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Chief Executive Officer
David Collins has been Chief Executive Officer of First Derivative since July 2020, where he is responsible for driving the business forward and shaping the company’s strategic vision and global objectives. Under his leadership, the firm continues to innovate and grow, employing approximately 1,800 people across 15 international offices.
Before joining First Derivative, David held a number of senior leadership roles, including Managing Director at GFT Group in London, Partner and Global Head of Technology Trading at Capco, Chief Executive Officer of City Practitioners Inc. in New York and Chief Marketing Officer at Super Derivatives Inc. These roles have equipped him with extensive expertise in leading organisations through transformation, delivering strategic growth, and building innovative, high-performing teams.
David has a strong personal commitment to innovation, change, and problem-solving. He is particularly passionate about applying cutting-edge technology to complex business challenges to create differentiated, high-impact solutions. He is also a dedicated advocate for modernising the workplace and advancing gender diversity, with a focus on empowerment and development. In recognition of this, he was named ‘Male Advocate of the Year’ at the 2023 Women in Business Awards.
David’s key areas of expertise include strategic leadership, technology-driven transformation, corporate communications, organisational change, and diversity advocacy.
First Derivative is driven by people, data, and technology, unlocking the value of insight, hindsight, and foresight to drive organizations forward. Counting many of the world's leading investment banks as clients, we help our clients navigate the data-driven, digital revolution that is transforming the financial services sector. Our global teams span across 15 offices serving clients across EMEA, North America and APAC.
As an EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) company, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services, we deliver advanced financial services solutions by empowering operational insights, driving innovation, and enabling more effective risk management in an increasingly data-centric world. Together with EPAM, we combine deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving financial landscape, offering comprehensive solutions that drive business transformation and sustainable growth.
