EMPOWERING THE NETWORK

LiquidX is a global network which empowers its members to transact faster, smarter, cheaper by connecting corporates, banks, institutional investors and insurance companies.

DIGITIZING ILLIQUID ASSETS THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN

We digitize assets via InBlock, our digitization engine, to enable greater operational, transactional and reporting efficiencies.

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A GLOBAL PRESENCE

$25B+ TRADED VOLUME

5K+ TRANSACTIONS

20K+ REMITTANCES PROCESSED

$100B+ FUNDS FLOW

35+ LEGAL JURISDICTIONS

New York

LiquidX
Global Headquarters

Boston

LiquidX Technology Office  

LONDON

Europe & Africa
Headquarters

SINGAPORE

Asia & Middle East
Headquarters

$15Bn+ TRADED VOLUME

1K+ TRANSACTIONS

12K+ REMITTANCES PROCESSED

$60Bn+ FUNDS FLOW

40+ CUSTOMERS

20+ LEGAL JURISDICTIONS

Boston
LiquidX Technology Office
NEW YORK
Global & Latin America Headquarters
LONDON
Europe & Africa Headquarters
SINGAPORE
Asia & Middle East Headquarters

New York

New York is home to LiquidX’s global headquarters and head office for sales, client service and product development.  The New York office contains 30+ staff across sales, client service product, technology, finance and legal.

Boston

Boston is LiquidX’s main technology office, with 15+  staff.  The team consists of full-stack developers who build and maintain LiquidX’s industry leading technology platform.

London

London is LiquidX’s European headquarters and functions as a sales office for LiquidX in the UK and continental Europe.  The London team services LiquidX’s European clients across trade finance, and working capital.

Singapore

Singapore is LiquidX’s Asia headquarters, with 10+ staff across product, sales and legal.  The Singapore team services LiquidX’s Asian clients across trade finance, working capital and insurance.

285 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

1.212.612.3394

clientservices@liquidx.com

262 Washington St.

Boston, MA 02108

15 Bishopsgate

EC2N 3AR, London, UK

+44 (0)203 565 0851

clientservices@liquidx.com

140 Robinson Road

#15-10, Singapore 068907

+65 6914 9609

clientservices@liquidx.com

 

LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jim Toffey
CEO
Jim Toffey has more than 30 years of experience in Fintech building and operating electronic marketplaces around the world. He founded TradeWeb Markets in 1997 and served as Chief Executive Officer through 2008, growing TradeWeb from a start-up to a global exchange platform spanning 18 different asset classes. Jim received an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. After leaving TradeWeb Markets, he served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC and went on to found Benchmark Solutions, where he served as CEO.

Alice (Ali) Hackett

Chief Revenue Officer

Alice (Ali) Hackett is the Chief Revenue Officer at LiquidX.  Hackett brings 30 years of experience in the financial services industry including a 20-year career at Citigroup where she rose to be the Co-Head of Global Prime Finance.  More recently she spent time at Fintech Thesys Technologies where she was Chief Revenue Officer, at the London Stock Exchange as the US Country Head, and at CME Group as the Global Head of Client Development and Sales.  She received her B.A. in Philosophy from Rutgers University.

Andy Phillips

General Counsel

Andy Phillips is General Counsel, where he is responsible for managing all legal and compliance matters. Prior to LiquidX, Andy worked at Slaughter and May in London and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, then as in-house counsel at Barclays Bank in New York covering the US corporate banking business. Andy has extensive experience across a wide range of legal and regulatory areas, particularly trade finance, debt finance and general banking. Andy holds a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford (Lincoln College) and is admitted to practice in both New York and England and Wales.
Albert Hofeldt
CTO
Albert Hofeldt is LiquidX’s Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Albert served as CTO and MD at Genscape, a $150M IoT information services energy company providing market data and intelligence to financial traders. Prior to Genscape, Albert was responsible for technology strategy as SVP at Thomson Reuters.  Prior to Thomson, Albert spent nearly a decade in technology consulting between Accenture’s Center for Strategic Technology, ZEFER consulting and Deloitte Consulting.  Albert completed his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Oxford University where he was awarded an academic scholarship.

Frank DiMarco

Global Operations Officer and Head of InBlock

Frank is LiquidX’s Global Operations Officer and Head of InBlock.  Frank previously ran ITG’s Fixed income Trading and Analytics businesses.  Prior to ITG, Frank was an Executive Vice President and managed Fidelities Fixed income, Equity and Mutual Fund Operations in support of Fidelity Brokerage, Family Office, Fidelity.com, National Financial Services and their RIA business lines.  Frank has an MBA from Fordham University.  He additionally received his BS in Accounting along with an AS in Management Information Systems from Merrimack College. 

