Jason Shane

Head of Strategy & Innovation, Financial Services

Jason has a wealth of experience in senior IT leadership roles over 30 years of working in Financial Services IT where he has built an extensive network both within the global banking and FinTech industries. Jason joined SymphonyAI Financial Services in December 2023 as Head of Strategy and Innovation based in London. Jason was most recently at UBS, where he was Managing Director & Head of Group compliance, Regulatory and Governance (GCRG) Technology, with responsibility for approx. 700 staff, as well as IT strategy, FinTech and delivery of Financial Crime Prevention (FCP), Employee Conduct and non-financial Risk, spanning all of UBS’s businesses. Prior to UBS, Jason spent almost 10 years at Credit Suisse, where he held a number of leadership positions, including Head of Compliance Technology, Head of IT for the Strategic Resolution Unit and a number of positions within Equities and Prime Services technology. Jason was at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 12 years before Credit Suisse in roles ranging from operations & finance technology to front-office Equity Risk & Prime Services. He started his career as a Developer at Wilco International and ING Barings. Jason holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering with Business Management from the University of Strathclyde. Jason is married with 2 daughters and lives in Hertfordshire.