Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male Also Known As Bob Leitner
Website www.trgrp.com/about-us/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Robert Leitner has 30 years of financial industry experience, primarily within the market data space (both technology and administration). He is the founder and Chairman of The Roberts Group (TRG), which he created in 1998. Over the next sixteen years, TRG established itself as a global player in the financial industry, and received a strategic
investment from Polaris Partners in 2014. As the founder of TRG, Robert was initially responsible for all aspects of the business, including system development, sales and marketing, customer support, and consulting. TRG enjoyed stable, yet rapid growth during a period which saw a major slowdown in the global economy. He performed the original design and implementation of TRG’s flagship product FITS, the Financial Information Tracking System, and continues to play a vital role in the strategic development and evolution of the company. An active and respected member of the FISD, Robert has been called upon to moderate and participate on panels at key industry events, and most recently completed 2 years as Chairman of the FISD’s Business Issues Policy and Practice Standards (BIPPS) Working Group. Prior to establishing TRG, Robert was a senior member of the market data team for UBS in the Americas, where he built an in-house system for managing market data services, reducing spend by over 30%. He also managed the relocation of UBS Asset Management, where his responsibilities included requirements definition, data center design, procurement and implementation of services, and finally the migration of the users to their new facility. Robert has a degree in Computer Science, and began his career at FD Consulting, leading large-scale systems integration projects for some of the world’s largest financial institutions (including PaineWebber, Lehman Brothers, and Quick America Corporation). He developed the bond trade reporting system for Goldman Sachs in conjunction with the Big Bang in London in 1986. Over his 30 years in the industry, Robert has acquired a rare blend of business and technical expertise that has been the foundation for significant advancements in market data administration.
