Sylvain Pendaries

Sylvain Pendaries has extensive work experience in data management, strategy, and integration, with a focus on governance, operations, and analytics. Sylvain currently serves as the Managing Director of Data Management, Strategy and Integration, Market Data at PSP Investments. In this role, they lead the implementation of the company's data foundation and data platform to enable insight-driven decision-making.

Prior to their current position, Sylvain was the Global Head of Data Management at Janus Henderson Investors U.S., where they proposed and implemented a complete reorganization of the data functions within the firm. Sylvain also served as the Global Head of Data Governance & Data Strategy, responsible for defining and implementing the company-wide data governance framework and data strategy.

Before joining Janus Henderson Investors U.S., Sylvain held positions at Franklin Templeton Investments as the Head of Data Management, Investment Management Strategic Solutions, and at InvestTech Systems Consulting as the Managing Director and Enterprise Data Management Practice Lead.

Earlier in their career, Sylvain worked at PSP Investments as the VP of Front Office & Business Analytics, where they were responsible for technology delivery and execution to support portfolio managers and traders. Sylvain also worked at La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec as the Head of Enterprise Architecture - Business, SP49 Partners as a Founding Partner and CIO, Senior Consultant, Natixis CIB as the U.S. Chief Information Officer, Caisse des dépôts (CDC Ixis) as the Americas Chief Information Officer, and Societe Generale Americas in various IT leadership roles.

Sylvain is highly skilled in data governance, enterprise data management, master data management, and data quality management. Sylvain has a strong background in technology strategy, IT operations, and project management.

Sylvain Pendaries has a diverse education history in the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, economics, psychology, and computer science. Their most recent education was in 2018 when they obtained a certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management. Prior to that, in 2016, they completed a certificate program in Big Data & Data Science: Getting value out of Big Data from UC San Diego.

In 2014, Sylvain earned a Certificate of Accomplishment in The Power of Macroeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World from UC Irvine, as well as a Certificate of Accomplishment with Distinction in Psychology as a Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Earlier in their education, Sylvain received a certificate in Capital Markets from New York University in 2003. Their highest level of education was a DEA (Post Graduate) in Artificial Intelligence, which they obtained from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1986. Sylvain also holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the same university, earned in 1983.

Additionally, Sylvain has obtained two additional certifications: Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan Executive Education in September 2018, and Introduction to Big Data from Coursera Course Certificates in August 2016.