Kevin McPartland is an accomplished financial services professional with over twenty years of expertise in market structure, technology, and regulatory changes. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in engineering and began his career as a trader before joining Greenwich Associates as Head of Research. Currently, McPartland is a prominent thought leader and speaker at various industry conferences, and his insights regularly appear in top publications like The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. Additionally, he is a sought-after commentator for business media like NASDAQ, Bloomberg TV, and CNBC. Due to his vast knowledge and experience in the financial markets, he has testified several times to regulatory bodies like the US Senate’s Banking Committee, the SEC, and the CFTC. In his spare time, McPartland mentors aspiring financial professionals as an Advisory Board Member for the Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.