Bill NicholsBill Nichols has been at the intersection of technology and finance for twenty-five years. He co-founded and served as CEO of a research firm acquired by Thomson Financial in 1995, and spent the following seven years with Thomson. Subsequently, he spnt three years in venture capital related organisations, followed by consulting stints for major banks, asset management firms, and securities exchanges. He has participated as an expert in multiple ISO standards groups and is the former Convenor of the ISIN Standard for financial instruments. With Mark Flood, he co-chaired the Data Committee of the Committee to Establish the National Institute of Finance. Currently a Senior Advisor for Information Architecture and Innovation at the Office of Financial Research, he was previously Data Architect at Bridgewater Associates in their Data Research group. Read More Read Less