David Ornstein
Chief Operating Officer, Baton Systems
David Ornstein is Chief Operating Officer at Baton Systems. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Global Markets at Barclays Investment Bank, where he guided the business through a period of rapid growth and strategic change. Before Barclays, he held roles with Deutsche Bank, where he was COO of U.S. Credit Markets, as well as at Bankers Trust. Most recently, he has been working in an advisory capacity for several growth companies, providing counsel to CEOs and founders actively scaling their businesses.
At Baton, David is focused on enabling the firm to effectively scale as the number of clients expands with market interest in deploying DLT solutions that deliver tangible benefit in post-trade.
David holds a BS from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Recent articles, interview and press release from David:
Article: 7 factors to consider when moving a FinTech from start up to scale up
Article: “The technology in the back office was 30 years old”
Interview: Baton Systems Redefining FX post-trade processing
Press release: Fast-growing fintech Baton Systems strengthens management team appointing industry leader David Ornstein as first COO
Baton's COO, David Ornstein, discusses how to scale a growing FinTech