COMPANY

Celebrating

20 Years

Quantifi was founded with the goal of providing the most advanced and flexible risk, trading and analytics solutions.

20 years

Where We Started

Quantifi began its journey in 2002. Rohan Douglas founded Quantifi in a small attic in New Jersey after previously heading Citi’s global credit derivative and emerging market trading research groups. Quantifi was started with the goal of delivering the same sophisticated risk management and analytics used by the largest banks to all market participants. Quantifi has come a long way since then, having expanded its footprint in EMEA, NA and Asia Pacific and established a brand that is now synonymous with a commitment to innovation and a strong passion for what we do.

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An Interview with CEO Rohan Douglas

Rohan Douglas, CEO, explains how he founded Quantifi, the journey to where the company is now and his plans for the the next 20 years.

OUR TEAM

Over the Years

TIMELINE

Our Journey

2002 – How it Started

In 2002, Rohan Douglas started Quantifi in a small attic in New Jersey, having previously worked at Citigroup and Salomon Brothers running their global credit derivatives and emerging market research group.

2003 – First Office
2003 – First Office

Now with two more employees, Rohan makes the upgrade from his attic and opens Quantifi’s first corporate office in Scotch Plains, NJ.

2003 – First Client
2003 – First Client

The Canadian bank, CIBC, agrees to an exclusive 2 year deal for Quantifi’s analytics. For the first few years Quantifi worked with CIBC to build out its suite of products before expanding to a broader range of clients.

2005 – Larger NJ Office
2005 – Larger NJ Office

As Quantifi continues to grow at pace, it transitions from managed office space to larger office in Cranford, NJ.

2006 – London Office Opens
2006 – London Office Opens

To support its growing EMEA client base, Quantifi opens its London office. Local staff are responsible for product development and deployment.

2008 – Sydney Office Opens
2008 – Sydney Office Opens

In response to growing regional demand, Quantifi expands into Australia with the opening of an office in Sydney.

2009 – Inc. Magazine
2009 – Inc. Magazine

Quantifi is named 45th fastest growing software company in the US, by Inc. Magazine.

2009 – NYC Office Opens
2009 – NYC Office Opens

Quantifi continues to expand its global presence with the opening of its Manhattan office. The NYC office includes teams responsible for sales and professional services.

2009 – Deloitte ‘Technology Fast 500™’
2009 – Deloitte ‘Technology Fast 500™’

In recognition of its impressive growth, Quantifi is ranked in the Deloitte ‘Technology fast 500™'.

2010 – Rohan listed as a finalist
2010 – Rohan listed as a finalist

EY recognises entrepreneurs in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their communities.

2011 – Risk Conference
2011 – Risk Conference

As the brand becomes more established and recognised, Quantifi starts hosting its annual risk conferences in London and New York.

2012 – Risk Magazine Award
2012 – Risk Magazine Award

Quantifi achieves one of the industry’s highest accolades by winning Risk Magazine, ‘Risk Management Technology Product of the Year’ award.

2014 – Larger Australia Office
2014 – Larger Australia Office

In response to growth in Asia-Pacific, Quantifi expands its office space in Australia. This expansion enables Quantifi to meet growing regional demand.

2014 – RiskTech100 Rankings

The annual RiskTech100 Rankings sees Quantifi increase its position for the fourth consecutive years.

FRTB Award
FRTB Award

Celent positions Quantifi as ‘Category Leader’ in the XCelent Awards for FRTB.

2017 – Larger NYC Office
2017 – Larger NYC Office

To support its growth strategy, Quantifi moves into a larger office in New York City.

2018 – Red Herring 100
2018 – Red Herring 100

Quantifi recognised for its technology innovation, management strength and financial health.

2018 – New Offices
2018 – New Offices

Quantifi moves into new offices in UK & Australia as it expands and strengthens its client service and development teams.

2019 – ‘Next Generation Portfolio and Investment Risk’
Quantifi Commended by Celent for its Advanced Technology and Portfolio Management Functionality

Quantifi Commended by Celent for Its Advanced Technology and Portfolio Management Functionality.

2019 – Move to Cloud
2019 – Move to Cloud

Quantifi Expands Usage of Microsoft Azure Cloud for its Cross-Asset Platform.

2020 – Risk.net Technology Awards

Quantifi Wins System Support & Implementation Award for the Second Consecutive Year.

2021 – Waters Buy-Side Technology Awards
2021 – Waters Buy-Side Technology Awards

Quantifi wins Best Integrated Middle-Office Platform at the Waters Buy-Side Technology Awards 2021.

2022 – Strong Growth
2022 – Strong Growth

Quantifi continues strong growth momentum with double-digit revenue growth and significant new client wins.

2022 – 20 Years
2022 – 20 Years

Quantifi celebrates 20 years in business!

