Edgar Zalite

Chief Data Architect, Americas Deutsche Bank

Edgar is the Chief Data Architect for the Americas for Deutsche Bank, but more recently has also taken on a global role bring the banks metadata together as part of the global Chief Data Office.  He started his career as a physicist working on missile tracking systems for the aerospace industry, but moved into the finance industry about 20 years ago building data management systems for the New York Stock Exchange.  In the past 10 years, Edgar has focused on industry reference data and finance data architecture.  This has included leading data sourcing delivery for CCAR, options symbology rollout, implementing clearing collateral systems, and even early contributions to the FIBO model development.  Along the way, he also worked on algorithm development for a hedge fund start up, and traded equity options for a living.  Edgar has a BE and ME degree in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union, as well as an MBA from NYU Stern, where he was the top finance graduate in his class.