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We bring a unique understanding of our customer’s needs
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Innovative leaders, experienced risk managers
Risk and compliance solutions are only as credible as the professionals who stand behind the company's offering. RDC’s leadership team has an understanding of our customer’s needs, since our organization is run by a team of industry veterans who have managed risk and compliance for Fortune 50 organizations. Our senior management and board are drawn from internationally recognized talent from diverse private and public sector expertise areas that are precisely aligned with RDC’s core mission and values. These specialties include financial services, business compliance and information technology, as well as regulatory, law enforcement and intelligence.
Management:
Thomas Obermaier, Chief Executive Officer
Prior to joining RDC, Mr. Tom Obermaier was the Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup’s Global Transaction Services, a wholesale supplier of banking, security and risk services to financial institutions, governments and corporate clients worldwide. As CRO, he was responsible for all risk - including credit, market, operations, liquidity and regulatory. He managed $1.6 trillion in risk positions daily spread across 104 countries. He was also a member of the Management Committee, whose leadership drove revenue growth from $1.7 billion when he joined to over $10.8 billion when he joined RDC.
Mr. Obermaier is an internationally recognized expert on risk matters, particularly regulatory risk and systemic issues surrounding payments and securities settlements. A founding member of the international regulatory council, the Wolfsberg Group, Mr. Obermaier was one of the industry’s first advocates of extending risk management fundamentals to the regulatory compliance arena. A well-regarded risk expert in the anti-money laundering field, he has designed global compliance systems premised on risk management fundamentals.
Prior to joining Citi, Mr. Obermaier was the Chief Risk Officer for Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Bank. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer of its Cash Management business, spearheading the Company’s venture into e-business solutions such as mobile telephone payment capabilities. Before Deutsche, Mr. Obermaier was the Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance at Bankers Trust Company. Previous to that, he was a white collar criminal defense lawyer at the international law firm Skadden Arps. Mr. Obermaier has also held a number of positions with the United States Government.
Tom Fogarty, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Tom Fogarty has over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, having held management positions with software, technology services and telecommunications companies, including Axeda Systems, Ravisent Technologies, DecisionOne, and Bell Atlantic (now Verizon). In his prior role at Axeda, Mr. Fogarty was Executive VP and CFO, responsible for Corporate and Business Development, Investor Relations, as well as all finance and compliance at the NASDAQ listed firm. His experience also includes CFO positions at Ravisent Technologies, DecisionOne, and VP-Finance at Bell Atlantic Business Systems services. Education includes both a Bachelors' Degree in Accounting and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin J. Ford, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Prior to joining RDC, Mr. Kevin Ford was an Associate General Counsel in the Business Intelligence Group of Goldman Sachs & Co. for more than a decade. Mr. Ford was responsible for conducting enhanced due diligence on hundreds of new clients, products, and services worldwide. In 2000, Mr. Ford was appointed to the post of Money Laundering Reporting Officer for Goldman Sachs International, in which capacity he developed the first comprehensive anti-money laundering program for Goldman Sachs EMEA operations.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 1998, Mr. Ford had a distinguished 26-year career in law enforcement serving in a variety of United States law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels. Mr. Ford served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in Manhattan from 1983 through 1996 and, prior to that, was a detective in Santa Clara County, California and later in San Francisco, where he specialized in organized crime and corruption cases. Between 1994 and 1998, Mr. Ford served as the Deputy Commissioner of Investigation for the City of New York. From 1990 until 1994, Mr. Ford was the First Assistant Inspector General for the New York City School Construction Authority where he helped to establish one of the most effective KYC due diligence and anti-corruption programs in the United States.
Mr. Ford is a member of Interpol's Group of Experts on Corruption - In February 2012 he received an Interpol Medal in recognition of his contribution to Interpol's anti-corruption efforts. Mr. Ford is also a member of the Board for Transparency International - USA and has served as a member of the International Anti-Corruption Conference Council from 1993-2005 (Chairman 1997-2001). Mr. Ford represents Transparency International on the Wolfsberg Group, an association of eleven global banks which have developed financial services industry standards, and related products, for Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorist Financing policies.
Anne Jablonski, Chief Data Officer
Ms. Anne Jablonski is a recognized expert on international corporate issues including FCPA, due diligence, offshore financial centers, political risk, and financial crime. Prior to joining RDC, she was Managing Director of a business consulting company specializing in FCPA advisory services, business intelligence, and homeland security solutions.
Her deep regional expertise on the economy and politics of post-Communist states directly supported senior White House and other U.S. Cabinet officials during 23 years of service in the U.S. intelligence community. During this time, Ms. Jablonski was one of the country's most sought-after experts for analysis of the state-crime-business nexus in transitioning states. Her success in creating bridges between intelligence and law enforcement operations created scores of enduring security partnerships. Her hybrid due diligence model for judging the influence of nonstate actors and methodologies for investigating politically exposed person networks directly supported top US policymakers.
