Leslie Sutphen consults on market structure, data management, and business approaches for the derivatives industry. She recently was Global Head of eSolutions Strategy and Implementation for Newedge Group. Prior to joining Newedge, she held the same role at Calyon Financial, Inc. Before this, she was President of Financial Markets Consulting, Inc. for 9 years. Prior to that, Ms. Sutphen directed marketing of clearing and risk analysis systems for the Institutional Financial Futures Department of Prudential Securities. She also founded Prudential's global institutional futures and options service desk in London. She has also worked as an independent options trader and as a research analyst for McKinsey & Co., the management consultancy. Ms. Sutphen holds a Masters of Management in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and an AB magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She is also past president and a member of the board of the Futures Industry Association’s Information Technology Division.
