Bob Velez

Leading BGC's efforts in rebuilding the European & U.S. inter-dealer voice Broking business & striking high level global deals with top tier banks and hedge funds for BGC's Fenics electronic platform.

In one year managed to create growth in revenues in voice broking in excess of 30% in Europe and 500% in the U.S.

Revived a stagnant Fenics electronic platform by striking global deals with Citibank, BAML, Wells Fargo, Socgen & Citadel.

Created and executed a strategy to repurpose a dormant innovative technology, developing high profile strategic commercial partnerships,creating substantial shareholder value. Engaging with current and new private and institutional investors.

Established high profile partnership with public gaming conglomerate Game Square & top Gamer / Influencer 'Ninja' & Ninja Labs.

Took over all strategic & business developments efforts while company was dormant, in 4 months increased shareholder value by 4X and raised $1.5m.

Created strategy and lined up institutional investors for a Series A round.

Fought against the 2% odds to save my baby daughter's life that was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Became a medical expert and battled the NHS to save my daughter's life. Spent 6 months in Royal Brompton Pediatric Intensive Care Unit managing my daughter's care. Against all the odds and the global expert advice successfully brought our daughter home to live a 'normal' toddler life.

Co-Founded a private equity firm to focus on innovative medical technologies & therapies to impact help bring positive impact to the world.

Established a leading team of top venture capitalists and medical experts. Developed a pipeline of $500m+ of private equity deals & global private and institutional introducing brokers.

Developed the strategy and team for a SPAC focused on vision care and established a path for $1.2 Billion in funding by Morgan Stanley.

Developed commercial strategy to commercialize an angel network and pool of medical innovations creating a pipeline of seed and series A private equity deal flow.

Showcasing innovative companies to Institutional & venture capital to institutional investors, family offices and investment banks.

Developed commercial strategy for cutting edge conversational ai startup.

Established strategies with partners in Institutional finance, Health care and Education.

Worked closely with the founder and the development team to help teach AI how to learn to execute complex price negotiation among market participants to create a chat based ai broker for institutional traders.

Established strategic partnerships and onboarded exchanges, broker dealers, clearing houses, institutional trading houses, market makers, investment banks and hedge funds for crypto trading firms.

Led a global team of sales and business development executives. Developed commercial strategy for rolling out the AI technology in other asset classes.

Substantially increased market exposure, market share and shareholder value which culminated with a takeover by Blockchain.com.

Developed U.S. broking team, acquired a U.S. Broker Dealer, onboarded all top tier banks.

Developed a Fintech, a Quantitative trading platform, established partnership with top tier asset management and institutional trading houses.

Advised founders on the expansion of the firm for global OTC and Listed markets.

Established key institutional partnerships to allow the firm to operate in global markets. Made management introduction to top tier banks to onboard with the firm.

Built and led a team of 65 brokers growing revenues from $400k to $18m per year in 12 months.

In 12 months was promoted to Managing Director and appointed to the Executive management committee.

Drove the global equities group to become a legacy asset class within the firm generating $100m per year.

Top producer & Top Charity Day Fundraiser.

Top Producer Generating $5-$10m in commissions annually.

Developed and led the Number 1 team in U.S. Equity Derivatives Variance Swaps & OTC Options.

Consulting / Development firm focusing on helping global companies in embracing the commercial opportunity in the fast growing internet.

Developed the French & Swiss Energy Markets for Institutional derivatives to become the number leading team in the market. Launched an electronic trading platform which amassed 70% of the market share.

Developed the S&P 500 OTC Inter Dealer Broking Business which became the top Producing team of the Firm.

Brokered highly competitive German Market for Energy spot and derivatives.

Developed and led the leading team for the French & Swiss Energy Markets for Institutional derivatives

trading and physical delivery with energy providers.

Top Producer of the Firm.

Private wealth management & Investment banking focusing on innovative technology and Internet companies.

Stockbroker Trainee for 2 years.

Upon becoming a stockbroker became top producer of the firm within the first 6 months of broking.

Completed basic training, Parris Island, South Carolina, Devil Dog Infantry School , North Carolina.

Security Forces & Anti Terrorism school Chesapeake Virgina.

Security Forces Battalion Deployed to London as part of USMC Security forces. Lance Corporal team leader of Rapid response team.