MIO Partners CEO and leadership

Built high-performing global technology teams and operated large transactional and client-facing systems for McKINSEY, UBS, and MORGAN STANLEY. Held senior leadership roles at both large and small companies, managing budgets ranging up to $150 million, with teams up to 250 people worldwide. Proven experience delivering real business value by boldly adapting to complex situations. Currently reporting to the CEO, managing all technology for an elite alternative asset manager.

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Created the vision, mission and critical success factors for technology and implemented an action plan to transform it from a tactical operation into a highly-valued strategic partner.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Led implementations for independent advisory and retirement planning tools, delivered to a demanding tech-savvy audience.

AS A LEADER

Exceptional communicator equally comfortable discussing risks with the Board, communicating with clients, mentoring, and white-boarding solutions with individual contributors. Have advanced my career by creatively problem-solving with business leaders in complex environments. I am a trusted player-coach, bringing important business context to the task at hand while never losing touch with how the technology practically and actually works.

It all started with The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll. A fascinating story of a computer manager at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who identified a computer intrusion, tracked the hackers and testified at their trial. A career in Information Security soon followed.

Results-driven information security executive with exceptional interpersonal skills. Over 15 years of experience in security solution design, threat detection and mitigation, information risk management, and governance in the financial services industry. Passion for mentoring talent and developing teams. Capable of building trusted advisor relationships with key business stakeholders. Track record of building and leading cybersecurity communities.

Domain expertise in:

• Security program design

• Identity and access management

• Policy development

• Vendor management

• Risk & control assessments

• Regulatory compliance

• DR/BCP

• Cyber incident response

• Vulnerability management

David Azad is a Co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Private Investments, and Partner at MIO Partners Inc and Board Observer at Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as Board of Directors at QUOTIENT SUISSE SA; Investor/board member at QUOTIENT BIODIAGNOSTICS HOLD; and Managing Director, Principal at Galen Partners. David studied at Gilman School, University of Chicago Law School between 1996 and 1999, and Duke University between 1992 and 1996.

Gunnar Pritsch is a Chief Operating and Chief Risk Officer at MIO Partners Inc and is based in United States.

Todd Tibbetts is a Chief Investment Officer at MIO Partners Inc and is based in New, York. He attended Williams College and The Fletcher School.