Mark is the Head of Data Sourcing at Capital Fund Management (CFM), the Paris-based fully systematic quantitative hedge fund first established in 1991. Mark is also the creator and host of The Alternative Data Podcast, which over 120+ episodes explores the growing world of alternative data with interviews with providers, funds, marketplaces, central banks and regulators. Previously, Mark was a Senior Geopolitics Analyst at Stratfor and he holds a Masters in Big Data from IE University in Madrid and an MSc in International Business from Leeds University Business School.

Barney joined Neudata's research team in 2021, where he is responsible for uncovering new datasets across a range of sectors including ESG, digital and consumer-oriented landscapes. Previously, Barney spent three years at an executive search firm executing mandates across ESG, distribution, investment roles.He holds an MA in History from the University of St Andrews.

Brandon Marsh is CEO at Playfair, founding the company after working as an Economist in the CPI Division for the Government of Canada. Following his tenure in the public sector, he began trading full-time using modern social information, starting Playfair to make sense of the disarray he was confronted with in finance's online landscape. Funded by Rough Draft Ventures, a fund of funds of General Catalyst, he and his core team of Cornell Master's Engineers rank and score 10s of Millions of social points, creating a comprehensive accuracy assessment of 600k+ social accounts bought by Multinational Banks and some of the world's largest hedge funds. Outside of data sales, Brandon manages a $300k portfolio for a large Canadian bank conglomerate, combining his knowledge of the market with his proprietary social strategies, continuing to improve upon his passion for live trading in the markets as well. Brandon intends to continue building institutional grade social finance data to one day create a financial search engine that can query what anyone in the world thinks about the market in the current moment, and point in time through the history of the markets.

Ian heads the Client Engagement group at Neudata, as well as its busy programme of events. He has spent the last six years helping asset managers, investment banks and retailers to get value out of traditional and alternative data. Prior to that, Ian's experience encompassed analytical and commercial roles at Vodafone, Bank of Scotland and Liberty Mutual.Ian holds an MA in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, and a Saltire Fellowship in Entrepreneurship from Babson College, Massachusetts.

Julia has over four years of experience as an analyst and account manager in consulting and financial services. Prior to Neudata, Julia worked at Macrobond Financial, the Foresight Factory and Gatehouse Advisory Partners. As an analyst, she covered a broad range of topics and sectors, including consumer trends, retail investing and the global macroeconomy.

Julia holds an MSc in Economy, Risk and Society from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics, Politics and Sociology from the University of Westminster.

Kelly Koscuiszka serves as co-chair of the Investment Management Regulatory & Compliance Group, where she advises private funds on regulatory and compliance matters, particularly the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Kelly supports clients undergoing SEC examinations, including by handling deficiency letters and enforcement referrals and also uses that experience to assist clients with exam preparedness. Kelly specializes in the intersection of regulation and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, alternative data, web scraping and electronic communications. She also advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity. Kelly regularly conducts client training sessions and is a sought-after presenter at leading industry conferences. Kelly is admitted to the Bar in New York and has Court Admissions in the US Supreme Court; the US District Court of New Jersey; and the US District Courts in Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Kelly received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from Rutgers University.

Manish Goyal is an Operating Partner in the Portfolio Support Group at Berkshire Partners. Prior to joining Berkshire in 2020, Manish was the Group Chief Strategy Officer at Singtel in Singapore. He was also previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he served clients both as an advisor and as a seconded operating executive. Earlier in his career, he also worked on handwriting recognition research at Microsoft. Manish received a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, an M.S. from the University of Washington, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Michael leads the corporate client group at Neudata.  He and his team work tirelessly to help corporate clients effectively identify and source external data from thousands of data vendors.  Michael has over twenty years of senior leadership experience at companies where he drove digital transformation and data-driven culture.  Most recently Michael ran sales and marketing at alternative data provider Sequentum, Inc.

Michael received his MBA from the Columbia Business School in New York.

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Neil Callahan is a Founder and Managing Partner at Pilot Growth Equity and is based in New York City. Neil has over 25 years of technology investing and operating experience and is a successful bootstrapped software entrepreneur. He has advised many of the world’s leading technology companies on strategy, product management, sales & marketing, infrastructure and operations. Neil serves on the boards of Perthera, r4 Technologies and Velocidi and his other active investments include Bizzabo (board observer), CB Insights, Counsyl, Metabiota and Webgility. Neil’s previous investments include Zenedge (acquired by Oracle) and C-Legal (acquired by Ernst & Young).

Prior to Pilot Growth, Neil was the Co-founder and CEO of Sitaro LTD., a leading CRM software company with customers including Adobe, AT&T, Cisco, CA, eBay, eHarmony, IBM, Philips and SAP, which was acquired by CoActive Marketing Group (CMKG, now part of Dentsu, Inc). At CoActive, Neil was a member of the executive team as the President of the Digital Business Unit and as the EVP of Business Development where he led M&A and strategic partnership initiatives and completed several acquisitions. While at CoActive, Neil expanded the client portfolio into the automotive, technology, financial services and sports & apparel verticals.

Prior to co-founding Sitaro, Neil was a Vice President of Marketing Technology & Strategy for Young & Rubicam / Wunderman where he created integrated digital and media investment strategies for AT&T, Citibank, IBM and Sony. Neil began his career with Andersen Consulting as a software developer and an engagement manager, where he created technology solutions for the Fortune 50. While at Andersen, Neil developed a global trade management and reconciliation platform for an international bank, created the financial and customer management systems for a large global wireless carrier, led the product management of a local telephony product for a large global telecommunication company and reengineered the supply chain for a large North American retailer.

Neil earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.