Management Team
Tom Jordan, President and CEO, founded Jordan & Jordan in 1990 to offer solutions that meet the business needs of the securities industry through the efficient use of technology. From 1985-1990, he was the Managing Director of Knight-Ridder Financial/Americas. Prior to this, he was the Chairman of Monchik-Weber, a Wall Street consulting and product development firm. He also held development and marketing positions at IBM.
Tom actively participates in many industry initiatives He is the Advisory Chair of the Financial Information Forum, SIFMA Market Data Committee member, RTTM Advisory Committee member, WSTA Content Committee. Tom holds a BS degree in Mathematics from Saint Peter's College and a MS in Industrial Administration from Union College in Schenectady, NY.
Mary Lou Von Kaenel, Managing Director, Management Consulting, draws from more than 30 years of experience in the securities industry to offer clients a wide range of consulting services from strategic planning and product implementation to process improvement and vendor selection. With broad knowledge of activities from beginning to end of the trade lifecycle and appreciation for the differences across asset classes, Lou’s work has supported clients in their efforts to meet the challenges presented by a changing market environment and competitive landscape, and the effects of increased regulation. She has completed numerous assignments that required her expertise in project management, market research, business requirements analysis, workflow automation, and reference data management. Through her practical, hands-on experience and involvement in key industry initiatives including projects sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Lou is particularly knowledgeable about fixed income trading, processing, clearing and settlement practices. For FIX Protocol Ltd’s Global Fixed Income Committee, Lou chairs the Business Practices Sub-Committee, and in that capacity has been a key contributor to the FIX protocol for fixed income.
Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Lou held senior management positions, responsible for Strategic Planning and Business Development for divisions within Thomson Financial and Standard & Poor’s. She also has experience on the dealer side of the business having been in fixed income trading and sales in previous years. Lou is a graduate of Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, and holds an MBA from New York University.
Rich Shriver, Managing Director, Technology, has 20 years of experience in technology for financial services and high tech manufacturing. Rich has assisted investment managers, broker/dealers, banks, exchanges and vendors with financial industry technology assignments for most of his career. In recent engagements, Rich has provided hands on leadership and support for the development of real-time data feeds (consolidated and direct exchange feeds), a new data distribution platform, and a real-time data entitlement and access control system.
Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Rich was Senior Vice President Trading Technology at ABN AMRO bank and has held positions with Price Waterhouse, IPC and high tech manufacturing firms. Rich graduated from Susquehanna University with a BA in Computer Science and Business.
Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director of the Financial Information Forum, provides dedicated leadership to the association. Manisha's appointment in March 2005 represents a renewed focus on FIF's strategic growth as financial information issues take on increasing relevance in all aspects of the securities industry. Prior to this role, Manisha worked on numerous engagements assisting firms in making strategic and technology decisions across the trade process in her capacity as Senior Industry Consultant for Jordan & Jordan. She also held positions at ADP in their Strategic Investments group within their brokerage division.
In addition to completing coursework at Stanford's Learning, Design and Technology program, Manisha has a BS in Finance and Information Systems from the Wharton School and a BS in Systems Engineering with a focus in Telecommunications from the University of Pennsylvania.
Tom Etheridge, Managing Director, Market Data, brings twenty years of experience as an implementer, manager and consultant in the financial industry, with a focus on technology and market data infrastructure. Tom has led multiple market data initiatives for global investment banks. He has a comprehensive understanding of front-office needs as well as operational and performance requirements which he uses to evaluate and implement new market data services.
Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Tom served as Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Planning for Citadel Investment Group and Director of Capacity Planning and Support Services for the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Tom also served as exchange representative on the OPRA Technical Committee and the FIF Market Data Capacity Planning Committee. Tom holds a BA degree from Kalamazoo College.
Courtney Doyle, Operations Director of FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL), is responsible for meeting the operational and strategic needs of the FPL organization and the FIX Protocol. Courtney manages the global resources of FPL including staff and service providers in London, New York, and Asia.
Prior to this role, Courtney was involved in various engagements for Jordan & Jordan which have included conducting comprehensive market research to uncover opportunities in the financial marketplace and assisting in the selection of suitable technology solutions. She was also a lead trainer during a nationwide rollout of a branch office account executive workstation, demonstrating and assisting new users on the system. Courtney holds a BA degree from Rutgers College.
Michael O'Conor, Senior Consultant and Director of Jordan & Jordan’s Enterprise Compliance Solutions (ECS), has worked with a number of our clients to improve their order management and order routing processes, and increase the cost effectiveness of their US equity trading operations. With a focus on regulatory compliance requirements and trade reporting, ECS assists broker dealers in meeting the challenges associated with Reg NMS, Best Execution, OATS and ACT. Michael is recognized as an industry leader in promoting electronic trading, buy-to-sell-side connectivity and the use of standardized messaging. Michael’s expertise in electronic trading platforms for Cash Trading, Program Trading, IOIs, Allocations, Fixed Income, Financial Futures & Options, Algorithmic Trading and Direct Market Access provides deep insight into trading platforms and market practices for many types of instruments.
Michael was elected to the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ Exchange in 2008. He served as the Sell-Side chair of the Americas FIX Committee and was the inaugural chair of the FIX for Fixed Income Committee. Michael also served as the Inaugural Chair of the Global Steering Committee of FIX Protocol Ltd. Michael joined Jordan & Jordan after holding the position of Senior Vice President, Director of Electronic Services for Chapdelaine Institutional Equities. Prior to Chapdelaine, Michael was Managing Director at Merrill Lynch & Co., where he was responsible for design, development and deployment of electronic services connectivity to support Merrill’s institutional trading clients worldwide. Michael received a B.S. in Management from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY and a MBA from Adelphi University.
Kathy McGovern, Director, Executive Search & Human Resources leads recruiting for both internal and executive search clients at Jordan & Jordan. She has over 10 years experience in human resources and job placement with a specific focus in the securities industry. Kathy manages relationships with her executive clients that include leading broker dealers, exchanges, hedge funds, investment management firms and the vendors that serve our industry. Additionally, Kathy oversees the hiring of J&J employees globally.
Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Kathy spent two years as a Recruiter for Source Services specializing in placing Accounting and Finance personnel. Kathy holds a BA degree from La Salle University.
Tim Glenister, Director, Market Data, has twelve years experience in technology and financial services. Utilizing his expansive knowledge of the market data distribution lifecycle, Tim has led engagements for investment banks, hedge funds, vendors, and exchanges. In recent engagements, he has assisted firms in developing automated vendor and exchange reporting processes to achieve better compliance with data provider policies. Leveraging his business analysis experience and technical expertise, he has written for Inside Market Data on the compliance challenges facing firms developing market data redistribution systems.
Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Tim was Director of Technology for LifeServ Corporation. He holds a Bachelors degree in English and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame.