George Anderson is currently The Founder & CEO of Ninth Wave, Inc. Under his leadership, George’s companies have earned numerous accolades, including placements on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 and the FinTech 100. A pioneer in financial technology, George has three decades of experience at leading financial institutions like JP Morgan & Morgan Stanley.

A recognized pioneer in enterprise architecture and Open Finance, George has authored several books and articles on topics such as high-performance computing, data architecture & data management. As a founding member of Financial Data Exchange (FDX), he has been instrumental in shaping the Open Finance ecosystem. His groundbreaking work includes the development of the first platform to fully support the FDX framework and to implement first-generation APIs with major banks.

 Beyond his professional accomplishments, he enjoys coaching youth sports, including ice hockey, soccer, and volleyball, and sharing his love of teamwork and mentorship.