We’re a Sustainable Fintech Consultancy

Richard is the COO at Neural Alpha. Having spent a number of years at Unilever in various finance roles Richard specialized in private equity honing his skills in strategic financial management expertise in overseeing both the investment funds and corporate finance responsibilities at senior management committee level. Richard has been an associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since 1997. Outside of work he enjoys mountain biking, sails occasionally and plays the guitar.

Ben gained a First Class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University before joining an economic consultancy startup. He has over two decades of experience in financial market economics and strategy since and now works as an ESG researcher. In his spare time, Ben likes running, swimming, cycling and walking in the South Downs.

James has an extensive background in data science, simulation and modelling. He is a world class engineer who honed his skills working with Olympic and America's Cup teams. In the America's Cup, he lead software, performance analysis and simulation groups in developing the data architecture and software tools required to optimise race boat performance. As well as his technical and leadership experience he has a long-standing passion for sustainability. In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking, sailing and being outdoors.

Dominic is an experienced senior technology manager with a background in investment banking and fintech VC. He has worked in organizations of all sizes from running a large team in a global bank to getting his own startup off the ground with a headcount of 1. He specializes in scaling engineering teams, introducing structure and maturity of process to growing multidisciplinary teams. Dominic is an accredited ITIL Expert. Outside work he likes to watch cricket and drink tea.

James founded Neural Alpha to bring Connected Data solutions to the financial sector with a particular focus on sustainable investing.  He has a track record of delivering innovative data solutions particularly within the financial sector having consulted extensively at many of the world's largest Investment Banks, Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds.  Prior to Consulting he was Head of Information Management at Man Group plc following roles at Thomson Reuters. James is the Event Director of Connected Data London and holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics & Economic History from the University of York. Outside of work he enjoys running, cycling and is a keen Moth sailor competing internationally.

Ciaran is an experienced project manager with domain knowledge of sustainable development, socio-technical transitions and climate change impacts. He has led research projects examining the discourses of decarbonisation innovations in steel, meat/dairy, paper and plastic industries in response to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and also specialises in entrepreneurship and product development, with extensive experience in start-ups. Ciaran holds a MSc. Sustainable Development (Complex Systems Profile) from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Outside of work he enjoys bouldering and cooking.