Don Byron, SVP – Head of Global Industry Operations and Execution, FIA
Through this role Byron focuses on developing and implementing solutions related to clearing operations, execution technology, cybersecurity and market structure issues across the global cleared derivatives industry. Recent initiatives included an industry taskforce on modernizing the listed derivatives workflow which led to the creation of the Derivatives Market Institute for Standards in 2022.
Byron came to FIA from Fidessa/ION Markets in Chicago where he served as Product Manager for Fidessa’s derivatives global trading platform. Before that, he worked at Barclays Investment Bank in New York as a Product Manager within the Agency Derivatives Clearing product management group. Prior to this, he spent several years at Northern Trust within the Investment Outsourcing Division. Byron got his first taste of derivatives markets 25 years ago as a runner at the Chicago Board of Trade, carrying order information to the appropriate trading destination.
Byron holds a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University in management information systems and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University. A lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, he lives in the Chicago metro area with his wife and son.