The Board of Directors is supported by several WSTA Committee Members who drive and support specific initiatives.
Special Advisor Committee
The Special Advisor Committee is comprised of technology specialists and business professionals that assist the WSTA on specific projects and/or initiatives.
Alex Berson
Consultant
John Checco
Consultant
John Killeen
WSTA, Immediate Past President
Michael Maffattone
MultiMix IT LLC, CIO
Ronald F. Ries
CPA, CGMA
Joseph Salvatore
WSTA Content Advisory Committee
The Content Advisory Committee is comprised of visionary industry leaders who are intimately familiar with the business and technology trends of the financial services industry. This Committee develops the content and topics that are addressed in seminars, panels, roundtables and Digital News.
Johna Till Johnson – Committee Chair
Nemertes Research, CEO and Founder
Alex Berson
Consultant
Luc Boivin
Verizon Business Group, Managing Director – 5G & Enterprise Solutions
Kim Bozzella
Protiviti, Managing Director, Technology Strategy
Randall Brett
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Head of Risk Technology
Tom Brown
NTT DATA Services, Senior Vice President
Mark Bubar
Verizon Business Group, Managing Principal Global Financial Services
Jo Ann Cooper
WSTA, Executive Director
Vibha Gupta
TD Ameritrade, Vice President, Digitization
Johna Till Johnson
Nemertes Research, CEO and Founder
Phyllis Lampell
WSTA, Executive Director
Scott Miller
AT&T Business, Lead Channel Manager
Peter Mottram
Protiviti, Managing Director, Enterprise Data and Analytics
Deepa Nagaraj
Mphasis, Head of Corporate Communications
Thomas I. Piderit
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Vice President
Eric Reddel
Booz Allen Hamilton, Financial Services Principal
Shyamal Sen
Bank of New York Mellon, Director of Enterprise Business Architecture
Denise Akeroyd-Scanlin
AT&T Business, Marketing Director – Financial Industry Solutions
Paul Sturr
Morgan Stanley, Executive Director Client Reporting
Chuck Thomas
Gartner, Research Director, Banking and Investment Services (BIS) Research
Matt Trokey
NTT DATA Services, Managing Director
Scott Walters
Booz Allen Hamilton, Vice President
WSTA Digital News Publication Committee
The Digital News Committee, comprised of technology and business professionals, reviews and edits educational articles contributed by WSTA Vendor Affiliates, analysts, members, and other industry professionals. The Committee provides feedback and recommendations so that the content is beneficial to financial technology and business professionals.
Jo Ann Cooper – Committee Chair
WSTA, Executive Director
Joshua Crandall
Morgan Stanley, Vice President
Ian G. DiBernardo
Brown Rudnick LLP, Chair, IP Litigation Practice Group; Practice Group Leader, US Technology Group
Paul Kirvan
Paul Kirvan Associates
Shyamal Sen
Bank of New York Mellon, Director of Enterprise Business Architecture
WSTA Seminar Content Review Committee
The Seminar Content Review Committee is comprised of financial firm technology professionals who review presenter abstracts and presentations for each seminar to ensure that the content provided is educational versus sales oriented. They also provide constructive feedback and direction so that the material covered is timely and relevant to WSTA members and other industry professionals in attendance.
Jo Ann Cooper – Committee Chair
WSTA, Executive Director
John P. Abato
Consultant
Alex Berson
Consultant
Raj Bhaskar
Raymond James, Vice President of Technology Strategy, RIA & Custody Services
Randall Brett
Pine River Capital Management, Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
Larry Caminiti
Transamerica, IT Manager – ALM Hedging, Derivative Trading and Analytics
Deepak Chandran
Morgan Stanley, Security Architect
Pinaki Datta
Citigroup, Global Head of FX Prime Brokerage Technology
David Ho
Citigroup, Technical Information Security Officer
Hari Kilakkencherry
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Executive Director, Global Equity Technology
Swamy Kocherlakota
S&P Global, CIO
James Kostulias
TD Ameritrade, Managing Director, Retail Client Experience
Phyllis Lampell
WSTA, Executive Director
Thomas I. Piderit
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,Vice President
Fahima Rafiqi
Citigroup, EIO&T Analyst GIDA Strategy & Reengineering
Shyamal Sen
Bank of New York Mellon, Director of Enterprise Business Architecture
Paul Sturr
Morgan Stanley, Executive Director Client Reporting
WSTA Boston Expansion Committee
The Boston Expansion Committee helps to identify new member and vendor prospects to participate in local seminars and networking events. They provide input on content, panels, and end-user discussions as well as moderate, promote, and attend Boston events.
Donald Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Senior Vice President & CIO
John F. Looney
State Street Bank Corporation, Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Data Officer
Nick Pinarligil
Fidelity Investments, Head of Enterprise Infrastructure
Alec Polnarev
Harvard Management Company, Managing Director – Information Technology
If you are currently a Corporate or Individual Member or an Affiliate who is interested in volunteering to become a WSTA Committee Member, please send us a message.