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Tom Zschach

About Tom Zschach

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As the Chief Innovation Officer at SWIFT, Tom Zschach has over 30 years of experience in the finance and technology industry, with a strong track record of leading and delivering new business development and strategy initiatives. He has a passion for harnessing the power of emerging technologies and innovative thinking to create meaningful conversations and solutions for the people and companies that matter most in the global payments ecosystem. Tom's mission is to collaborate with the brightest minds in the industry and set ambitious goals on the most promising topics, such as digital assets, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. By working together, they aim to create truly transformational and impactful solutions for customers, partners, and stakeholders. Tom Zschach also helps senior executives harness the true power of innovation to address the most business-critical questions and challenges faced by market participants in the fast-changing and complex world of payments. His goal is to help people and companies in finance harness the power of emerging technologies and innovative thinking by fostering meaningful conversations with the people who matter most to their business. Through setting ambitious goals and attracting the brightest minds in the industry, they can collectively create things that are truly transformational. Additionally, his business helps senior executives leverage innovation to answer the most critical questions that market participants experience in payments. Tom Zschach joined SWIFT in January 2020, and is charged with driving new growth opportunities across the company and in collaboration with the SWIFT Community and partners. Prior to joining SWIFT, Tom Zschach was the Chief Information Officer at CLS Group based in London where he was responsible for the technology function and for further developing the organization’s technology vision. He served on the Executive Management Committee at CLS. Prior to CLS, he was the Chief Information Officer for LCH. Clearnet, one of the world’s leading multinational clearing houses. Tom Zschach worked for more than twenty years in several investment banks including Bank of America / Merrill Lynch as Head of Rate and Currencies Technology and at Barclays Capital as Managing Director in Technology and Global Head of Equities, Prime Brokerage and Client Technology. Tom Zschach studied Computer Science and Finance from California State University, and earned an Executive MBA from TRIUM.

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