Bruce Ostrover

CTO at OTC Markets Group

New York, New York, United States

About Bruce Ostrover

Bruce Ostrover is CTO at OTC Markets Group. Location: New York, New York, United States.

An experienced Technology and Development Executive leveraging a proud history of strategic leadership, innovative application design, and progressive software development to pilot the technical direction of an organization. Recently focusing on the FinTech arena, Bruce develops a top-level view of an industry, analyzing all the processes, practices, and regulations to understand how it works. Then, he designs new, inventive ways to improve efficiency and accuracy while automating tasks. Leveraging his business acumen and deep understanding of operations, he develops back-end and front-end tools that deliver results. Applying critical analytical thinking to find new ways to build and improve a lean management framework, Bruce promotes reuse, team building, design sharing, and a unified strategic vision for both internal development and customer-facing interactions. Throughout Bruce's professional career, he has driven application development for small start-up organizations and developed the technology roadmap for multinational corporations. This versatility allows him to work across departments and with teams of different complexities, unifying all around a common vision and language. Entrepreneurial and driven, he built a multimillion dollar consulting business from the ground up with a business partner. At Convergex, he has delivered the same level of innovation, designing internal product concepts that are now part of their product lineup. Creating a culture that enables staff to take ownership of their work, he encourages the entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial thinking that drives innovation. He creates an open forum for staff to showcase their ideas.

Skills

  • Electronic Trading
  • Trading Systems
  • Market Data

Additional experience

  • Managing Director ► Technology Direction Project Management Culture Development FinTech

    Convergex

    Started January 2000

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Binghamton University