ICDPORTAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Senior Vice President
- in 2011 As Vice President, Business Development
Alex Swartwood joined ICD in 2011 as Vice President, Business Development. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management in the Northeast.
EXPERIENCE
Alex has more than 19 years of investment experience, specializing in Institutional Money Funds and Short-Term Liquidity products. Prior to joining ICD, he worked at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and most recently was a Managing Director at Columbia Management.
EDUCATION
Alex earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University and holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses. He is a member of Treasury Management Association of New England (TMANE).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Vice President
- in 2017 As Vice President, Business Development
Bill Hoppe joined ICD in 2017 as Vice President, Business Development. He is responsible for relationship management in the South and Southwest.
EXPERIENCE
Bill has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining ICD, he served as Managing Director at BNYMellon where he worked with leading institutional money managers to assist corporations, public funds, insurance companies, foundations and banks in managing their liquidity needs.
Prior to joining BNYMellon, Bill was employed with Arrowhead Financial, Invesco and Citicorp. He also served as Chairman of the Investment Company Institute (ICI) Money Market Fund Committee from 2007 to 2010.
EDUCATION
Bill earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration degree from Sam Houston State University and holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 66 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Vice President
Brendon Barrett joined ICD in March 2014 and is responsible for business development and client relationship management in the New York Tri-state region and eastern Canada.
EXPERIENCE
Brendon began with ICD as an Associate Trader out of ICD's Boston office before being promoted to an Account Executive at ICD's headquarters in San Francisco in 2015. Later promoted to Senior Account Executive, Brendon was responsible for managing accounts, client communications, product demonstrations and servicing the trade desk. Prior to ICD, Brendon worked at The Oracle Corporation in business development.
EDUCATION
Brendon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Business Administration from Northeastern University. He holds a FINRA Series 6 & 63 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Senior Vice President
- in 2010 As Vice President, Business Development
Craig Stevens joined ICD in 2010 as Vice President, Business Development. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management in the Midwest and Texas.
EXPERIENCE
Craig has over 20 years of experience representing a multitude of corporations, public entities, and financial institutions and their cash investment needs. Prior to joining ICD, he served as Vice President of Institutional Fixed Income for American Beacon Advisors where his primary responsibilities included new business development and client relations.
Prior to joining American Beacon, Craig was Vice President of Wholesale and Institutional Fixed Income Sales at Deutsche/Scudder Investments.
EDUCATION
Craig earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and minors in History, Sociology and Political Science from Bradley University. He holds FINRA Series 6, 63, and 7 licenses, and is an active member of the Association of Financial Professionals and the Treasury Management Associations of Dallas, Fort Worth, and Chicago.
Job Titles:
- Chief Technology Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
Dale Quantz joined ICD in 2023. As Chief Technology Officer, he leads ICD Technology LLC in Golden, Colorado. Dale and his team are focused on enhancing ICD's next generation portal, investment reporting, developing proprietary technology and systems integration with financial institutions, ICD global partners, and treasury workstations.
Experience
Dale comes to ICD with deep experience in building High Performance Engineering Teams and Fintech products. Before joining ICD, Dale was Chief Technology Officer at PolySign where he CTO building a NYDFS regulated Digital Asset Custodian. Prior to PolySign, Dale was at Symphony.com where he was V.P. of Engineering. Over the course of his career, Dale was a Software Development Manager at Amazon where he was employee #2 at their new Silicon Valley office where he led multiple teams to build out Kindle Fire acceleration services.
Education
Dale earned his bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.
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Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
Dave Roach joined ICD as Chief Financial Officer in 2019. He leads the company's global Finance and Accounting operations and Human Resources. As a member of the executive team, he is also instrumental in driving and executing the company's growth strategies as ICD continues to expand its market leadership position.
Experience
Prior to ICD, Dave was SVP and Chief Financial Officer for McKesson Technology where he had responsibilities for Finance, Asset Management, and Integration for McKesson's internal IT function. During his tenure at McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare distribution and services company, Dave held a variety of other finance leadership roles in Corporate and in the company's US Pharma Distribution business unit. Prior to McKesson, Dave worked in finance at AtomShockwave.com, Macromedia, and Sybase, and as an economic consultant at Ernst & Young.
