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John is a recognized market data and reference data executive with more than 38 years’ experience across the market and reference data industry with strong expertise in procuring data for investment managers and FinTechs along with developing effective commercial licensing policies for exchanges, index vendors, emerging alt-data suppliers and data centric FinTech firms. Until recently, John served as CEO of 3d Innovations a market data products and consultancy organization with a strong 20+ year track record of assisting investment managers and banks identify alternative sources of data and optimize data spend. His prior roles include serving as Managing Director, Global Head of Market Data and Distribution for the London Stock Exchange Group as well as senior level data management roles at State Street Global Advisors, Columbia Management Group and Wellington Management Company where he managed large market data budgets along with data operations and data quality teams.

In 2023, John founded Watchdog Data Services, LLC, a market data and investment data management advisory firm with a unique approach in tackling a broad spectrum of data challenges experienced by investment organizations, data suppliers and Fintechs. Watchdog Data Services provides investment managers and FinTech organizations with advisory and programs that helps set data strategy, mitigates data usage risk and reduces data costs leveraging proven methods and skills. For exchanges, boutique data originators and FinTechs, John leverages his broad experience to counsel these clients on revenue enhancing commercial policies coupled with strong distribution programs that create sustainable revenue growth. He also has developed a collaborative partnership model with DIACSUS to assist FinTechs and Private Equity firms with M&A market research, due diligence and post transaction synergy planning.