Leadership

Michael serves as Head of Corporate Strategy of Aquanow where he is responsible for all aspects of AQN Asset Management. He has decades of investment management experience across multiple asset classes. Before joining the company, he was Portfolio Manager and Head of Fixed Income at Nicola Wealth. At Fulcra Asset Management, he served as an Investment Analyst and Chief Compliance Officer. He was also previously an equity derivatives trader at CIBC, and Head of Trading for CIBC World Markets Ireland. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. Michael attained his Master of International Development degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia. Michael has worked, travelled, and hiked extensively around the world.

Michael serves as Head of Corporate Development of Aquanow. He joins the company from 1832 Asset Management LP where he was responsible for equity investments in technology and consumer companies. Michael previously served in a similar capacity as Principal – Fundamental Equities at Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management. He holds a Master of Finance degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. In his spare time, Michael enjoys playing squash, travelling, and doing crosswords.

Mathew serves as Head of Institutional Sales of Aquanow bringing a wealth of experience providing trading solutions to financial institutions. He spent 15 years at RBC Capital Markets in Canada and in London, ultimately serving as co-head of EMEA Equity Execution. Mathew most recently served as Head of Institutional Electronic Execution at Peel Hunt, is a Charted Financial Analyst, and a licensed professional engineer in Ontario, Canada.

Arthur serves as Head of Product Development of Aquanow where he oversees the company’s product roadmap development and execution. He brings over 18 years of experience in equities, with a focus on execution strategies, smart order routing, algorithmic trading, product development, market structure, and performance evaluation. Arthur has held several corporate leadership positions including Senior Product Manager of TMX Group and Director at CIBC World Markets.

Adrian serves as Head of Trading of Aquanow. He is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur with over a decade of capital markets experience with expertise in digital assets and blockchain, trading and risk management, market making, market microstructure, software engineering and development. Prior to his current role, Adrian served in a variety of roles at CIBC Capital Markets including as Director, FX Trading.

Anna serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Aquanow and brings over 15 years of legal experience providing advice and counsel to technology startups in all areas of corporate and securities law - with a particular focus on regulatory compliance. She received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance, her Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia - and plans to complete the 6 major marathons prior to the Flippening.