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in evaluating cutting-edge technologies such as Machine Learning , Algorithmic Optimisation , and Big Data .
FinTech is here to continue leading the charge Zlotchenko , who has previously built and scaled companies from launch to product delivery , received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in the United States . Prior to joining Hazeltree , Zlotchenko was Chief Technology Officer of investment management solutions provider Paladyne Systems , which he co-founded in 2005 and was integral to its global growth until it was eventually acquired by Broadridge Financial Solutions in 2011 . Prior to Paladyne , Zlotchenko worked as an investor , executive , and software developer at a number of high-profile financial firms , including Goldman Sachs and Alexandra Investment Management .
“ I started out back in the 1990s when the internet was just exploding ,” explains Zlotchenko . “ I lived through the technological Wild West in those days while being part of the technology and the finance industry , and watched it transform into an advanced and disruptive industry called FinTech , which has been very exciting . It ' s

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the approximate collective value of client assets managed by Hazeltree ’ s community of hedge funds , private equity , private credit , real estate , and asset managers
SOL ZLOTCHENKO
TITLE : CHIEF STRATEGY AND PRODUCT OFFICER , FINTECH INVESTOR , ENTREPRENEUR AND INNOVATOR
INDUSTRY : FINANCIAL SERVICES LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Sol Zlotchenko has spent over
20 years starting , running and growing businesses in FinTech . After early career positions as a technologist at Goldman Sachs and CTO of Alexandra Investment Management , he co-founded the investment management solutions provider Paladyne Systems in 2005 , acquired by Broadridge Financial Solutions in 2011 . He is also the founder of the quantitative hedge fund West End Capital and co-founder of Select Venture Partners , an early-stage VC .
Sol currently serves as CTO and Head of Private Markets Product at Hazeltree , the leading Treasury and Liquidity SaaS platform for alternative asset management firms .
Sol ’ s deep experience as an executive , operator , investor and entrepreneur provides him with unique perspectives on building business strategies , innovating product development , and operating profitable business models in FinTech .
Sol holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University , School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences .

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