New York Winter Data Summit 2024

Farah started in the alternative data space by providing patent intelligence to public and private equity investors. In conjunction, Farah worked with corporate research & development departments from a broad range of industries.

Farah has an LLB in Law from Durham University.

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Henry supports the Consulting arm at Neudata, informing and assisting data-owning firms to enter and better compete in the alternative-data market.

Henry formerly worked as a consultant in technology policy, helping tech firms navigate business-critical geopolitical shifts, changes in regulatory regimes, and new product launches that leveraged emerging technologies. Prior to his role as a consultant, Henry completed a Masters in conflict studies at the London School of Economics and a Scottish Masters in International Relations at the University of St Andrews.

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Ian Picache was most recently Managing Director and Chief Analytics Officer at Roark Capital, a consumer-focused private equity firm with $38 billion AUM. At Roark, he is responsible for the department that uses data and analytics to help Roark be better investors and drive value in its portfolio companies. At Roark Ian rebuilt the firm's data function, improving the depth, speed, and accuracy of insights.

Prior to Roark, Ian was the Managing Partner and co-founder of Two Six Capital. Over eight years, Ian and his team built a distinctive data analytics platform, drawing upon 25 years of intellectual property, academic research, and the analysis of over $160 billion in granular, transaction-level data. Ian was also on the Advisory Board of the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative.

Ian co-founded and was the sole investor in several ecommerce companies, including the luxury flash sale site Bergine (acquired by Gilt Groupe). Over the course of his technology investing career, Ian has completed investments in 22 technology companies with 17 IPOs and acquisitions. Ian received a B.A. in Engineering Sciences and Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Ian heads the Client Engagement group at Neudata, as well as its busy programme of events. He has spent the last six years helping asset managers, investment banks and retailers to get value out of traditional and alternative data. Prior to that, Ian's experience encompassed analytical and commercial roles at Vodafone, Bank of Scotland and Liberty Mutual.

Ian holds an MA in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, and a Saltire Fellowship in Entrepreneurship from Babson College, Massachusetts.

Hi, Jason Koulouras, or Jason K as well, I am delighted to be a customer of Neudata and involved in the alternative data space.  Recently, Neudata requested me to step up my engagement, resulting in me being here today as part of this distinguished panel.

I have 38 years of working experience in the capital markets, of which the past 28 years relate directly to the Market, Research and Reference Data practices. Combining vendor, sell-side, buy-side, and exchange experience, my intent is to bring a quality voice from the buyside/consumer camp that is both advocacy leading and practically workable, striving to bring both relationship management and longer-term perspective as the essential attributes and goals.

The most rewarding aspect of my professional opportunities is my commitment to take calls, with folks seeking to enter/transition into the capital markets industry, as part of my core values of helping people.  At its core, I design my role as Servant-Leader, something I had an idea of what that was in the mid-90’s and have continued to evolve, refine, and grow over time.  To close, I also love reading books, especially about subjects I have little or no understanding of, to constantly push the horizon broader of realizing how much I don’t know, achieving continuous growth and learning.  

Thank you for indulging me in this opportunity to speak today and I’m happy to speak to anyone later today or reach out to me via LinkedIn.

Jeff Shacket manages market intelligence and analytics services that enable professionals to make better decisions. Jeff has more than twenty years experience in building teams of consultants who provide top-notch advice and support to retain customers and increase revenue. He has drive success in a wide range of organization sizes, types (private, public, government), and conditions (growing, struggling, merging, acquiring).

Jeff Tyler is responsible for the strategy and development of Insurance Quantified’s products, leading a high-performing team of product managers, engineers, data scientists and program managers. Backed by Two Sigma, a global pioneer in the financial sciences, Insurance Quantified is the market leader in AI-powered underwriting, enabling commercial P&C insurance carriers and MGAs to efficiently extract the data they need to get insights that accelerate and optimize their underwriting process. In 2023, Insurance Quantified acquired Groundspeed Analytics, a company at the forefront of ingestion and data solutions for the commercial P&C industry.

Jeff joined Insurance Quantified after over 11 years at Bloomberg LP, where he innovated and drove transformation across all aspects of trading systems. Prior to Bloomberg, Jeff was a software engineer focused on intelligent radar signal processing algorithms and high-performance computing at Black River Systems Company. Jeff holds a B.S. and an M.S. in computer science from SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a focus on applying neural network architectures to signal processing.

Jingwen Li is the Head of Financial Data at Patsnap, where she leads the design and development of cutting-edge financial data products. She drives innovative solutions for global clients in asset management and banking, leveraging her expertise in data integration, automation, and financial modeling. Jingwen has successfully led the launch of multiple data products, delivering impactful insights and creating significant value for clients worldwide.