Neil Lesher is a Senior Market Data Business Analyst with extensive experience in real-time data feeds, quote systems, data license products, reference data, and feed migrations. He has a strong background in cost savings initiatives, trading floor support, vendor relations, software testing/packaging, and all aspects of market data contracts, MDM & FITS inventory, and knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, FactSet among others. With a business administration degree from the University of Hartford, Neil has worked in large, global Asset Management firms, where he supported Sell Side Research Analysts to meet their data needs. He is highly skilled in platform/cost analysis and works closely with businesses to determine alternative vendors that can deliver their requirements. Neil is an expert in Exchange relations/Audits, Contract & Vendor management, negotiations, and sourcing. Currently, he supports the Market Data needs of multiple regional Asset Management teams.