User, enthusiast.
Have worked in the financial industry for 25+ years. Expertise in data, trade flow, securities operations, some financial regulation. Front, mid and back offices of brokers, investment managers and global custodians. Technology related to address processing and execution of trades, trade communications, and data management/exchange.
Also mid-late 90's w3c contributor, Metafilter user 123, writer, reader, editor, soccer player, surfer, traveler.