Leadership Team

Mark Feeley: Global Brand Director

Mark has over 30 years’ experience in global capital markets, consulting and associated technologies, focusing on risk management, front- and middle-office platforms and data management. Before Chartis he held executive positions in large global financial institutions, consultancies and FinTechs, in various roles including platform and software development, solution architecture, large-scale program management, vendor selection and implementation, and strategy development and execution. His primary focus has been risk technology, and his work in this area includes: leading the global teams for risk technology at RBS Capital Markets and AIG; working with middle- and front-office technology teams at Barclays Capital; extensive consulting experience with major consulting organizations including EY and Deloitte; and extensive vendor experience, including time at Algorithmics and Misys (now Finastra).

Alexa McCloughlan: Global Head of Research and Advisory

Alexa brings her energy, analytical ability and business process rigor to Chartis. An accomplished senior product management and business development executive she is experienced in technology, IT & professional services, and financial services industries. Prior to joining Chartis, Alexa held leadership positions with Forrester, Greenwich Associates, Gartner and IDC. Under her guidance new products were successfully launched and enjoyed significant growth to become the industry standard.
Alexa brings a laser focus on client centricity, and an innovation mindset to her work. A true leader, she has built teams of highly motivated professionals and led collaborative, cross functional projects.
Alexa began her career as an equity analyst at Goldman Sachs as a member of its technology research team. She received a BA in business administration and French from Franklin & Marshall College.

Sidhartha Dash: Chief Researcher

Sid is the Chief Researcher at Chartis Research with more than 25 years of experience in the financial, energy and commodities markets in various functions across the trade and software development lifecycles. He has held various roles in product development, trading, risk management, software development and consulting in banks, hedge funds, and risk advisory and software firms, including Standard Chartered Bank, TCG Group, HCL and Cognizant.

Sid’s specific areas of interest and research include risk data, model risk management, quantitative models in illiquid markets, high-performance analytics, energy and commodity trading risk, market structure design, new computational models, and the use of innovative mathematical methods in various emerging areas of risk management .He has a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management and is a qualified Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst CAIA, Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Energy Risk Professional (ERP), Member of GARP and CIPM from the CFA institute.

Marcel Chambers: Global Head of Client Development

Marcel is an established business leader with 20 years’ experience in advisory, capital markets research, market analysis, go-to-market strategy for derivatives, ETFs and fixed-income products, and financial services technology from front- to back-end. Before joining Chartis, he was Head of APAC Sales for Infopro Digital, based in Hong Kong. During his 12-year tenure with InfoPro Digital, Marcel has held the positions of Head of Client Development and Sales, Asia, and Commercial Director for the Asia Risk, FX Markets, waterstechnology and Risk.net brands in the Asia-Pacific region. As Global Head of Client Development, he oversees Chartis’ EMEA and Americas sales teams.

Ekrem Nurkerim: Head of Operations

Ekrem joined Chartis in 2017 and now holds the Head of Operations position. Overseeing the Operations function at Chartis, Ekrem focuses on project management and delivery, as well as supporting clients and staff while ensuring that all well supported throughout. Ekrem holds a degree in Computer Science.

Ben Sumner: Chief Editor

Ben joined Chartis in 2016 as Senior Editor. A professional editor and writer for 25+ years, he comes to Chartis following a 15-year stint as writer/editor at technology research and advisory firm Gartner.