Education
Dave earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Cornell University and his MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Chief of Staff
- Member of the Executive Team
Debby joined ICD in 2010 and is responsible for decision support, gathering and analyzing information and routing inquiries to appropriate departments ensuring timely responses. On the people side, Debby works closely with HR to review organizational plans and structures to identify gaps and help manage ICD's investments in people and align internal processes to improve efficiency throughout ICD.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD Debby was an Account Manager with ASAP Advisor Services and before that she was an RFP Analyst with MWAM (now TCW).
EDUCATION
Debby earned a B.A. in Speech & Theater from Wagner College.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Vice President
Debi Kloeblen joined ICD in September 2022 and is responsible for new business development and client relationship management in California.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Debi worked at BNY Mellon in various positions throughout the bank, most recently on their portal sales team. Prior to BNY Mellon, Debi worked at Lord, Abbett & Co. as a client service associate. Debi started her career as a legal assistant at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLC.
EDUCATION
Debi earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, Government & Law from Lafayette College. She holds a FINRA Series 7 & 63 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Business Advisor
- Co - Founder
- Member of the Executive Team
Ed Baldry co-founded ICD in 2003. He opened ICD's European operation in 2005 and led that organization for over 15 years, while also significantly influencing ICD's growth as the company's global head of sales.
Experience
Ed has an extensive international sales portfolio and is a high-profile influencer in the financial industry. He is author of the book, It Begins with Please and Doesn't End with Thank You, a powerful tool for business and sales success, and is an accredited speaker with the National Speakers Association. Prior to co-founding ICD, Ed served as Director of Deutsche Asset Management's Institutional Money Market Funds.
Education
Ed earned his Bachelor of Speech Communications from San Diego State University. Over the course of his career, he has held the Series, 6, 7, 63, 24 and multiple securities licenses in the UK.
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Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Vice President
- in 2014 As Vice President of Business Development
Grant Smith joined ICD in 2014 as Vice President of Business Development. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management primarily in the Southwest region.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Grant spent nine years as a National Account Executive for SunGard selling the SGN Money Fund Portal where he was the number one sales executive for multiple years. He began his career in corporate treasury services at Concord Financial.
EDUCATION
Grant attended the University of Arizona. He holds both FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Vice President
Jason Owen joined ICD in August 2009 and is responsible for business development and client relationship management in the Georgia, Colorado, Florida and Southern California regions. Jason began with ICD on the Global Trade Desk as a Trader and Account Executive where he had first-hand experience with helping clients utilize the portal.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Jason was an associate with Thomas Lloyd Capital, LLC, the investment banking arm of the Zurich-based Thomas Lloyd Group. Prior to Thomas Lloyd, he served as a Financial Staffing Manager at Robert Half International Inc. Previously, Jason was a member of the Corporate and Venture Services Group at Merriman Curhan Ford & Company.
EDUCATION
Jason has a B.A. in Global and International Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and is both Series 7 and Series 63 certified.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Head of Sales
- Member of the Executive Team
Jeffrey Jellison co-founded ICD in 2003. He has been instrumental in all aspects of the company and has helped the company to become the leading institutional investment portal in the world.
Experience
Prior to ICD, Jeff was head of Capital Market sales with JP Morgan, where he worked with many of the largest banks in the country promoting JP Morgan products and services. Before joining JP Morgan, Jeff was a partner at Mid Atlantic, which was acquired by SunGard, providing SunGard with their first institutional money fund platform.
Education
Jeff earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University. He is a Series 24 licensed principal and is active with the Association of Finance Professionals.
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Job Titles:
- Senior Finance Analyst / San Francisco
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Chief Marketing Officer, Global Head of Partnerships
- in 2018 As Chief Marketing Officer
Justin Brimfield joined ICD in 2018 as Chief Marketing Officer and is a member of ICD's executive management team. Justin is responsible for the firm's marketing efforts, driving strategy and leading the firm's go-to-market planning and execution as ICD expands into new functional and geographic markets.
Experience
Justin comes to ICD with deep domain experience in the treasury space, with a career spanning over 17 years, leading and growing technology companies that service the treasury marketplace. Before joining ICD, Justin was Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Strategy at Reval, a leading Treasury and Risk Management solution provider. Prior to Reval, Justin was SVP of Thomson Financial's Corporate Treasury Services division. Over the course of his career, Justin led and integrated multiple acquisitions, including Selkirk Technologies, FXpress and EcoFinance and successfully brought a number of market-leading solutions to market, such as Thomson ONE Treasury, Treasura and Reval's Treasury & Risk Management solution.
