Jason Strimpel
I'm a deeply technical, hands-on leader who is exceptionally passionate about solving the most complex business challenges with technology. I have than 20 years of industry experience in financial services, commodities, and trading in both functional and technology roles. I've established a track record of effectively architecting and delivering innovative solutions with a keen eye for project risks and the courage to raise them to project stakeholders. I have a proven track record of driving commercial growth and business value with technology. I have executive-level communication and presentation skills with emphasis on building audience understanding of complex, technical topics.
Professional
- Managing Director of Global AI Strategy - Andersen Consulting (Denver, USA) - Built GenAI-enabled tools to improve AWS sales and quantified the AWS go-to-market strategy
- GenAI Sales Operations Lead - Amazon Web Services (Denver, USA) - Built GenAI-enabled tools to improve AWS sales and quantified the AWS go-to-market strategy
- Head of Startup Data Strategy - Amazon Web Services (Denver, USA) - Data data integration systems and governance for AWS's startup sales organization
- Senior Data & Analytics Consultant - Amazon Web Services (Singapore) - Built enterprise data infrastructure on AWS services
- Global Head of Engineering, Data Science, and Analytics - Rio Tinto Commercial (Singapore) - Built the engineering, machine learning, and quant team for Rio Tinto's trading business
- Venture Partner - tryb Group (Singapore) - Investor in early-stage, high-growth financial technology companies
- CIO, APAC - Cofco Agri (Singapore) - Led developer and operations teams in across Asia
- Global Head of Market Risk Development - BP (London, UK) - Built and led quant software engineering teams globally
- Derivatives Credit Risk Specialist - BP (Chicago, USA) - Led global credit data risk integration
- Various - JPMorgan Chase (Chicago, USA) - Held multiple roles in trading and risk management
- Derivatives Trader - TradeGroup (Chicago, USA) - Traded derivatives, sometimes profitably
Community
Investments/Initial Coin Offerings
Projects
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology - Master of Science in Finance
- Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business
- 4x AWS certified, Kauffman Fellows, Coursera, edX, Stanford Online, MIT Online, Berkeley Online, John Hopkins Online
Personal
- My phone is black and white, notifications are off
- I self-taught myself programming
- Conferences, meetups and community events are always on the calendar
- I'm active as an advisor and investor
- Trading options has always been a strong interest
- I'm an avid consumer of podcasts and books
- Living in London and Singapore has fueled my travel obsession
- Exercise is an important part of my life
- I played competitive Backgammon and won an award