Mark Wydell

Mark Wydell has a strong background in the financial industry, with extensive experience in risk technology, analytics reporting, and trading. Mark is currently serving as the Head of Risk Technology and Analytics Reporting at Davidson Kempner Capital Management. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Macro Trading at Balyasny Asset Management L.P. from 2015 to 2021.

Earlier in their career, Mark held various roles at TD Securities USA Inc., Barclays Capital, Chase, Barclays Investment Bank, and Logica UK. At TD Securities, they served as the Director of Rates IT, overseeing the replacement of legacy front office systems with EDGEiX software for real-time pricing and risk. At Barclays Capital, they held multiple positions including Global Head of IT Pricing Group, Head of US Fixed Income Derivatives IT, and Team Lead for Rapid Application Development.

Mark's expertise lies in front office systems, pricing, risk functionality, and developing tools for traders, sales staff, and quants. Mark is a highly skilled professional with a demonstrated history of success in the financial industry.

Mark Wydell attended the University of Kent from 1986 to 1989, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. The field of study is not specified.