Neal Naidoo, Head of Investment Platform Solutions

Neal is the Head of Investment Platform Solutions, with a strategic focus on the North American and EMEA regions. In this role, Neal is responsible for delivering the next generation of Investment Management Platform solutions at scale. He collaborates closely with our AI and EDM teams to ensure holistic value delivery to our clients. 

Neal brings 20 years of extensive experience in the finance industry. Before his current role, Neal led the IBD Analytics group within Barclays Investment Banking Division. There, he was instrumental in delivering financial engineering and quantitative advisory products across various asset classes. Neal also played a key role in the Barclays Group Innovation Office, where he worked on developing capital markets innovations. His work involved close collaboration with fintech start-ups specializing in capital markets, analytics, and financial engineering. At Deutsche Bank, he held leadership positions, including running the EMEA Electronic Execution and Analytics division and co-leading the European Central Risk Team. Additionally, Neal has experience trading delta one products during his tenure at Goldman Sachs. 

Neal is deeply committed to leveraging a broad spectrum of technological capabilities, including AI, Data Science, Financial Engineering, and Machine Learning, to create significant value for clients. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, with specializations in Security and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Cape Town and Rand Academic University.