We are a diverse team of finance and technology professionals with a range of backgrounds stretching from deep buyside experience to mathematicians, software engineers, designers and entrepreneurs.
Leadership team
Neil Chapman
CEO
Neil is a seasoned leader of high-growth enterprise technology companies. Since 2011 Neil served in various roles on the leadership team of ForgeRock. Previously Neil has a broad Financial markets background.
Øyvind Grotmol
Founder & CTO
Øyvind has 12 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur. He was Director of Research & Innovation at Medallia and VP at Energy Micro, and did AI research as Senior Scientist at Brain Corp.
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Andreas Flåt Aglen
Chief Operating Officer
Andreas comes from the role as Engagement Manager at McKinsey. He holds an MSc degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU.
Tim Barber
Chief Revenue Officer
Tim joined as CRO, responsible for the performance, strategy and alignment of all functions within the organisation that relate to revenue generation. Tim brings over 20 years of sales leadership experience to Exabel in both software platforms and alternative data insight solutions.
Nathaniel Cohn
VP of North America and Head of Data Partnerships
Nathaniel brings leadership experience from GfK, a boutique alternative data research firm, as well as from Adaptive Management, an alternative data aggregator and solutions provider. He also spent 11 years as an analyst and portfolio manager at several firms, including Goldman Sachs.
Øyvind Wergeland
VP Engineering
Øyvind comes from the role as CTO at Oslo Market Solutions, a leading Nordic provider of web based financial market data and securities trading solutions. Previously he was Software Architect at Fast Search & Transfer.
Zac Yang
Director of Product
Zac is passionate about building products that delight customers, and focuses on shaping Exabel's state-of-the-art analytics into an easy-to-use product that delivers great customer value. He was previously an equity analyst at BlackRock and product manager at Orbital Insight.
Core team
Taral Seierstad
Research scientist
Taral holds a doctoral degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in law, and has software development experience from BEKK and Intelligent Trading.
Rune Fevang
Lead software engineer
Rune brings eight years experience from Google HQ and Opera, and is merited in programming competitions, including placing 5th in TopCoder Open.
Børge Nordli
Software architect
Børge has nine years of developer experience from Google, Microsoft and Bouvet. He is a merited contestant from international mathematical and programming contests, including a silver medal at the ACM ICPC World’s Finals.
Bjørn Rustad
Software engineer
Bjørn brings experience as a data engineer within Schibsted Products & Technology group, and holds a master’s degree in mathematics from NTNU.
Agustín Arizti
Software engineer
Agustín comes from building enterprise collaboration tools at Symfoni. He brings five years of software development experience, and holds a degree in computer science from Universidad de la República in Uruguay.
Øystein Hallaråker
Principal Software Engineer
Øystein comes to Exabel after a decade at Microsoft, most recently in a role as Principal Software Engineer. Øystein holds an MSc from NTNU.
Arpit Gupta
Quantitative Researcher
Arpit brings his expertise in quantitative research from his 5 year experience at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs. He holds an integrated M.Tech in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi.
Tiago Vila Verde
Front-End Tech Lead
Tiago does things his own way. He’s hitchhiked 4500km across Central Asia, lived in 6 countries and while the world stopped in 2020, he packed up, got a sailboat and crash landed in Oslo. He’s also an experienced engineer, having previously worked with data viz at Neo4j.
Surbhi Miglani
Research Scientist
Surbhi comes with an experience of 5+ years in Quantitative Research and Trading in Global Markets from hedge funds such as WorldQuant and Qube. Her educational background is in Mathematics and Computer Science from IIT Delhi.
John-Erik Johansen
Principal Data Engineer
John-Erik brings more than a decade of experience in market data management and architecture from Oslo Market Solutions. He has previous experience from VoIP provider Telio and holds a masters degree in Computer Science from UiO.
Ana Garcia Barrera
Operations Manager
Ana has a finance background, MBA and 8+ years’ global experience scaling startups for Property and Renewable Energy in emerging markets. She is originally from Monterrey, Mexico and has lived in 5 different countries.
Haakon Hammarbeck
Data Engineer
Haakon comes to Exabel after working with business intelligence and data engineering at Visma bWise. He has experience from industrial digital twins for asset-heavy industries and holds a master’s degree in physics from NTNU.
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Mark Fleming-Williams
Communications Director
Prior to creating and hosting The Alternative Data Podcast, Mark gained a Masters in Big Data at IE University in Madrid. He has over a decade of experience in investor relations and geopolitics, latterly with Stratfor in Austin, Texas. He holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC).
Christian Onsager
Senior Front-end Developer
Christian is an experienced developer with a background from Capgemini and Bouvet. He has a master's degree in Industrial Design from NTNU.
Asbjørn Hegdahl
Senior Front-end Developer
Asbjørn has 6+ years of experience working as a web developer; as a consultant at Creuna and in-house at SATS. He also has two years of professional experience as a graphic designer and holds a Masters degree in industrial design engineering from NTNU.
Brendan Gay
Partner Success Manager
Brendan brings experience from the Strategic Client Group at FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, as well as from Eaton Vance (subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), a global buy-side investment manager. He holds a history degree from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, USA.
Steffen Zuncke
Sales Director
Steffen has over 8 years of experience working alongside buyside firms. His prior role at Neudata focused on developing and maintaining relationships with asset managers through identifying the most suitable alternative datasets for their strategy, including alpha generation and achieving ESG objectives.
Aksel Stokseth
Data Engineer
Aksel brings experience from building data pipelines as a consultant for Visma bWise. Most recently he has been integrating and modelling industrial IoT data from the oil and gas sector. He holds an MSc in economics and business administration from NHH.
Joel Nyström
Technical Project Manager
Joel brings experience as a project manager from 8+ years as an IT management consultant at Netlight. He holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Management from LIU.
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Joe Hung
Equity Analyst
Joe has over 12 years of experience analyzing equities across various sectors, and 4 years specifically utilizing alternative data within fundamental investing. He previously worked at BIT Capital, Theta Equity, Point72, as well as QVT. He holds a MBA from UPenn Wharton.
Camilla Yang
Implementation Manager
Camilla joins from Monzo Bank, a leading digital UK challenger bank, bringing operational and Fintech experience. She previously worked at Tactical Opportunities, an experimental deal origination team for international top tier law firms. She holds a MEng in Engineering, Economics and Management from Trinity College, University of Oxford.
Julien Vaugon
Financial Controller
Julien has accumulated over 15+ years of experience in the finance world, serving various roles from internal audit to mergers & acquisitions with an initial strong Big 4 background. Firm believer in the added value of a solid financial planning & analysis, he has a demonstrated history of implementing structure and tools needed for an efficient finance department.
Kate Staykova
Customer Success Manager
Kate has 6+ years of experience in economics research & analytics in the financial services industry, most prominently in the London Stock Exchange, and 3 years of experience in client-focused roles in the fintech space. She holds a BA in Political Science from Hamilton College, US, and MA in International Political Economy from University of Warwick, UK.
