Kirk Wylie

Kirk is OpenGamma's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to co-founding OpenGamma, Kirk was the head of software architecture for the Front Office Technology division of KBC Financial Products. While there, Kirk was responsible for developing integration and interoperability solutions across KBCFP's disparate lines of business (including Convertible Bonds, Equity Derivatives, Structured Credit and Fund Derivatives).

Prior to KBCFP, Kirk worked for Smartspread, where he was responsible for building the initial analytics and risk management technology stack for Vega Asset Management, a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund management group.

Smartspread was Kirk's first foray into financial services, having started his career in Silicon Valley. While in California, Kirk worked for a number of technology firms, including Broadbase Software (now KANA), BEA WebLogic (now ORCL), Talking Blocks (now HPQ) and M7 (now ORCL). In addition, Kirk was co-founder and CTO of Radik Software, a database technology firm.

Kirk obtained his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley, where he did research as an undergraduate in the Database Research Group under professors Mike Stonebraker and Joe Hellerstein.