JULIA VALENTINE, AlphaMille Managing Partner
Julia Valentine is a solution-focused FinTech Advisor to boards and management teams. Throughout her executive career, Ms. Valentine has held leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase, D. E. Shaw and Mousse Partners, one of the largest family offices in the world.
As a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Valentine led some of the bank’s key technology projects, including the implementation of the global Equity Derivative portfolio into the Value-at-Risk system, the implementation of the Program Trading solution, and saving $4.5M annually on risk infrastructure through automation process re-engineering.
Ms. Valentine has extensive new product development experience in the areas of retail, private and investment banking. She served as the Vice President of New Business Initiatives at JPMorgan Chase. The products she launched generated $70M annually. Ms. Valentine also served as the Chief Technology and Operations Officer at the $110Bn WI pension fund.
With extensive experience in effectively managing global teams in developed and emerging markets, Ms. Valentine is a value-added advisor for FinTech firms requiring expert assistance with business strategy, new product offerings, strategic partnerships, and investments in technology and operations that help banks modernize and serve the digital natives. Her broad areas of practice include Technology & Operations assessment, technical architecture, system selection and implementation, vendor outsourcing, building hybrid technology teams, cloud strategy, cybersecurity, digital transformation, change management, data management, data science, ML/AI, RPA, blockchain, process optimization and governance.
Ms. Valentine holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business, magna cum laude.