Lou Kuhlmann is a seasoned Sales and Business Development professional with a wealth of experience in financial services, trading, and the vendor space in the US and Europe. He has expertise in PMS, CLO, loan trading, direct lending, structured credit, FINTECH Data Sales, electronic trading, market infrastructure, bank loans business development, fixed income with a focus on emerging markets, CDS, e*trading, data distribution, social entrepreneurship, and mission related investing. Lou's background includes a BA in Political Science from Tulane University and an MBA in International Business from DePaul University, Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

He has worked in various roles, including Director of Business Development at BAM, Senior Sales Executive at ClearStructure Financial Technology, Sales Specialist Ice Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, and Emerging Market Sales and Product Management at MarketAxess. Additionally, Lou has held positions in various organizations such as The Doe Fund, Inc., Tessellate Inc., San Vision Energy Technology, Panton Capital Group, BlueBay Asset Management, Cargill Investor Services, CREDIT LYONNAIS ROUSE, NIKKO SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, and CONTINENTAL FIRST OPTIONS FUTURES as Career Developer, Sales Manager, Credit Trader, Senior Broker/Salesman and Booth Broker/Runner.

When Lou is not working, you can catch him at the gym or at the dojo practicing martial arts, or out for a run. He is known to be a proficient communicator who takes a consultative approach to sales and business development, first understanding clients' needs before delivering appropriate solutions that help solve their problems.