Nick Polachek, CFA

Nick Polachek, CFA has over 15 years of experience in the technology and financial services industries. Nick began their career in 2005 as a Graduate Assistant at Miami University. In 2007, they joined Bank of America as an Analyst and Officer of Digital Product Management. From 2010 to 2013, they were a Manager of Digital Product, Technical Program Management at Accenture, where they advised clients on software delivery best practices, program/project management, and technology product strategy. From 2013 to 2014, they were a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, where they provided strategic planning and program management for large scale business transformations at financial services clients. In 2014, they joined Maven Wave, an Atos Company, as Managing Director. In 2021, they joined Atos as Managing Director, Head of Presales and Solution Design - Cloud & Strategic Deals - Americas, and as a Scientific Community - Cloud Computing Expert. In 2022, they became an Advisor, Head of Strategy at BingeBuilder, a Web3 start-up leveraging blockchain and NFTs to help creators and creative organizations turn intellectual Property into digital-asset-based communities.

Nick Polachek, CFA, has a diverse educational background. Nick completed a Bachelor of Science in Business - Economics from Miami University in 2005-2006, and a Master of Arts in Economics from the same university in 2001-2005. Nick also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst certification from the CFA Institute. In addition to their degree and CFA certification, Nick has obtained numerous certifications from various institutions, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Coursera, Trailhead by Salesforce, Blockchain Council, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Praxis Life Sciences, Quantic School of Business and Technology, Strategyzer, and Project Management Institute.