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Tradeweb Markets Inc., a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced the appointment of Sherry Marcus as Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Building on Tradeweb’s strong foundation utilizing AI to enhance price discovery, dealer selection and analytics, Ms. Marcus will lead the next generation of Tradeweb’s AI strategy serving more than 3,000 institutional, wholesale, retail advisory and corporate clients around the world. In this newly-created global role, she will report to Tradeweb Chief Technology Officer Justin Peterson.
Ms. Marcus joins Tradeweb from Amazon Web Services, where she led the 300-person science and data team behind Amazon Bedrock, the company’s flagship generative AI platform serving hundreds of thousands of enterprise customers. Previously, she was a Managing Director, Data and AI at BlackRock, creating a global AI office and leading the AI Leadership & Transformation team. Prior to this role, Ms. Marcus held various senior positions across financial services, including serving as Chief Data Analytics Officer at Millennium Partners and Global Head, Big Data Analytics at Credit Suisse.
“With AI continuing to evolve at breakneck speed, Sherry’s impressive track record leading strategic, data-driven initiatives at top asset managers will be a strong asset to our team.”
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Tradeweb’s Chief Technology Officer, Justin Peterson, commented: “Sherry Marcus is an influential voice on AI and financial markets, and we’re excited to welcome her to Tradeweb. With AI continuing to evolve at breakneck speed, Sherry’s impressive track record leading strategic, data-driven initiatives at top asset managers will be a strong asset to our team. We look forward to collaborating with her as Tradeweb scales its electronic solutions and continues to innovate with our clients.”
Ms. Marcus serves as Vice President and sits on the board of the MIT Club of New York. She is also on the board of the Allen Brain Institute, the Carnegie Mellon Computational Finance Department and acts as an advisor to the NYC Gen AI Council. Previously, she was a member of the NSA Advisory Board as well as the Science Board at the National Counter Terrorism Center.
Ms. Marcus received her bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT.
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