Dr. Alexei Jiltsov has more than 20 years’ experience in capital markets and quantitative finance. Prior to Tradefeedr, Alexei co-founded Blacktree, a macro-systematic currency hedge fund. Before that, Alexei was building Quantitative FX franchise for Lehman Brothers and was responsible for managing $1.8bn of client capital. Alexei also held research positions at the London Business School and University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Alexei holds PhD in Finance from London Business School, MSc. in Applied Mathematics from Moscow State University and MA in Economics from New Economic School. Articles written by Alexei have been published in the Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics. His research has received awards and has been referenced by major policymakers.

Balraj Bassi has 18 years of experience within capital markets. Prior to Tradefeedr, Balraj co-founded Blacktree Investment Partners LLP in 2009, a macro-systematic currency hedge fund. Before Blacktree, Balraj worked at Lehman Brothers where he was responsible for FX sales within Institutional Client Group in Europe and heavily involved in Lehman Brothers’ rise in the electronic trading space in FX. Balraj also worked at State Street for 7 years and was an integral part of the team building the electronic trading platform franchise for State Street Global Markets being head of FX product. Balraj holds a BEng. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from University College London (UCL).

Vincenzo Dimase is Global Sales Strategy & Execution Director, FX at Refinitiv. Vincenzo began his career in Reuters Dubai and then covered several key roles within the company, with a special focus on trading, Foreign Exchange and regulation. He is an expert on regulatory matters – including MiFID II, EMIR, IBOR Reform and the FX Global Code. He has presented and moderated at several prominent industry workshops and conferences across Europe and globally.

In Italy, Vincenzo is the Managing Director for Refinitiv Italy SpA. He is leading the Regulations Commission at ASSIOMFOREX (the largest financial markets association in Italy) and managed creation and launch of ASSIOMFOREX FX Global Code Public Register. 

Alex currently leads Pre-trade FX Workflow, Data & Analytics at LSEG. He is responsible for Refinitiv Workspace delivering an end-to-end workflow experience within our flagship FXMM offering to FX & Money Markets Traders & Sales people. Prior to this role, Alex led the Trading Sales Strategy & Execution team within Sales & Account Management.

Alex Goraieb joined Reuters in Sept 1998. Prior to joining Reuters Alex worked at Knight-Ridder Financial (1995-1998) as a Treasury Market Specialist (FX, Rates & Technical Analysis), and Banco Popular Español (1990-1993) in Corporate Treasury Sales. He holds an MBA from Imperial College (London), and a Business Management Degree from Manchester. He lives & works in London.