James Lin, Chief Technology Officer
Dr. James Lin is a senior IT executive with extensive experience in developing innovative technology solutions to deliver client value and drive revenue growth. He joins RDC from Forbes.com, where he served as Chief Information Officer and spearheaded technology innovations to power what is widely regarded as the "home page for the world's business leaders." His overall technological leadership was instrumental in transforming Forbes.com into the #1 business site on the Web that reached more than 18 million people around the globe each month. Prior to Forbes.com, Dr. Lin delivered technological solutions and information services for financial institutions worldwide, having held senior positions with Standard & Poor's, Merrill Lynch, and Clearbook Financial. He holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) professional.
Anurag Mathur, Chief Product Officer
Mr. Mathur is a senior product management executive with over 17 years' experience with various technology companies. He joins RDC from Microsoft where he was a senior product manager driving the successful global release of Windows 7. He also helped develop the worldwide, multi-billion dollar channel strategy, drove significant new growth from a revamped Emerging Markets effort, and successfully implemented a new pricing strategy for their corporate and public sector initiatives. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Mathur was the senior product manager responsible for transforming the Financial Services Americas business at SAP through new product development, channel initiatives, and strategy. Before SAP, Mr Mathur played a key role in the product and business development of the rapidly growing, Sanchez Computer Associates, which was acquired by FIS Global. Mr Mathur received his MBA from Columbia Business School and undergraduate degree from Kings College in PA.
Darrin McLaughlin, CAMS, Managing Director, Strategic Client Solutions
Mr. McLaughlin is a well-respected expert with extensive experience as an AML Compliance Officer with several major international financial institutions throughout the course of his career including Fortis Merchant Bank, Citigroup Investment Bank, the Asset Management Division of Deutsche Bank and most recently the Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities Group of Macquarie Holdings USA. Throughout his career he has focused on all aspects of Anti-Money Laundering including, policy and procedure development & implementation, KYC & CIP reviews, conducting Enhanced Due Diligence reviews, Transaction Monitoring, managing remediation projects and coordinating internal/external exams with audit and/or various regulators. Mr. McLaughlin also served as Senior Fraud Investigator for a major international Insurance company handling investigations of fraud, identity theft and other various white collar crimes. As a former Compliance Officer and client he understands the AML issues faced by our clients as well as the RDC solutions to address these issues. He received both his MS and BS degrees in Business Management from St. Joseph’s College.
Thomas J. Hourican, Chief Financial Officer
As Chief Financial Officer, Tom brings over 13 years of financial management experience and expertise to the RDC organization. In this role, Tom directs all financial aspects of the business including accounting practices, budgeting, financial planning, interface with the financial community, financial analysis, and monitoring of financial performance. Tom is committed to maximizing long-term shareholder value and maintaining the high level of integrity for which RDC is known. Prior to joining RDC, Tom gained a well-rounded accounting and finance background with Grant Thornton and Orleans Homebuilders. Tom holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Villanova University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Stephen V. Rooney, Executive Vice President of Global Sales
Mr. Rooney is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in sales and strategic account management. He joins RDC from FolioDynamix, a leading wealth management technology services company where he was the Chief Client Officer responsible for leading their sales and marketing teams. Prior to FolioDynamix, Mr. Rooney was the Global Vice President & Managing Director at Actimize in charge of leading business strategy and a large team of sales professionals. With prior experience in a variety of progressive leadership roles, Mr. Rooney has a proven track record of building deep sales competency and a solid reputation for increasing revenues and profitability. He has also held key senior management positions at several organizations with experience that includes building strong customer relationships and executing global sales strategies. Mr. Rooney holds a B.S. in Finance from Boston College.
Anthony Capon, Vice President of Data Strategy
Mr. Capon is a leading information industry executive with more than 25 years experience in data management, resourcing and research. Prior to joining RDC he served as the Vice President of Content for Dow Jones responsible for the research team behind their Risk and Compliance offerings and the processing of intelligently coded articles in 26 languages into the Factiva archive. Before Dow Jones, he was part of the UK-based team behind the first Reuters Business Briefing (RBB) product and moved to Singapore to expand RBB’s Chinese and Japanese capabilities. Joining the Dow Jones and Reuters joint venture Factiva, he moved to the US in 2001 to work on the technology that established the Factiva Source Processing engine; the system which takes in the thousands of sources and millions of articles into the Factiva products. As well as managing hundreds of researchers Mr Capon also helped drive the strategic acquisition of new content onto the Factiva platform and worked closely with Publishers around the globe.
Board:
Jeffrey Schwartz, Director
Mr. Jeffrey Schwartz is a Director of RDC and also a founding Partner of and Managing Director of Bain Capital Ventures. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Schwartz worked at Wellington Management Company, where he was a portfolio manager for several public equities funds. He also served in the Equity Capital Markers Group of Merrill Lynch. In addition to his firm and portfolio company responsibilities, Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of MetroLacrosse, the Investment Committee of the Noble and Greenough School and coaches several youth athletic teams. Mr. Schwartz holds a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard University Business School.
