Global Team

Atul has 25 years of experience in Financial Services. Most recently, he was Head of Advice for Wells Fargo Advisors, where he oversaw investments and advice quality. In previous roles, he was President of Wells’ clearing business, First Clearing, and Partner with Booz & Co.

Jason serves as Chief Innovation Officer and EVP Executive Advisory for Optiv, the largest holistic pure-play cyber security solutions provider in North America. He’s been CISO of Websense, Emerson and The New York Times.

Chandresh focuses on operations and technology services in the investment industry. He was most recently the CEO of BNY Mellon’s Alternative Investments and Structured Products business where he also oversaw product management for BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. Prior to BNY Mellon he led several global products at Citi in custody and fund services.

John is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital and currently serves on the board of BlueBridge Digital, Checkmarx, LLamasoft, Agilis Systems, and Observable Networks, and SalesVue.

Joel has over 8 years of financial services experience. Prior to joining the SixThirty team, Joel worked for Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting where he advised institutional investors on a wide range of topics.

Jeremy has over 6 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the SixThirty CYBER team, Jeremy worked with PNC Bank as a Financial Specialist and most recently as an Analyst with PNC Asset Management where he participated and supported in new institutional client growth.

Tyler joins SixThirty with over six years of collective experience at national law firm, Polsinelli, and international law firm, Bryan Cave. At Polsinelli, he represented early stage companies and venture capital firms in various security offerings and investments. At Bryan Cave, he focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions.

Molly joins SixThirty with over seven years of financial services experience, including over five years managing key relationships at Edward Jones. There, she had responsibility for leading and developing relationships with premier asset managers and insurance companies.

Samarth formerly co-founded the FinTech Forum which he grew to become Europe’s largest FinTech network of startups and investors. Samarth also founded Techfluence, an award-winning research and corporate development boutique at the intersection of Startups, Venture Capital and Financial Services.

Evan has over ten years’ experience bridging financial institutions with B2B tech companies in Asia Pacific. Prior, he worked at enterprise FinTech firms Droit and Dealogic in Business Development, Product Marketing and Strategy roles. He brings experience as an operator, advisor, and board member.

Chisom is a Venture for America alumnus and former Due Diligence Analyst for Cultivation Capital. Prior to joining the SixThirty team, Chisom was the Digital Marketing Manager for TopOPPS, a fast-growing St. Louis-based startup.

Jin is a 2018 Venture for America fellow who graduated from UC Davis with degrees in Economics/International Relations. She’s worked for the US Treasury and Accenture, and she has been published by the Congressional Black Caucus for her work on the underbanked/credit invisible.

Peter Benoist recently retired as CEO of Enterprise Financial Services Corp, a banking and wealth management company. Prior to being named CEO, Peter was Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Board of EFSC and Chairman & CEO of its principal subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust Company. Prior to Enterprise, Peter was Executive Director of Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance.