Driving clarity, precision and progress in capital markets technology 

Peter led the creation of STAC in 2006 to reduce the enormous time and effort the finance industry invests in evaluating high technology. Post the acquisition, Peter continues as a valued Strategic Advisor to the management team. Peter has over 30 years of experience in technology and financial services. Prior to STAC, he was SVP of the $240M market data technology business at Reuters and held management positions at Citibank, First Chicago, and operating-system maker IGC. Peter has an MBA, Masters in International Relations, and Bachelors in Chemistry from the University of Chicago.

Jennifer keeps the STAC community functioning smoothly. In addition to managing numerous events each year in multiple countries or online, Jennifer handles all administrative processes for the community, ranging from memberships and subscriptions to the STAC website. Before joining STAC, Jennifer worked in 401(k) administration, simplifying processes to increase productivity in an enormously complex field. She holds a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Bishop is responsible for overseeing the delivery of research, benchmark standards, and software tools that meet the needs of STACs expanding community. He brings over 30 years of experience to this position, including research roles at State Street, IBM Research, and Computational Logic. Inc. in diverse areas including machine learning, automated reasoning, formal verification, embedded systems, and computer energy management. Some of these roles brought Bishop into the STAG community long before he joined the company. In addition to collaborating on the creation of new STAC Benchmarks, Bishop developed C++ implementations of STAC Benchmarks on a number of platforms. An IBM Master Inventor, Bishop is also a Senior Member of the IEEE and has passed the CFA Exam Level III. Bishop holds a BS in Chemistry and BA and MS degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Matthew Pratscher is the newest addition to the STAC team. He graduated from Carthage College in 2022 where he studied economics and business administration and played on the varsity baseball team. His responsibilities at STAC include establishing and advancing vendor and end-user relationships, as well as growing the STAC community.

Jun Rui joined the STAC research team to develop research, benchmark standards, and software tools that support STAC’s growing community. He previously worked in Al at nAG and in Market Risk at Goldman Sachs. Jun Rui holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from Imperial College London and a BSc in Mathematics with Economics from the London School of Economics.

Ami joined STAC as an Administrator. She holds a BA in Interpersonal and Group Communication and brings extensive experience in marketing, collaboration, and organizational strategy. We are confident that her skills and expertise will be a valuable asset to our team and our customers.