief Technology Officer
Moore Capital Management
John D. Van Etten
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs
MFA
John Van Etten is Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs at MFA. He leads the U.S. Government Affairs team in representing the alternative asset management industry on political and regulatory issues that impact capital formation, investment strategies, and beneficiaries. He engages directly with Congress, the Administration, and other key policymakers and stakeholders.
Before joining MFA, John spent more than seven years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., advising and representing the firm before Congress, multiple U.S. Administrations, and global regulatory bodies. He previously held government affairs roles at HSBC and The Clearing House (now the Bank Policy Institute), practiced financial services law at a major law firm, and served as a financial policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives.
John earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.
Alex Vayner
Global Head of AI & Advisory
Atlas Technica
Alex Vayner is the Global Head of AI & Advisory at Atlas Technica, the premier Managed Intelligence Provider (MIP) for the alternative investment industry. He architects secure “AI Safe Zones,” governance frameworks, and advisory services that let hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices use generative AI for real investment work—without accidentally exposing partner compensation or portfolio positions to the wrong model.
With more than two decades in data and AI, Alex has built and scaled multiple profitable AI businesses at Equifax, PwC, Capgemini, KPMG, PA Consulting, and Martingale Insights – launching practices that grew to hundreds of engineers and delivering over $1B in AI‑driven value for Fortune 500 and financial services clients across 30+ countries. His earlier stint as an analyst at Bridgewater Associates, along with hands‑on operating roles, gave him a front‑row seat to how investment processes, governance, and data actually behave in the wild. Before joining Atlas Technica, Alex launched Martingale Insights, a boutique advisory firm focused on helping financial institutions and B2B AI startups close the gap between impressive demos and production, governed outcomes. That work left him with strong opinions on vendor hype, weak governance, and the dangers of building “shadow AI” with nothing but enthusiasm and a corporate credit card.
Alex earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in applied mathematics and computer science from the University of Florida & Georgia Tech, respectively – credentials he claims are equally handy for trivia night and explaining why “just paste it into ChatGPT” is not an AI governance framework. When not working, Alex juggles life with three kids, one wife, a golden doodle (the strategist), and a cat (the disruptor), spending most of his non‑Zoom time in seat 34C on Delta – usually with a 19th‑century Russian poetry book in hand and a home library that would make Umberto Eco jealous.
Matt Weinstein
Deputy General Counsel, Technology
Citadel
Matt Weinstein is Deputy General Counsel, Technology at Citadel where he drives technology legal strategy for Citadel and Citadel Securities across AI, intellectual property, data strategy, and cyber resilience. Prior to joining Citadel in 2025, Mr. Weinstein spent over twelve years at Accenture in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Managing Director and Global Legal Lead for its Industry X business, where he led a global team advising on go-to-market strategy and strategic M&A . Before that, Mr. Weinstein was an associate in the intellectual property practices of Winston & Strawn LLP and Dickstein Shapiro LLP, focusing on IP litigation and patent portfolio strategy. He holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Jill Weiner
Managing Director, Director of Operations
Sculptor Capital Management
Jill Weiner is a Managing Director and Director of Operations at Sculptor Capital, a global alternative asset manager. She leads the operational platform supporting the firm’s multi-strategy and credit businesses and is responsible for driving operational strategy, scalability, and process innovation across the investment lifecycle.
Over her 15-year tenure at Sculptor, Jill has helped build and enhance the infrastructure supporting a complex global investment platform, partnering across investment, technology, finance, legal, and compliance functions. Her experience spans operational transformation, automation, counterparty management, treasury operations, and the implementation of technology-driven solutions to support growth and evolving market structures.
Prior to joining Sculptor in 2011, Jill was an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank, where she supported multiple derivatives trading desks across a range of asset classes.
Jill holds a B.S. in Finance from Syracuse University and is an active participant in industry discussions on hedge fund operations, technology, and operational excellence.
Evan Wolff
Partner, Co-Chair of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice
Akin
Evan D. Wolff is co-chair of Akin’s cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice and a member of the firm’s government contracts and national security and global investigations practices. He is ranked by Chambers USA as a leading privacy and cybersecurity practitioner and is nationally known for his deep technical background and nuanced understanding of complex cybersecurity legal and policy issues.
Over the past two decades, Evan has led investigations into hundreds of cybersecurity incidents. He regularly conducts training and incident simulations, develops response plans and leads privileged investigations. Additionally, he has advised on hundreds of data breaches, working closely with forensic investigators.
Evan is a Registered Practitioner under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework and draws on his experiences as a scientist, program manager and lawyer to advise leading global companies and their boards of directors on mitigating the risk of cyber and privacy incidents, as well as the planning and execution of the rapid, comprehensive response required when incidents occur. He counsels a broad range of companies across multiple sectors including government contractors, the defense industrial base, transportation, energy, health care, insurance, hospitality, education, and non-profit organizations. His counsel includes advising on global privacy and data security regulations, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Privacy Shield and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and providing legal and technical advice on the Department of Justice’s Bulk Data Collection and Use Policy.
In addition to cybersecurity and privacy issues, Evan frequently advises clients on regulatory compliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as well as multiple cyber False Claims Act (FCA) cases.
Evan is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He served in advisory roles during the formation of the Department of Homeland Security and in 2017 was inducted into the Council on Foreign Relations. Evan remains active in national security policy circles and has previously served as a senior associate (non-resident) in the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), on the Sandia National Lab External Advisory Board, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force, as a panel member on the Department of Defense’s Defense Science Board and a senior adviser at the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. He also served as the co-chair of the ABA Homeland Security Law Institute and as a senior adviser to the ABA Committee on Law and National Security.
Yun Zhang
Head of Infrastructure Architecture
Millennium
As head of infrastructure architecture at Millennium, Yun Zhang drives the firm’s AI platform strategy and execution. Her focus is on building resilient, scalable and secure infrastructure to enable advanced AI applications, development tooling, and infrastructure across the enterprise. In addition to AI, she also oversees high-performance computing, a large-scale Kubernetes platform and developer toolchains. Previously, Zhang was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, serving as chief technology officer and head of engineering for Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions, a wealth management, trading and custody platform. She led cross-functional teams to build digital platforms for trading, custody, private investments and banking services while advancing the use of AI and automation across the business. Earlier in her career at Google, she led teams developing natural language processing algorithms, machine learning infrastructure and search-ranking optimizations. She began her career in building an algorithmic trading platform at Goldman Sachs. Zhang holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Princeton.
