Usman was named one of the top 40 under 40 rising stars of trading and technology by the Wall Street Journal eFinancial news. Before co-founding Algomi, Usman’s background spans managing various e–business solutions at UBS for a number of years, where after Usman spotted a niche in the Fin-Tech space and invested resources to create a Client-to-Client Dark Pool Trading Platform for Fixed Income, which was successfully rolled out globally in partnership with a large Investment Bank. Usman sits on the board of a number of technology start-ups where he offers management and strategic technology advice. Usman holds a BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics from Queen Mary University.