David N. Lawrence, Director
Mr. David Lawrence is Associate General Counsel and head of the Business Intelligence Group at Goldman Sachs. The group has global responsibility for a wide range of regulatory and due diligence matters. In this capacity, Mr. Lawrence provides coverage for Goldman Sachs' investment banking, fixed income, merchant banking, equities and asset management divisions. He serves on the firm's Commitments, Capital, Credit Markets, and Private Equities Group committees and routinely advises several of the firm's investment committees. He was named a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs in 1999.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Lawrence was an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office,Southern District of New York for nearly 10 years, during which time he served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Public Corruption and General Crimes Units. He holds a BA, magna cum laude from Brandeis University and a JD from New York University.
Charles Stryker, Director
Dr. Charles Stryker is the Founder and President of Venture Development Center, a professional advisory firm and a recognized innovator in the information services field. Dr. Stryker serves on the board of a number of public- and private-sector companies, including Greenfield Online, ARGI, Conclusive Marketing, Innography, NetFactor, Reunion.com, Samba, Triton Technologies, and V12. Throughout his career, Dr. Stryker has specialized in creating new distribution concepts to allow information services companies to create products that precisely meet market requirements and can scale rapidly in the marketplace.
Dr. Stryker is an active speaker and author on the topic of database product development and served in the 1990s as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, where he taught courses in the School's Entrepreneurial Center.
Eric B. Herr, Director
Mr. Eric B. Herr brings over 25 years of senior management experience in a variety of industries including software, media, finance, and consulting industries. While at Autodesk, Inc., the fifth largest PC software company in the world, Mr. Herr served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Herr also served as Chief Financial Officer during his time at Autodesk.
Prior to joining Autodesk, Mr. Herr served as Vice President of Finance and Planning, Worldwide Field Organization at Sun Microsystems where he was responsible for building a successful customer program and leading the strategic restructuring of the sales organization. He also held senior executive positions at other reputable and successful companies including strategic consulting company Michael Allen Company, McGraw-Hill Publications, Lionel D. Edie investment counselors, and Data Resources.
Mr. Herr has served as a Board Member and Chair for a variety of companies including several non-profit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Whole Village Family Resource Center, and Project Adventure. He also served as an Executive-in-Residence, teaching the capstone course for MBA students at the University of New Hampshire.
Thomas Obermaier, Director
Prior to joining RDC, Mr. Tom Obermaier was the Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup’s Global Transaction Services, a wholesale supplier of banking, security and risk services to financial institutions, governments and corporate clients worldwide. As CRO, he was responsible for all risk - including credit, market, operations, liquidity and regulatory. He managed $1.6 trillion in risk positions daily spread across 104 countries. He was also a member of the Management Committee, whose leadership drove revenue growth from $1.7 billion when he joined to over $10.8 billion when he joined RDC.
Mr. Obermaier is an internationally recognized expert on risk matters, particularly regulatory risk and systemic issues surrounding payments and securities settlements. A founding member of the international regulatory council, the Wolfsberg Group, Mr. Obermaier was one of the industry’s first advocates of extending risk management fundamentals to the regulatory compliance arena. A well-regarded risk expert in the anti-money laundering field, he has designed global compliance systems premised on risk management fundamentals.
Prior to joining Citi, Mr. Obermaier was the Chief Risk Officer for Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Bank. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer of its Cash Management business, spearheading the Company’s venture into e-business solutions such as mobile telephone payment capabilities. Before Deutsche, Mr. Obermaier was the Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance at Bankers Trust Company. Previous to that, he was a white collar criminal defense lawyer at the international law firm Skadden Arps. Mr. Obermaier has also held a number of positions with the United States Government.
Frank R. Sanchez, Director
Mr. Sanchez is Chief Executive Officer of OurBond, Inc., a technology and business services company that builds integrated online and offline communities for both corporate clients and consumers. Prior to OurBond, he was the President of Strategic Solutions at Fidelity National Information Services Inc. and served as Chief Executive Officer of Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc.
Throughout his career, Mr. Sanchez has contributed numerous technical and business innovations to the financial services and IT industries. He was the chief architect and developer of one of the industry's most successful core e-banking platforms, which is installed in hundreds of financial institutions around the world. Additionally, he deployed the industry's first core banking system in Central Europe, the first internet-only bank, and the first banking SOA application. Mr. Sanchez attended the University of Connecticut where he studied Astrophysics and Finance.
Clare Hart, Director
Ms. Hart brings more than 20 years of experience as an executive leading global expansions and growth strategies in business and information services companies around the world. She recently served as President and CEO of Infogroup, and was a member of its board of directors. Prior to joining Infogroup, Ms. Hart was Executive Vice President of Dow Jones & Company.
Ms. Hart has won numerous awards for her leadership and innovation including being honored in Inside Market Data’s 2010 Hall of Fame, where she was recognized as “The Visionary” for making a profound impact in the market data industry. Ms. Hart received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and computer systems management from Drexel University in Philadelphia and an M.B.A. from Rider University in New Jersey.
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