Eric Poon

Eric Poon is a Senior Director at Nasdaq with over 20 years of professional experience in technology, administration, and finance. In his current role, he is responsible for overseeing complex technology projects, establishing best practices, engineering, and supporting systems for securities trading operations.

Career Highlights

Eric has served in various roles at Nasdaq, including:

• Senior Director (current position)
• Director
• Principal Technologist
• Principal Systems Administrator

Prior to joining Nasdaq, Eric worked in engineering and administrator roles at prominent financial firms such as Instinet/Inet Ats, Island Ecn, and Ziff Brothers Investments.

Expertise and Responsibilities

As a Senior Director, Eric Poon's key areas of focus include:

• Designing and developing advanced trading platforms
• Ensuring fast, reliable, and secure services for clients
• Systems administration
• Networking
• Automation

His expertise has contributed significantly to Nasdaq's innovation and excellence in the financial technology sector.

Notable Achievements

Eric Poon has been recognized for his contributions to Nasdaq's technology initiatives. In a case study, he highlighted the impact of implementing AppDynamics for application performance management:

"On our first proof-of-concept, we saw results within an hour," Eric stated, emphasizing the tool's efficiency in providing valuable business data through application metrics.1

Education

Eric Poon holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional life, Eric enjoys:

• Hiking
• Exploring new cultures
• Learning new technologies

Eric Poon's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username eric-poon-5080553, where he maintains a network of over 500 connections.2