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RE: the email convo we never had
Earlier today we published a 2023 recap, Ins and Outs, and a roundup of 2024 predictions. No one predicted more market maps, so I’ll go ahead and let you all know there is a new one in the works. Next week we’ll publish the 2023 It’s Pronounced Data Summary, with a full year of M&A, fundraising, and more. Also, one more time.
Since last post we’ve seen 2 acquisitions, no fundraising rounds (were VCs on extended vacation, or just their PR folks?), 17 people moves & promotions (let’s gooo!!!), 9 roles (and a new job post pricing package), 6 articles, 1 podcast, 4 newly added events, and a bonus meme.
M&A
Houlihan Lokey acquired Triago (private capital advisory).
Robinhood acquired Chartr (data visualization and newsletters)
*transactions have been announced but may not be closed
Fundraising
Seems to be OOO on holiday returning January 8th
People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments
Eric Benner was promoted to MD, Head of Investment Science and Investment Research, Active Equities at CPP Investments.
Abhimanyu Chaudhary joined Macquarie Group as Lead - Market Data Operations & Vendor Management.
Paul David joined Secoda as Head of Revenue.
Jon Francis joined the Board of Directors of Cardlytics.
Andrew Frazier was promoted to SVP, Business Development at GLG.
Jack Gage was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer at Riviera Partners.
Guy Gomberg was promoted to CMO at Similarweb.
Irfan Hussain joined LSEG as Chief Information Officer.
Steven Jacobs was promoted to VP of Marketing at Bobsled.
Scott Kirschbaum joined QUODD as Chief Revenue Officer.
Chris Lawn joined Elwood Technologies as CEO.
Justin Llewellyn-Jones joined Trading Technologies as COO.
Luke McGuinness joined Above Data as President.
Jasmine Meng joined Cybersyn as Head of People.
Raha Tabar was promoted to Business Development Director at Flywheel Alternative Data.
Dion Travagliante joined Macabacus as Director of Sales.
Alex Vaughan-Fowler was promoted to Account Director at Flywheel Alternative Data.
Doug Wexler was promoted to SVP, Co-Head of Institutional Client Group - Public Equities & Credit at Third Bridge.
Who’s Hiring
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Datavations is hiring a Manager, Technical Customer Engagement.
Google is hiring a Head of Technology and Incubation, Global Initiatives, Cloud.
Grey Group is hiring a Associate Director, Data Strategy.
Lime is hiring a Head of Data.
Placer is hiring a VP, Marketing.
Snowflake is hiring a Product Marketing - Competitive Intelligence Lead.
The NBA is hiring a Business Intelligence and Data Monetization Senior Analyst.
Tripadvisor is hiring a Senior Director, Data Strategy and Operations.
UBS is hiring a Chief Data Officer - UBS Bank USA.
What I’m Reading
Evolution of Global Data Privacy Laws: What to Expect & Why You Should Care by Tom Dunlap.
The hedge fund star who took on Argentina – and won – talks about why such a trade is harder today by Dakin Campbell in Business Insider.
Data Quality Is Getting Worse When We Might Need the Numbers Most by Josh Zumbrun in The Wall Street Journal.
A Comparative Look: Consumer-Profiled vs. True B2B Profiled Panels in Research by Michael Hess.
What I’m Listening To
The Fintech Blueprint - Modernizing private investment infrastructure, with Templum CEO Christopher Pallotta in discussion with Lex Sokolin.
Upcoming Events
*new events added since last newsletter
*Low-Key Data Happy Hour, January 17, NYC
*QRCA Annual Conference, January 22-25, Denver
BattleFin Discovery Day, January 24-26, Miami
*Data Day Texas, January 27, Austin
*Chill Data Summit, February 6, NYC
IFRS Sustainability Symposium, February 22, NYC
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, March 11–13, Orlando
Skiers in Data (SKID) by LEIT Data, March 24, Verbier Switzerland
New York FinTech Week, April 8-12, NYC
Insight Innovation Exchange (IIEX), April 17-18, Austin
And another for good laughs…
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