Ravi
Manchi is the President at Westwater. Ravi has in-depth business knowledge on several aspects of financial services industry, and has assisted many organizations leading complex business strategy & transformation projects. With over 18 years of experience working within global financial services industry, Ravi has managed efforts within the areas of trading, straight-through-processing, risk management, clearance & settlement, business intelligence (MIS) and compliance solutions. Ravi has provided strategic planning and implementation expertise in several business areas throughout Capital Markets and Banking segments. Previously as a Principal and Head of Business Strategy at Westwater, Ravi has managed to grow the sales and revenue consistently since he joined in October 2005. In the past Ravi has worked at Morgan Stanley, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and several other major firms. Ravi is also involved with several charities assisting primary education and gifted children. Ravi has an MBA in finance and a Bachelors degree in Accounting.
Frank
Bosketti is a Managing Director at Westwater and is responsible for Delivery. Frank leverages 25 years of consulting experience in the financial services industry. He has significant expertise in assisting clients of major financial services firms to design and implement large scale change programs - designed to optimize operational performance and drive revenue growth. Frank has led many teams on business strategy, business transformation, technology and Project Management Offices (PMO) initiatives. Prior to Westwater, Frank held senior positions at top-tier consulting firms and has an MS in Organizational Behavior.
James T. Leman is a Managing Director and Advisor at Westwater. Jim is currently consulting after having spent years leading global electronic trading and external connectivity, global operations management and regulatory groups at Citigroup, HSBC and the New York Stock Exchange and their affiliates. Jim also served as the President of SunGard BRASS. Jim has in-depth skills in financial and operational aspects of the brokerage industry, and continues to lead firms and the industry, in creation of innovative technologies and standards for trading and managing the processing of securities transactions. Recognized as one of the top technology innovators of the ‘90s by Wall Street & Technology Magazine, Jim is a founding member of the FIX (Financial Information Exchange) Industry committee; he led the global creation of the FIX committee in Europe, Japan, and Asia. Jim was also a founding member of Thompson/DTCC Omgeo (US) Advisory committee. Jim holds a BS in Accounting St. Peter’s College and an MBA in finance from Fordham University.
Darshan Patel is a Chief Architect at Westwater. Darshan has been instrumental with designing and architecting several enterprise-wide solutions. Darshan has deep knowledge and experience with implementing Electronic Trading, Connectivity, Middle-office and Regulatory Compliance Reporting solutions. He is equally knowledgeable and experienced within Java, Open Source and Microsoft technologies. Darshan has worked with several global major firms within Capital Markets segment within US and Europe. Darshan has a Bachelors degree in Engineering.
Ravi
Manchi is the President at Westwater. Ravi has in-depth business knowledge on several aspects of financial services industry, and has assisted many organizations leading complex business strategy & transformation projects. With over 18 years of experience working within global financial services industry, Ravi has managed efforts within the areas of trading, straight-through-processing, risk management, clearance & settlement, business intelligence (MIS) and compliance solutions. Ravi has provided strategic planning and implementation expertise in several business areas throughout Capital Markets and Banking segments. Previously as a Principal and Head of Business Strategy at Westwater, Ravi has managed to grow the sales and revenue consistently since he joined in October 2005. In the past Ravi has worked at Morgan Stanley, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and several other major firms. Ravi is also involved with several charities assisting primary education and gifted children. Ravi has an MBA in finance and a Bachelors degree in Accounting.
Frank
Bosketti is a Managing Director at Westwater and is responsible for Delivery. Frank leverages 25 years of consulting experience in the financial services industry. He has significant expertise in assisting clients of major financial services firms to design and implement large scale change programs - designed to optimize operational performance and drive revenue growth. Frank has led many teams on business strategy, business transformation, technology and Project Management Offices (PMO) initiatives. Prior to Westwater, Frank held senior positions at top-tier consulting firms and has an MS in Organizational Behavior.
James T. Leman is a Managing Director and Advisor at Westwater. Jim is currently consulting after having spent years leading global electronic trading and external connectivity, global operations management and regulatory groups at Citigroup, HSBC and the New York Stock Exchange and their affiliates. Jim also served as the President of SunGard BRASS. Jim has in-depth skills in financial and operational aspects of the brokerage industry, and continues to lead firms and the industry, in creation of innovative technologies and standards for trading and managing the processing of securities transactions. Recognized as one of the top technology innovators of the ‘90s by Wall Street & Technology Magazine, Jim is a founding member of the FIX (Financial Information Exchange) Industry committee; he led the global creation of the FIX committee in Europe, Japan, and Asia. Jim was also a founding member of Thompson/DTCC Omgeo (US) Advisory committee. Jim holds a BS in Accounting St. Peter’s College and an MBA in finance from Fordham University.
Darshan Patel is a Chief Architect at Westwater. Darshan has been instrumental with designing and architecting several enterprise-wide solutions. Darshan has deep knowledge and experience with implementing Electronic Trading, Connectivity, Middle-office and Regulatory Compliance Reporting solutions. He is equally knowledgeable and experienced within Java, Open Source and Microsoft technologies. Darshan has worked with several global major firms within Capital Markets segment within US and Europe. Darshan has a Bachelors degree in Engineering.