Q&A

Employee Spotlight

Jamie Elliott

Development Manager,
Risk Architecture

Joined 2008

What motivates you to get out of bed for work?
The opportunity to learn – whether it’s looking at new technology or understanding our clients’ businesses better. I’m motivated to keep learning every day. I’m also passionate about problem-solving. Fortunately, we’re in the business of creating solutions.

How would you describe your day job to a child?
I tell my own kids that I create ‘Apps.’ That’s about the best I can hope for a 4 and 7 year old to understand. I used to give new starters a training session informally called “Credit Derivatives pricing for a smart 10 year old.” I still think most pricing models can be explained in simple terms like a coin toss game. Why these things comprise an entire industry is harder to explain.

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What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on?

I’m based in Sydney, so my morning usually starts early with a series of phone calls to my colleagues in the US. I then have a daily stand-up call with my team here in Sydney. If anyone raises a question or requests help during the stand-up call, I’ll follow up with one-on-one calls over the course of the day. Sometimes, my day will finish with additional calls to the UK Office.

Part of my focus each day will be on urgent issues, keeping the next delivery on track or kicking off a new project. There will also be planning for the next sprint – who, what, when, etc. Once I get on top of these items, I’ll have time to do some deeper thinking and discussion around the design of a new feature or system and strategise how to move towards our architectural goals. If I’m really on top of things, then I may write some code and maybe prototype a design.

What do you like most about your job?
I like that the quality of our architecture and modernity of our tech stack are recognised as a strategic advantage for us. This means that we are always working to improve our systems and stay ahead of our competition. I like the collaborative environment. If you have a good idea and can advocate convincingly, you get a lot of opportunity to influence what we build.

What advice would you give to recent new entrants?
First of all, no-one expects you to know everything on day one. You should use this period as an opportunity to learn. If you don’t understand something, ask. There are no stupid questions. The best way to learn what will make our solutions better is by speaking to our clients. However, don’t just let them tell you how to solve a problem. Work to understand the need motivating the request and try to think how it can be made more general and re-usable.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?

In addition to software architecture, I’m really interested in the architecture and design of the built environment. I’m interested in how we can move towards a more sustainable and humane economic system. However, I don’t think new technologies can solve our fundamental problems. In fact, in many cases, we just need to revisit solutions that have already proved themselves over thousands of years. Check out #GoodUrbanism to get a sense of it. There are also big overlaps between software architecture and good building design. I’m a big fan of the architect Christopher Alexander whose work on pattern languages has had a seminal influence in the software patterns community. Another fantastic architecture book for software engineers is Stewart Brand’s “How Buildings Learn”.

Les Stott

Cloud Engineer

Joined 2021

What motivates you to get out of bed for work?
Usually my cat when he wants breakfast or to go outside! But for work, the ability to effect real change for business processes and environments. Being able to directly improve systems and processes benefits the internal teams and clients and is a great motivator for getting out of bed.

How would you describe your day job to a child?
I’m the Mayor of Legotown. We have many clients and internal teams who have houses and shops all over Legotown. Sometimes there are issues with the houses and shops – like a broken door or roof. It’s my job to rebuild and repair the town. Other times, we have new residents in Legotown, so it’s my job to build new houses or shops for them. Sometimes there are requests for upgrades like a 2nd story on a house and I perform those upgrades.

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What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on?
A typical day usually consists of applying a hotfix or installation/upgrade to one or multiple environments, transferring database backups from hosted environments to Quantifi in order to investigate/troubleshoot issues, supporting the PS Team with access and troubleshooting any client issues, updating documentation on confluence and working on larger project-based work.

What do you like most about your job?
I like a challenge. There is great scope for improvement in what we do in our hosted environments and we have a core team in IT who are all on the same page. We are all relatively new to Quantifi so there’s a sense of a “greenfield environment” where we can build and support the systems more efficiently than before. It’s a pleasure to work with so many talented people across all teams who are more than willing to provide help and assistance if required.

What advice would you give to recent new entrants?
Quantifi is a great place to work with a smart and talented team. If you have questions or are unsure of anything, don’t hesitate to reach out for assistance or support. Everyone is always willing to help you out. You will learn a lot working with everyone at Quantifi.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I have a forklift license. My first job after school was in a cabinetmaking factory where I operated the large Giben CNC machine to cut up all of the laminate boards for making bathroom vanities. I needed to load and stack packs of laminate in/out of the machine. It was definitely fun to drive the forklift. More fun came from using the pallet jacks as scooters up and down the factory while the boss wasn’t around. Couldn’t get away with that these days!

 

Quantifi has long been a believer in corporate citizenship. The company and its employees have a history of giving back to local communities and we have made a commitment to donate 3% of all profits to charitable causes. I think this is a great way for Quantifi to share its success.

Rohan Douglas, CEO, Quantifi

GIVING BACK

Donating 3% of all Profits to Charitable Causes

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