CEO, Asia-Pacific, B2C2
David Rogers is B2C2’s CEO for the Asia-Pacific region and has 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He worked for nearly 13 years on the sell side in various Equity Program and Electronic Trading functions, starting his career at Goldman Sachs in London before working for UBS in multiple locations including Tokyo and Hong Kong. After running Deutsche Bank’s regional Asia PT business, David moved to Fidelity Management & Research to set up a new trading desk, being responsible for Electronic Trading, TCA, market structure and platforms.
At the start of 2017 he joined State Street Global Advisors as their new APAC Head of Trading, having oversight for Fixed Income, Equity, Currency and Derivatives execution. A member of the firm’s Senior Leadership Team and SFC Responsible Officer, he was a regular speaker at industry events such as Asia Trader Forum and the FIX Conference.
Following a period advising the industry as an independent consultant, David made the move into digital assets and, after a short stint as COO for an HFT/MM firm, joined B2C2.
Educated in the UK, he holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Reading and an MSc in Automotive Design from Cranfield University, doing a Summer internship at the Williams Formula One team as part of the latter. An accomplished long-distance runner, David is also a distinction-level holder of Wine & Spirits Education Trust’s Intermediate and Advanced Level Certificates having been a collector for 20 years.