Education
Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Political Science from University of Rochester.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Senior Director
Karl Adams joined ICD in 2010 and is its Senior Director. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management within the United Kingdom.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Karl was a Director at Butlers (ICAP), a treasury consultancy to the public sector.
Karl is a qualified accountant (CIPFA and AAT) and worked within the public sector prior to joining Butlers (Surrey County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council).
EDUCATION
Karl earned his MBA at Kingston University. He is a full member of the Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) and a full member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
- Member of the Business Development Team
Luke Newman re-joined ICD in March 2020 and is responsible for the sales and client relationship management for institution investors across the United Kingdom.
EXPERIENCE
Luke previously worked at ICD for 7 years between 2011 to 2018 when he was Director of EMEA Trading Operations, overseeing the operations and client service team in London. He then went on to join BNY Mellon Investment Management as part of their money market funds sales team.
EDUCATION
Luke obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Kent. He has completed the Investment Management Certificate.
Mason J. Martin - Chief Compliance Officer, EVP
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- EVP
- in 2003 As Global Chief Compliance Officer
Mason Martin joined ICD in 2003 as Global Chief Compliance Officer. Mason is responsible for ICD's compliance with FINRA and FCA. In addition, he supervises all internal and external communications. Mason is a valuable member of ICD's technology and marketing teams, he manages all disaster recovery and business continuity processes, and facilitates firm element continuing education, ongoing training and annual CEO certification.
Experience
Prior to joining ICD, Mason managed the money fund trade desk at Zurich Scudder Investments in Chicago and assisted in a sales effort generating over $20 Billion in assets.
Mason was with Zurich Scudder from December of 1995 to October 2002, where he held various client services positions.
Education
Mason earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Speech Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, with a minor in Finance. He carries FINRA Series 7, 24, and 53 securities licenses.
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Job Titles:
- Applications Support Engineer, Technical Operations
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Marketing Operations / San Francisco
Nick joined ICD in May 2016 and his responsibilities include account management, client communication, product support and trade monitoring.
EXPERIENCE
Nick began with ICD as an Associate Trader out of ICD's Cohasset office and was later promoted to the role of Trader in 2017. Since then he has transitioned to the New Accounts team and is responsible for onboarding new clients, managing existing accounts, client communications, product demonstrations and servicing the trade desk. Prior to ICD, Nick worked at State Street Corporation in CDO reporting.
EDUCATION
Nick earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance at Bryant University. During his time at Bryant, Nick was a vital part of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. He holds a FINRA Series 7 license.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Business Development Team
- Global Account Management & Sales Operations Manager
Pam joined ICD in 2020 and is responsible for managing operations for the Sales and New Accounts teams. She works closely with the heads of both departments, sales reps, account executives, leadership and marketing to help implement productive communications, improve processes and create solid guidelines - all in an effort to build and serve our world-class client community.
EXPERIENCE
Pam's financial experience prior to ICD includes her position as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Client Services for registered investment advisor firm One Charles Private Wealth. Her management experience spans several industries, leading teams as COO and President of multimedia company Antenna Audio, President of private K-12 Sacred Heart School, and Director of Marketing for tech company MediaVue Systems.
EDUCATION
Pam holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a BA from the College of the Holy Cross.
Job Titles:
- Client Onboarding Associate
Paulina joined ICD in April 2023 and is responsible for offshore client onboarding and account management.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Paulina has held numerous positions and internships working for international banks such as HSBC and Barclays in personal banking and relationship management roles.
EDUCATION
Paulina earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Management and is currently working towards obtaining her Master of Science degree in Global Business Management from Roehampton University.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to his business development role within ICD, Rod worked as a Senior Account Executive, overseeing the onboarding of all ICD clients based in the UK and Europe.
EDUCATION
Rod obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He has completed his Unit 1 - IMC and is registered with the FCA.
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
- Member of the Business Development Team
Rod Mackenzie joined ICD in October 2018. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management across Europe.
Sebastian Ramos joined ICD in 2006 and is the company's EVP, ICD Portal. In addition to being responsible for ICD's Global Trading Operations and investment product lineup, Sebastian works closely with ICD Tech and is instrumental in the ongoing development of ICD Portal and ICD's patented, award-winning, exposure analytics application, Transparency Plus®. Sebastian is the product manager and a co-inventor of Transparency Plus.
