Greater Boston
I’m a senior technology leader with 20+ years of experience modernizing infrastructure, strengthening security, and driving operational transformation across hedge funds and financial‑services organizations. My work centers on building resilient, scalable environments while enabling teams to adopt new technologies safely and effectively — including practical, real‑world AI. I manage MSPs, external consultants, and technology service providers, ensuring alignment with business needs, SLAs, and compliance standards. I partner closely with legal, compliance, investment, and operations teams to deliver secure, reliable, and forward‑looking technology solutions. My career spans hands‑on engineering, infrastructure leadership, CTO‑level consulting, and executive‑level technology management — giving me a unique ability to bridge strategy, execution, and communication across all levels of an organization. Specialties: Infrastructure architecture, AI adoption & governance, cloud migration, cybersecurity, DR/BCP, vendor/MSP management, financial‑services technology, virtualization, storage, networking, automation, and cross‑functional leadership.
Lead firm‑wide technology strategy, infrastructure operations, and modernization initiatives. Oversee network, security, storage, virtualization, telephony, and cloud platforms. Drive AI adoption, including Microsoft Copilot for business users and Cursor for development and quantitative teams. Develop AI governance, usage policies, and compliance alignment for responsible AI deployment. Manage MSPs, external consultants, and technology service providers to ensure SLA adherence and delivery quality. Partner with legal and compliance teams on due diligence, regulatory responses, and policy development. Lead vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, procurement, and budgeting. Strengthen DR/BCP posture and reduce recovery objectives through improved planning and testing. Build development, test, and staging environments supporting software and quantitative research teams. Lead cloud adoption initiatives, including Office 365 and email compliance/archiving migrations.
Served as virtual CTO overseeing cloud infrastructure, market‑data vendor services, and on‑premises systems. Enhanced disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Managed cybersecurity processes, procedures, and third‑party security compliance due‑diligence responses. Delivered firm‑wide cybersecurity training. Advised senior leadership on best practices and emerging technologies.
Provided strategic consulting, onsite support, and project leadership for complex client environments. Served as senior technical resource, mentoring junior staff and guiding technical decision‑making. Developed new business opportunities within the financial‑services sector. Advised executive leadership on strategic partnerships, best practices, and internal policy development.
Global Business Technologies provides outsourced IT services for small and medium sized businesses. Specializing in: Networking Security Wireless Critical Application Support Infrastructure Management Strategic Technology Consulting Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning www.gbtboston.com
Highfields Capital Management is a value-oriented investment management firm which manages private investment funds for endowments, charitable and philanthropic foundations, pension funds and other institutional and private investors. Highfields' investment funds have over $11 Billion in net capital invested worldwide in public and private companies across a wide variety of industries and security types. The firm was founded in 1998 and is based in Boston, MA.