Armando Gonzalez is President & CEO of RavenPack, the leading provider of big data analytics for financial institutions. Armando is an expert in applied big data and artificial intelligence technologies. He has designed systems that turn unstructured content into structured data, primarily for financial trading applications. Armando is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable authorities on automated text and sentiment analysis.

His commentary and research has appeared in leading business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, among many others. Armando holds degrees in Economics and International Business Administration from the American University in Paris and is a recognized speaker at academic and business conferences across the globe.

Peter Hafez is the head of data science at RavenPack. Since joining RavenPack in 2008, he’s been a pioneer in the field of applied news analytics bringing alternative data insights to the world’s top banks and hedge funds. Peter has more than 15 years of experience in quantitative finance with companies such as Standard & Poor's, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Saxo Bank.

He holds a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from Sir John Cass Business School along with an undergraduate degree in Economics from Copenhagen University. Peter is a recognized speaker at quant finance conferences on alternative data and AI, and has given lectures at some of the world’s top academic institutions including London Business School, Courant Institute of Mathematics at NYU, and Imperial College London.

Malcolm is Director of Sales at RavenPack. He is responsible for direct sales, client services, and strategic development at the firm. Malcolm joined RavenPack in 2007 and has played key roles in supporting RavenPack’s customers for more than a decade.

Prior to RavenPack, Malcolm worked at Fidelity National Insurance Company leading IT operations during a period of outstanding growth. Malcolm holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University San Marcos with a specialization in High Technology Management.

Jason joined RavenPack in 2003 and is responsible for the design and implementation of the RavenPack software platform. He is a hands-on technology leader, with a consistent record of delivering break-through products.

A Silicon Valley start-up veteran with 20 years of professional experience, Jason combines technical know-how with an understanding of business needs to turn vision into reality. Jason holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science, along with undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and EECS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kevin is responsible for the team that maintains and enhances RavenPack's market-leading news analytics products. Kevin joined RavenPack in 2003 as a software developer and, prior to assuming responsibility for product, he was one of RavenPack´s senior developers and sales support engineers. As such, he has detailed knowledge of RavenPack's clients and technology and has been a major contributor to the evolving News Analytics industry.

Kevin has a first-class honors degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Limerick and has studied an Executive MBA at the IE Business School in Spain.

Tania joined RavenPack in 2003 and assumed responsibility for RavenPack's financial, legal, tax, human resource, and administrative functions. With more than 15 years of experience in similar positions, Tania is a multi-talented, versatile, and experienced manager who has helped develop and strengthen companies from start-up organizations to large, privately-held companies with global presence.

Prior to RavenPack, Tania has worked in the legal, healthcare, and services sectors. Tania has been instrumental in shaping RavenPack's foundations as a commercial entity and recognized leader in its space.

Ashish is in charge of identifying and evaluating business development opportunities for RavenPack. In this role he is spearheading RP's Go To Market strategy for internal content analysis solutions and handling new strategic sales. Ashish joins the senior management team and will be reporting directly to the CEO.

Prior to RavenPack Ashish was the Cloud Business Development Director for Oracle EMEA, with responsibility for driving business development for PaaS & IaaS solutions, Oracle’s fastest growing area. In this role Ashish contributed in defining and executing Oracle’s Go To Market for the region, his activities included providing enablement and expertise in the area of Cloud for sales teams and externally for customers and partners.