Deborah Yang

Co-Founder & CEO

Deborah is the CEO of Daizy an AI communication intelligence platform for advisors and wealth firms.

Deborah is a seasoned veteran of the financial services industry. Most recently she has served as the Global Head of ESG Index for MSCI, and is regarded as one of the industry’s leading experts in the world of sustainable investing. She also led high growth franchises including factor indexes, EMEA index and Asia regions over her 18 years at MSCI.

A graduate of Harvard Business School, she has been named Financial News 100 Most Influential Women in European finance 6 consecutive years (2013-2018). She is also the Co-President of Women in ETFs EMEA.

As CEO of Daizy, she is a frequent conference speaker, and has appeared extensively in financial and tech media including in Forbes, Fast Company, YahooFinance, TheStreet, VentureBeat, NPR, and TechRound.

Jonty Hurwitz

Founder & Head of R&D

Jonty Hurwitz is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur and the driving force behind Daizy's research, a pioneer in Communication Intelligence AI for the wealth and finance sectors.

FinTech Innovator

Jonty's fintech journey began with the sale of his first company, Delve, to Statpro PLC in 2005. He then architected Statpro Revolution, a platform that powers 8 of the top 10 global asset managers. As CTO and co-founder of Wonga, he created the world's first real-time online consumer loan system. His technological ingenuity has been recognized with awards such as '10 European Technology Companies to Watch' and 'Best Use of Technology' at the Fast Growth Business Awards.


The Merging of Art and Science

Jonty is also an internationally recognized artist at the intersection of art and science. His art is exhibited in museums, galleries, and biennales worldwide, earning him two Guinness World Records for creating the world's smallest sculptures. His work is also widely cited in the academic research community for its ground-breaking merging of art and technology. This unique confluence of disciplines informs the innovative spirit of Daizy and speak deeply to the state of the generative AI industry as a whole.

The Daizy Advantage

At Daizy, Jonty combines his fintech expertise and artistic vision to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions tailored for the financial sector. For financial clients seeking collaboration in technological innovation and deep industry knowledge, Daizy, under Jonty's technological guidance, offers an unparalleled advantage.

The Humans Behind
Daizy

Our solutions start with industry DNA.

The Daizy team is made up of former leaders from MSCI, StatPro, ETF.com, JP Morgan, CBOE & more. Together, we share the goal of building revolutionary AI solutions for the financial world.

Deborah Yang

Co-Founder & CEO

Deborah is a seasoned financial services industry leader. She headed the fastest growing franchises at MSCI, including EMEA, ESG and APAC.

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Jonty Hurwitz

Founder & Head of R&D

Jonty Hurwitz is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur and the driving force behind Daizy's research, a pioneer in Communication Intelligence AI for the wealth and finance sectors.

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Meet the Team

Hannu Hyttinen

COO, Chief of Staff

Scott Harris

CTO

Marta Bobyk

Head of Development

Phil Beattie

Head of Asset Manager Distribution

Levi Rasmussen

Head of Americas Dist. & Global Client Solutions

Finbar Fowler

Head of Wealth Distribution

Carlo Kraus

Strategy & Product Marketing

Jonathan Burn

Data Architect, Orchestration and Analytics

Pavlo Huk

Senior Developer

Nofar Dvir

Data Science

Pranav Thakkar

Finance

Mykola Padii

UX Developer

Maxim Skorobagatko

Full Stack Developer

Jane Yakobenchuk

Quality Engineer

Magda Ostafe

Admin

Mike Kinton

Customer Success & Product Strategy

Aimee Parrott

Product Testing & Editorial Consultant

Executive Council

Daizy is building an executive community, a trusted, curated ecosystem that provides us with the right expertise from the right people with the right industry network.

Damon Walvoord

Acting Sr. Account Manager

Jim Wiandt

Founder of ETF.com

Andrew Peddar

President & COO at Wingspan

Chris Lindland

Acting CMO; Founder of
BetaBrand

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