Nathan Stevenson

Nathan Stevenson is the CEO and founder of ForwardLane, rated globally by KPMG/H20 as a top 100 fintech and one of the world’s most innovative wealthtech technology providers.

An entrepreneur and speaker with a background in quantitative finance, computer science, and applied artificial intelligence, Nathan has grown Forwardlane to become the essential insight platform used by financial professionals for personalized conversations. He has been featured as a speaker and thought leader on the application of AI in wealth and asset management in Forbes, Institutional Investor, Euromoney, and at the World Economic Forum, Yale International School of Finance, MIT, Finnovasia, and InVest.

Previously, Nathan worked in quantitative research at CQS, a top five global alternative asset manager, as well as in fixed income at BNP Paribas. He also served as an enterprise architect at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, where he worked with NYSE, Nasdaq and CME Group on large-scale trading technology projects. As an entrepreneur, Nathan co-founded two successful startups, including the travel technology startup, HotelsByDay, which was featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” and the music publishing and licensing firm, Songs for Film and TV.