Nigel Simpson – Director of Consulting Operations and Co-Founder
Nigel Simpson co-founded o3 after a career spanning over twelve years successfully designing, customizing and implementing integrated state-of-the-art trading, risk and portfolio management systems for leading market participants including such firms as Societe General, Merrill Lynch, Citibank, Lehman Brothers and Smith Barney Harris Upham.

As Director of Consulting Operations, Mr. Simpson has the responsibility for driving the consulting practice by providing strategic business, operational and tactical technology guidance to front, middle and back office, risk and accounting areas focused on derivative trading (fixed income / equity / credit), treasury and structured finance markets.

Mr. Simpson’s practical domain expertise spans a broad spectrum of functionality including trade capture, pricing, market risk management, real-time credit monitoring, credit risk analysis, documentation (inception, confirmation, payment), sub and general ledger accounting, settlement, market data, counterparty static, audit controls, collateral management, STP and cash management.

Mr. Simpson holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of the West Indies.

Sanjay Vithlani – Director of Technology and Co-Founder
Sanjay Vithlani co-founded o3 after a career spanning over fifteen years successfully designing, developing, implementing and integrating enterprise-wide trading, risk management and operational processing solutions at leading financial institutions such as Westdeutsche Landesbank (WestLB),  Societe General, Merrill Lynch, Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and National Westminister Bank.

As Director of Technology, Mr. Vithlani has the responsibility for advising, overseeing and providing technology guidance for o3 engagements and integration initiatives spanning front, middle and back office, risk & credit management operations.  He has deep domain experience with leading vendor derivative trading & risk products, rdbms vendors, data warehouse solutions, infrastructure software providers, and market data providers.

Mr. Vithlani holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, University of Bradford, UK and a Masters in Computer Science from University College London (UCL).

Harvey Rand – Director of Sales
Harvey Rand brings 25+ years of direct sales, marketing and leadership experience in the Capital Markets and Derivatives Trading arena to the firm. He has successfully initiated, grown and managed global sales organizations in a number of software product and financial consulting services firms including Summit Systems, Principia Partners, Fusion Systems Group, Sybase, Thorn EMI Computer Software, and Chase Electronic Banking Systems.

As Director of Sales and Client Relationship Management, Mr. Rand oversees new sales opportunities as well as o3’s growing client base. He is fundamental in aligning current and evolving client requirements with the professional services the firm is providing for derivatives trading and structured finance solutions spanning front / middle / back office operations, accounting and regulatory requirements. As an entrepreneur, Rand is charged with assuring o3’s direction closely maps with leading trading technologies, applications, and evolving markets. Rand has an undergraduate degree in marketing from the City of New York’s Bernard M Baruch College and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.