Clear Street, a financial technology company on a mission to modernize the brokerage ecosystem, today welcomes Edward Tilly to the company as President.
Edward Tilly joins Clear Street after a successful ten-year tenure as Managing Director at CBOE Global Markets, Inc.
Tilly will work closely with Chris Pento, CEO of Clear Street, as they lead Clear Street into its next phase of growth. Tilly will report to the Clear Street Board of Directors.
“I am excited to join a company whose global vision is relentlessly customer-centric and whose technology platform is so unique. Having spent more than thirty years in the financial markets with an extreme focus on innovation and accessibility, Clear Street has an exciting opportunity and I look forward to working with Chris and his team,” commented Tilly.
Uri Cohen, President and Co-Founder of Clear Street, said:
“Ed Tilly is a quintessential capital markets entrepreneur, which makes him ideally suited to Clear Street’s client-centric, innovative and disruptive offering. While at CBOE, he demonstrated his strategic vision and ability to drive sustainable growth in dynamic market environments.
The addition of Ed is a testament to our outstanding team and accomplishments thus far and speaks to the opportunity ahead as we execute our mission to modernize the brokerage ecosystem with our world-class technology and customer experiences. We welcome Ed to Clear Street as he takes on this important leadership role, where his deep industry expertise, strategic acumen and proven leadership skills will be part of Clear Street’s future.”
Clear Street has made several top additions to its executive team over the past year, including former Goldman Sachs head of US Prime, Clearing, FCM and Counterparty Risk Atul Pawar and former Morgan Stanley technology leader Jon Daplyn.