Jeff Cranston

Jeff Cranston currently serves as the Head of Corporate Strategy and Chief Operating Officer at Optiver, a position held since May 2022. Prior experience includes leadership roles at Société Générale as Head of FX Prime Brokerage and OTC Clearing, Americas, where responsibilities encompassed business strategy and product development from November 2017 to May 2022. Cranston also held the role of Senior Director for OTC Products Business Line Management at CME Group between March 2013 and October 2017, focusing on strategy and innovation for OTC IRS clearing. Earlier in a career spanning back to 2000, roles at UBS Investment Bank and Citigroup Global Markets emphasized client service and relationship management. Cranston earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Management from Augustana College, graduating in 2000.