Team

Kayenta

Created by industry veterans who understand the complexities of hedge fund financing, and who see how the lack of transparency hinders both sides of the relationship.

Team

Management Team

Chris has been working with hedge funds since he began his career in 1994. He spent 10 years at Société Générale where he set up the New York financing desk and ran the Global Equity Finance sales team before then moving to UBS AG as Global Head of Equity Finance. During his 16-year tenure he was promoted to Co-Head of Americas Equity Distribution and then Head of Global Financing Services for the Americas, managing over 100 people across prime brokerage, stock loan, equity swaps and futures. Chris joined Kayenta as CEO in May 2020.

Chris Hagstrom

Chief Executive Officer

Matt began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch in 1999 as an Equity Derivatives trader. In 2004 he moved to Nomura where he was promoted to Managing Director and Head of Fund and Corporate Derivatives Trading. In 2017 he left to found Kayenta and build the company we are today.

Matt Peakman

Chief Operating Officer, Founder

Mark has worked in hedge fund financing related roles since 2000. His career began at Goldman Sachs in prime brokerage before moving to UBS in securities lending, and then to hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management in their treasury team. Most recently Mark spent 10 years at Morgan Stanley where he was Head of Delta-1 Product sales in EMEA. Mark joined Kayenta in Oct 2019.

Mark Toone

Chief Commercial Officer

Paul is a seasoned engineering lead who has spent more than 25years in the sector, over half of which have been in leadership roles. He has driven the technology strategy for both start up and enterprise companies, including TopTable, OpenTable, Salesforce, and GlaxoSmithKline. After 2years of running his own consultancy business, Paul joined Kayenta in February 2023.

Paul Harrington

Chief Technology Officer

Kelly’s career began in securities lending, firstly at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and then at UBS. After 13 years on the desk she was promoted to Equities Chief of Staff where she managed the regulatory and operational demands affecting the US Equities business. Kelly joined Kayenta in July 2020.

Kelly Russo

Head of Onboarding

Dominic has a background in both technology and capital markets having started his career as an IT consultant developing risk management systems and applications for investment banks. He then transitioned into finance as an equity derivatives trader at Nomura where he continued to work for almost 20 years. Dom joined Kayenta in April 2021.

Dominic Pang

Head of Product Development

Matt has worked in hedge fund financing since 2000. He began his career at Morgan Stanley where he developed and led Synthetic Trading, before moving to Bank of America to head Synthetic Sales, Sales-Trading, and Marketing. In 2021, he joined Citigroup to support the expansion of its Global Prime business. Matt joined Kayenta in June 2024.

Matt Brady

Head of Americas Distribution

Jade has nearly 20 years of experience in customer-focused product and strategic management at global firms including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and BoNY. She has also worked with startups in adtech and healthtech, specializing in machine learning-driven medical devices. Jade joined Kayenta in July 2024.

Jade Vincent

Head of Technical Product Management

Tom has developed software for leading companies including Google, WPP, and BNP Paribas. Previously, he served as CTO at a renewable energy company and ran his own consultancy, helping businesses enhance their technology. Specializing in data-intensive SaaS applications, he focuses on building robust, scalable, and developer-friendly services. Tom joined Kayenta in December 2023.

Tom Dean

Head of Engineering

Advisory Board

Mark has been Managing Director and Global Head of Treasury at Two Sigma since 2015. Prior to that, he spent 19 years in hedge fund financing roles at Barclays, Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse. At Two Sigma, he oversees the firm's treasury function and manages global broker relationships.

Mark Bailey

Matt Bernard has been a leader in financial technology since 2011. He co-founded ENSO Financial Analytics, serving as CEO, and later became Managing Partner at Aviary Management LLC. In 2024, he co-founded Meetperry, Inc., a members-only investment club focusing on private market and alternative investing.

Matt Bernard

Rachel is the CEO and founder of Intrinio, a disruptive financial data platform. With a decade of experience in financial data and emerging technologies, she is a self-taught developer who shapes the technology, vision, and data solutions for global financial institutions, universities, corporations, and fintech innovators. A Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee, she also serves as a startup advisor and board chair of Florida’s largest domestic violence prevention organization

Rachel Carpenter

Teresa is MD & COO of TabCap Investment Management. Previously, she was COO/CEO of Berry Street Capital and a Director & SVP at Paulson & Co. A qualified barrister, she has extensive experience in governance, compliance, and managing non-investment operations of alternative asset managers.

Teresa Durso

Taylor has led portfolio finance at Lighthouse Investment Partners since 2022. Before that, she spent 10 years at J.P. Morgan in prime brokerage and equity finance, specializing in hedge fund financing and margin solutions. At Lighthouse, she oversees portfolio financing strategies and operations, supporting the firm’s investment activities and counterparty relationships across global markets.

Taylor Flynn

Fraser spent 10 years in Prime Brokerage at Goldman Sachs and UBS, followed by over 15 years in COO and CFO roles at hedge funds including Cantab, Quadrature, Lijaro, Meditor, and SRM Global. He currently provides consultancy and advisory services and serves as a Non-Executive Director at Schroders and Kayenta.

Fraser McIntyre

Reinhardt Olsen spent over 30 years in senior investment banking roles before retiring in 2022. For the last 20 years, he worked at UBS in prominent positions such as Global Head of Prime Brokerage, Head of Equities for the Americas, and Head of Global Family Offices.

Reinhardt Olsen

Ed worked at Morgan Stanley for over 22 years, primarily as Head of Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending, and Firm Funding for Asia. He later transferred to London as COO for Equity Derivatives and managed the Brexit strategy for the division.

Ed Sisterson

Our Story

Incorporated in 2018, Kayenta has built a cohesive team of driven individuals in New York and London that is now servicing some of the largest hedge funds globally.

Having recognised the challenges for hedge funds to build in-house treasury management solutions and the lack of strong third-party offerings, the team partnered with developers fluent in the most modern technologies to deliver an affordable, fresh-looking solution to the problems they know exist.

As for the name? In 2015 the founding team competed in Race Across America, a gruelling 3,000 miles with 175,000 feet of climbs pitched as ‘The World’s Toughest Bicycle Race’. By the 11th stop, in a town called Kayenta, they had determined to address the problem.

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Team

Created by industry veterans who understand the complexities of hedge fund financing, and who see how the lack of transparency hinders both sides of the relationship.

Management Team

Advisory Board

Incorporated in 2018, Kayenta has built a cohesive team of driven individuals in New York and London that is now servicing some of the largest hedge funds globally.

Do you still have questions?

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questions?