Chris Hughes

Principal; Chief Operating Officer at Axonic Capital LLC

Speaker

Chris joined Axonic at inception and previously worked with Clay DeGiacinto at Tower Research Capital. He is responsible for the management of counterparty due diligence, asset valuations, reconciliation platforms, new entity setup, and he oversees the daily operational processes for the firm’s trading activity. He also oversees Axonic’s IT and Cyber Security platform, as well as managing all administrational matters for Axonic.

Chris was previously Operations Manager at Tower Research Capital LLC (2006–2009), and Head of Operations at Dynamic Credit Partners LLC (2004–2007). Chris started his career as an Operations Associate at Deutsche Bank, and received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Delaware in 2002.