Experience
Prior to joining ICD, Sebastian was Senior Analyst at Columbia Management where he was responsible for supervising the NSCC Trade Desk. Prior to joining Columbia, Sebastian was an Associate at SG Cowen in Equity Operations.
Education
Sebastian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University and carries FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Account Executive
- Member of the Business Development Team
Steven joined ICD in August 2019 and is responsible for account management, client communication, product support, and trade monitoring.
EXPERIENCE
Steven began with ICD as an Associate Trader out of ICD's San Francisco office where he assisted in trade operations and account maintenance. He was promoted to Account Executive in 2022, and is currently responsible for onboarding new clients, managing existing accounts, client communications, product demonstrations and servicing the trade desk. Prior to joining ICD, Steven held numerous internships in Commercial Brokerage, Construction and Consulting.
EDUCATION
Steven earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with an emphasis in Finance from West Virginia University.
Tammy Snyder joined ICD Tech in 2010 and is the EVP of Program Operations. She leads ICD's financial quality assurance, release management, technology audit, and integration teams.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Tammy led Quality Assurance efforts at various companies including, Visa, TRW Enterprise Solutions and Wells Fargo.
EDUCATION
Tammy earned her Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado, Boulder at the Leeds School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Client Onboarding Specialist
Taylor joined ICD in 2023 and is responsible for client communication, onboarding new clients, and managing existing accounts.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining ICD, Taylor worked in the tech space in client onboarding and customer success roles.
EDUCATION
Taylor earned her Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality management from the University of Central Florida.
Job Titles:
- EVP
- Member of the Executive Team
- Treasurer
Thomas Knight joined ICD in 2006. As EVP and Treasurer of ICD, he is a key member of the finance, sales, and product development teams. As a veteran corporate treasurer and financial executive, he brings customer-centric leadership to the firm and has been instrumental in the success of several key business initiative. As the lead architect of ICD's Transparency Plus application, Tom spearheaded the design and launch of one of the country's most powerful and innovative risk-management tools.
EXPERIENCE
With more than 25 years of corporate treasury management experience, Tom has previously led treasury organizations at Credence Systems, E-Loan, and PeopleSoft. While at PeopleSoft, he was the Business Lead for the PeopleSoft Treasury Application product strategy and development teams.
EDUCATION
Tom earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He holds a permanent cash manager certification (CCM) from the Association of Finance Professionals, and is a former member of the Tech 20 Treasurer's Group.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Director
- Member of the Executive Team
Tom Newton co-founded ICD in 2003. He presides over the strategic direction of the company.
Experience
Prior to co-founding ICD, Tom served as Deutsche Asset Management's head of sales and relationship management for the West Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.
He started off his institutional money fund career at Concord Financial Group where he eventually became national sales manager for institutional money funds.
One of the three original architects of Mid Atlantic (now SunGard), Tom helped to develop an institutional money fund at Scudder Investments' with assets in excess of $20 billion. He brings more than 20 years of financial expertise to ICD, particularly in institutional money market funds, and separate account management sales. Tom has also held senior executive sales positions at Mitchell Hutchins Investors, Cantor Fitzgerald, and BISYS Fund Services.
Education
Tom earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Diego State University. He is a Series 24 licensed principal and is active in the San Francisco Treasury Management Association and the Association of Finance Professionals.
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Tim Golden joined ICD in October 2010. He is responsible for business development and client relationship management in the Midwest.
Job Titles:
- Business Advisor
- Member of the Executive Team
Tom Severance joined ICD in 2020 to lead global account management and sales as a member of ICD's executive management team. He is responsible for building the teams who are guiding ICD prospects and clients globally and for leading ICD's expansion into new markets.
EXPERIENCE
Tom brings over 25 years of experience in financial services with a proven track record in growth. His business direction and vision, contributions to product development and natural team building skills have led account and sales teams through extraordinary periods of growth. Prior to joining ICD, Tom served as Chief Revenue Officer for Qontigo (previously Axioma), where he led the sales and marketing of innovative SaaS solutions for asset managers, hedge funds, asset owners and banks. Combining his leadership and commercial acumen, he also led teams at Markit, QuIC Financial Technologies, Mysis, Algorithmics and Bloomberg.
EDUCATION
Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from St. Lawrence University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- EVP, Product