Abhishek Tiwari MBA, 2003 (Finance & Management Information Systems-SUNY, Buffalo) works for the Management Accounting function within theFinance Division at M&T Bank.
Anupama Sharma
Anupama Sharma is the Asia Pacific correspondent of FSO and manages the Singapore office of FS Outsourcing Inc. She has several years of experience working in large financial companies, with responsibilities including business development and management of relationships with banks and corporate clients, managing the trade finance desk and dealing in instruments like Bills of Exchange- Clean and under L/C, inter-corporate deposits and commercial paper. Anupama has done her MBA in finance from the prestigious Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bombay, India.
Aron Midownik
Aron Miodownik leads a boutique advisory and consulting business called Cambrian Associates that serves CEOs, COOs, CIOs, VC and Private Equity firms operating in the intersection between the finance and technology sectors. Cambrian focuses on capital raising, business development, operational restructuring, due diligence and technology strategy for its clients.
Prior to starting Cambrian Associates, Aron was the COO of Merrill Lynch's Research Department from 2002-2005 where he implemented the NextGen technology platform (based on Microsoft technologies), launched the iQanalytics suite of products, and helped restructure the department and manage the regulatory risk programs.
Prior to his COO role, Aron held a number of senior roles at Merrill including: the Global Head of Technology Strategy & Business Development, the Head of Business Continuity, The Head of the Alternative Development Centers, the Head of BPO initiatives, the head of Quarterly Business Reviews and the CIO for Global Research.
Before joining Merrill Lynch, Aron was an Executive Director in UBS's Equities Division where he held a number of senior e-commerce, business development, operations risk and merger integrations roles. Prior to his time at UBS, Aron spent 8 years with Accenture (formally Andersen Consulting) performing strategic business reviews, M&A planning, technology strategy and operational restructurings for clients in UK, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, US, and Continental Europe. Aron graduated from Durham University in 1987 with a degree in Engineering Science and Management
Barbara Edington
Barbara Edington has recently joined the Tabb Group as the Director of the Business Value Management Practice.
Prior to joining The Tabb Group, Barbara spent 20 years in the investment industry where she learned first hand about the importance of business and technology alignment. She has managed major investment and operational projects in her work at SEI where she was responsible for the development and launch of several proprietary mutual funds and packaged asset allocation programs. She directed the project from the senior management level and led cross-functional activities to deliver asset conversions for launch, back office shareholder and accounting system integration as well as legal and marketing functions in order to meet requirements on-time and on-budget. She also consulted with banks and financial institutions to help them develop their mutual fund and retail investment program strategy. As a facilitator, worked with multi-disciplinary groups to develop new marketing directions, solve business process issues and improve rapport between functional areas tasked with a new project.
At Goldman Sachs, where one of Barbara"s assignments was as an Executive Director in the Asset Management Division in the London office, she was responsible for offshore product development which included the technology integration, multi-national project development, web site creation and project oversight of mutual fund Euro-conversion. She was also responsible for packaged product development including an asset allocation program which required integrated technology solutions, differential service levels and training module creation.
As a doctoral student at Pace University, Barbara"s research is in the interdisciplinary area of management and technology where she is focusing on a qualitative approach to assessing the business value of IT. The conversion effectiveness associated with technology is one of the key areas which ultimately impact the return on IT investments and the human element of managing that conversion is of particular interest.
Barbara is also an adjunct professor in Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University. She has developed a graduate level course entitled "Corporate Survival Guide for Technologists" which is aimed at developing the business and financial skills of computer science students. She has also conducted extensive training within the corporate environment and she is an instructor at Baruch College.
An active member of the community, Barbara is also involved in the inaugural event for TrendSetters Network, a volunteer effort to create a symposium and on-line learning tool for young girls interested in science and technology careers.
Daniel Latimore
Daniel Latimore, CFA, is global research director with IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM Global Business Services.
David Weild IV
New boardmember David Weild IV, is chairman & CEO of The National Research Exchange, a marketplace for equity research that will launch in the first half of 2005. Previously, David Weild was vice chairman of The NADSAQ Stock Market, Inc., where he oversaw the Corporate Client Group, the only of NASDAQ's three core businesses that grew revenues profitably during his tenure over a down market. While at NASDAQ, Weild was a member of the Office of the CEO and the Operations Management Committee. Prior to joining NASDAQ, Weild served as president of PrudentialSecurities.com and the consumer e-commerce activities of Prudential Life Insurance, Prudential Real Estate, Prudential Investments and Prudential Bank & Trust. He was also a former head of Prudential Securities' corporate finance and global equity transactions groups and was a member of the firm's senior management council.
Dennis F. Penepacke
Dennis F. Penepacker is an associate in the outsourcing practice of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. Dennis' practice is focused on information-technology and business-process outsourcing/sourcing, licensing, technology transactions and mergers and acquisitions for national and global clients. He is based in Chicago.
Desmond MacRae
Desmond MacRae is a New York-based free-lance business writer specializing in banking, finance, and investments. He can be reached at desmondmacrae@nyc.rr.com.
