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.

Tanya focused her career early on at the nexus of sustainability and data. She has experience working with data in corporate social responsibility (CSR), academia and the charity sector on issues such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, low carbon technology and environmental policy. Tanya holds a BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics with a major in Economics from the University of Warwick and an MSc in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics, specialising in data science and programming. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, hiking, pursuing artistic projects and travelling - in 2018 she backpacked in South America for five months.

Jude leads data science at Neural Alpha, following a career in the financial sector and data consultancies. With a PhD in astrophysics and a post-doc working on ESA's Planck satellite, he brings vast experience in data analytics, scientific workflows, and machine learning. Outside of work, Jude's main interests are the great outdoors, and reading broadly across the humanities and sciences.

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.