Wall Street & Technology

Welcome to the third annual Gold Book, a compilation of profiles dedicated to the financial industry's most forward-thinking business technology executives. In addition to being able to read the profiles online and in print, a select number of profiles are also available in audio format (look for the audio symbol next to the profile).

Greg MacSweeney, Editor-in-Chief, Wall Street & Technology

	American Century Investments Gudrun Neumann, SVP and CTO Making products visible on the Web (SEO) is one key for growth Green technology in data centers in focus Enhancing technology for distribution channels in progress
	ING Investment Management Tom Schreier, SVP of Information Technology Web 2.0 will have as much of an impact on business as the Net's first generation Project management centralization will standardize success metrics Enhancement of portfolio management capabilities will increase flexibility
	Deutsche Asset Management Sean Kelly, Managing Director, Global Head of Technology and Operations Making products visible on the Web (SEO) is one key for growth Green technology in data centers in focus Enhancing technology for distribution channels in progress
	Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management Steve Rapp, SVP, CTO Products from Latent Zero, Sentinel, will be used in revamped trading system Microsoft's Reporting Services to provide business intelligence Sharepoint internal collaboration helps with a geographically dispersed workforce
	Eaton Vance John L. Shea, VP and CIO Remote data center rebuild will increase efficiency, utilization SOA will help move Eaton Vance to real time processes Previous experience on U.S. Navy submarine keeps John Shea, CIO, grounded
	The Northern Trust Company Nirup Krishnamurthy, CTO, EVP New data center will help increase global capacity Standard IT implementation methodology should help with planning High-performance computing will help firms manage increasingly fast digital markets
	Evergreen Investments George Batejan, CIO Data warehouse gearing up for consolidated view for senior management New accounting platform will be outsourced to State Street to gain efficiency Enhancing pre-trade decision process will help portfolio managers make better decisions
	Pioneer Investments Peter Noll, CTO If the data is correct, everything else works just fine Learning to manage integration important as firms continue to globalize Reengineered global investment systems infrastructure will increase efficiency
	Fidelity Investments Steven E. Elterich, CIO As industry evolves, Fidelity is increasing services to institutional broker-dealers Web 2.0 will enhance Fidelity.com, Streetscape, Advisor.com and Net Benefits Globalization of IT teams is next frontier for firms
	State Street Global Advisors Keith Dennelly, CTO End-to-end alternative investment platform slated for 2007 Enhanced institutional client information delivery technology under development New distribution channel capability in focus
	T.Rowe Price Group Jim Mazarakis, CTO Consumer Web site enhancements aimed at keeping #1 Dalbar Ranking Online communites, such as Second Life, may present an opportunity Knowledge management expansion will continue to help improve customer experience

	Ameriprise Financial and RiverSource Investments Glen Salow, EVP Completing separation from American Express in 2007 a priority Webification of all things will translate into financial services Firm will provide institutional-level portfolio management to retail clients
	JPMorgan Chase & Co. John Galante, SVP and CTO, JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services Best-in-class reporting system deployed globally to more than 1.000 clients. With $15.2 trillion in assets under custody demands superior processing engines. Relationships/intern programs with key universities guarantees a wealth of future talent.
	Citi Markets & Banking John Bottega, Chief Data Officer Citi Markets & Banking CDO John Bottega leads data charge Collaborative data efforts can only help the industry To succeed, data management programs need to be run like a business
	Merrill Lynch Diane Schueneman, SVP, Head of Global Infrastructure Solutions Completion of infrastructure build-out creates "gobal support model" 70 percent of technology investments channeled into new development Straight-through processing platforms for high-volume a priority
	Credit Suisse Tom Sanzone, CIOs Capabilities and presence extending in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America Streamlined processes, structures and systems deliver better results to clients Virtualization technologies employed to improve efficiency, quality and online capability
	Scottrade Inc. Ian Patterson, CIO Web site speed ranks among the highest in the industry Scottrade continues to grow 300-branch base and service more customers Recently announced partnership with McAfee provides customers free security software
	Instinet Inc. Christopher Rogers, Chief Technology Officer Instinet ramps up technology efficiency with a rewrite of its "Core" Overhaul of Newport portfolio trading system offers significant upgrades Chi-X launched for trading European equities; additional systems in the works
	Wachovia Corporate Investment Susan Certoma, CIO DMA and algorithmic trading open door to high-performance computing, Providing a single infrastructure with multiple services key to SOA strategy, Amnet acquisition demands consolidation of wholesale vertical in the mortgage business

	Chicago Board of Trade William McKnight Farrow III, EVP and CIO Planning for proposed merger with the CME in the works Continuing education for employees and community a priority Focus on back-office systems and capitalizing on migration window are key
	International Securities Exchange (ISE) Daniel Friel, CIO ISE grows fully displayed market business, which launched in December 2006 With advent of penny pricing, message rates expected to increase Merger with Eurex expected to close fourth quarter this year
	Chicago Mercantile Exchange Jim Krause, Managing Director and CIO Preparations for merger with Chicago Board of Trade under way Capability in options and over-the-counter trading arena expanding New compression approaches minimize bandwidth utilization and storage growth
	The Nasdaq Stock Market Anna Ewing, EVP of Operations and Technology, and CIO Web-based portal market for qualified institutional buyers launched Equities platform leveraged to grade both equities and options Handling volumes and latency demands for customers continues to drive initiatives
	Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Edwin Marcial, CTO and SVP New clearinghouses in Euopre and U.S. will share technology platform Platform improvements cut response time from 600 ms to 28 ms Production data center moving to Chicago; disaster recovery to Atlanta
	NYSE EURONEXT Steve Rubinow, EVP and CIO Rollout of the Hybrid by year’s end Introduction of the new NYSE Arca options platform Continuing efforts on the "Manhattan Project"

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