Don Nilsson

Nilsson joins Addepar from FactSet, where he spent the last 23 years of his career. Most recently as the Senior Vice President of Product Development, he was responsible for running FactSet's global product development function, overseeing development across the entire FactSet platform. Having joined the company early on in its high-growth phase, he was there as it grew from $50 million to over $1.4 billion in annual sales. Among his accomplishments there, Nilsson implemented a user-centric, design-centered approach to development that greatly improved usability and overall user experience. He also drove the migration of FactSet's product to a web-based platform. Among other results, the combination of these two initiatives enabled FactSet to close a landmark deal with the wealth division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.