AltX Appoints Roy Singh as Chief Technology Officer

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AltX today announces that Roy Singh joins as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately.

“Roy’s extensive experience in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing and machine learning will catapult our product capabilities and offerings to new heights,” said Sam Hocking, Founder and CEO of AltX. “Roy’s deep technical knowledge, coupled with his understanding of quantitative finance, is precisely the expertise that AltX needs to build on its position as the next-generation intelligence platform for the alternative investment market.”

Roy has a proven track record in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing, machine learning and quantitative finance. Prior to joining AltX, Roy served as the CTO of Guavus, Inc., a leading global telecoms data analytics platform and solutions provider. He spent 20 years prior to that in leadership roles at other prominent enterprise technology and data analytics companies, including working for Microsoft’s Enterprise Architecture team and delivering natural language processing solutions for government counterterrorism organizations, and recommender systems for on-line retailers. Roy also has extensive experience working in the financial technology industry, preceded by eight years at The Boston Consulting Group. Roy holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Sam as well as the other Wall Street veterans and technology experts on the AltX team to continue building a best-in-class alternatives intelligence product,” said Roy. “I look forward to using my expertise in data science and natural language processing to help investors make smarter investment decisions.”

Marco Iansiti, an AltX advisor and board member, as well as Head of Harvard Business School’s Technology Management Group added, “Roy’s background and expertise is quite unique in that it spans across data science, technology and the financial markets. He will catalyze the company’s ability to drive innovation and transformation in alternative investments.”

Roy replaces Christian McCarrick who joined the company in 2014.

About AltX

AltX is the next generation intelligence platform for the alternatives market. AltX combines innovative science, technology, relational and behavioral data, with traditional financial analytics and regulatory data, to deliver superior manager and market insights and to help users make smarter investment decisions. Proprietary algorithms, big data, superior analytics, real time news and relationship mapping help both investors and hedge funds identify more compatible investment relationships and opportunities. The AltX user base is made up of investment professionals from hedge funds, investment banks, pension funds, endowments, asset managers, family offices and more.

AltX, and parent company iMatchative, were founded by Sam Hocking in 2012, and are headquartered in San Francisco.

For more information about AltX, go to www.getAltX.com.

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AltX
Megan Stinson, 415-757-2874
[email protected]

Source: AltX

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