Andrew Chu

Managing Director, Head of Product

Andrew is responsible for product management and strategy.  Prior to LiquidX, Andrew was the global product manager for Tradeweb’s Dealerweb Actives platform where he led the successful launch of the firm’s first low latency trading platform. Prior to leading the Actives team, Andrew was a Vice President in Tradeweb’s U.S. Strategy and Business Development team. Andrew began his career as an M&A analyst in Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division.  Andrew holds a dual BA in Computer Science and Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA in General Management from Columbia Business School.

LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jim Toffey
CEO
Jim Toffey has more than 30 years of experience in Fintech building and operating electronic marketplaces around the world. He founded TradeWeb Markets in 1997 and served as Chief Executive Officer through 2008, growing TradeWeb from a start-up to a global exchange platform spanning 18 different asset classes. Jim received an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. After leaving TradeWeb Markets, he served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC and went on to found Benchmark Solutions, where he served as CEO.
Mark Brazier
CFO
Mark Brazier is CFO and Treasurer, responsible for finance, strategy and investor related matters. Prior to joining LiquidX Mark was CFO, Americas and Global Head of Corporate and Strategic Development at GFI Group. Mark was instrumental in facilitating the sale of GFI Group in 2015. Mark is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and worked as an associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Audit and Business Advisory Services practice in London. Mark holds a BA (honors) degree in Economics and Politics from Durham University, UK.
Andy Phillips

General Counsel

Andy Phillips is General Counsel, where he is responsible for managing all legal and compliance matters. Prior to LiquidX, Andy worked at Slaughter and May in London and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, then as in-house counsel at Barclays Bank in New York covering the US corporate banking business. Andy has extensive experience across a wide range of legal and regulatory areas, particularly trade finance, debt finance and general banking. Andy holds a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford (Lincoln College) and is admitted to practice in both New York and England and Wales.
Albert Hofeldt
CTO
Albert Hofeldt is LiquidX’s Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Albert served as CTO and MD at Genscape, a $150M IoT information services energy company providing market data and intelligence to financial traders. Prior to Genscape, Albert was responsible for technology strategy as SVP at Thomson Reuters.  Prior to Thomson, Albert spent nearly a decade in technology consulting between Accenture’s Center for Strategic Technology, ZEFER consulting and Deloitte Consulting.  Albert completed his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Oxford University where he was awarded an academic scholarship.
Andrew Chu

Head of Product

Andrew is responsible for product management and strategy.  Prior to LiquidX, Andrew was the global product manager for Tradeweb’s Dealerweb Actives platform where he led the successful launch of the firm’s first low latency trading platform. Prior to leading the Actives team, Andrew was a Vice President in Tradeweb’s U.S. Strategy and Business Development team. Andrew began his career as an M&A analyst in Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division.  Andrew holds a dual BA in Computer Science and Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA in General Management from Columbia Business School.

Alice Hackett

Chief Revenue Officer

Alice (Ali) Hackett is the Chief Revenue Officer at LiquidX.  Hackett brings 30 years of experience in the financial services industry including a 20-year career at Citigroup where she rose to be the Co-Head of Global Prime Finance.  More recently she spent time at Fintech Thesys Technologies where she was Chief Revenue Officer, at the London Stock Exchange as the US Country Head, and at CME Group as the Global Head of Client Development and Sales.  She received her B.A. in Philosophy from Rutgers University.

Frank DiMarco

Global Operations Officer and Head of InBlock

Frank is LiquidX’s Global Operations Officer and Head of InBlock.  Frank previously ran ITG’s Fixed income Trading and Analytics businesses.  Prior to ITG, Frank was an Executive Vice President and managed Fidelities Fixed income, Equity and Mutual Fund Operations in support of Fidelity Brokerage, Family Office, Fidelity.com, National Financial Services and their RIA business lines.  Frank has an MBA from Fordham University.  He additionally received his BS in Accounting along with an AS in Management Information Systems from Merrimack College. 

THE LIQUIDX BOARD
Gary Mueller, Chairman
Gary currently serves as Chairman of Cerebellum Capital, Senior Advisor at HighVista Strategies and founder of Mueller Ventures. Prior positions have included Chairman, International of Eagle Capital, Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and CEO of Institutional investor, a premier media company serving the financial services industry. Gary received a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Frankfurt.
Jim Toffey, CEO
Jim is CEO of LiquidX and has over 30 years’ experience in building and operating electronic market places around the world. He founded Tradeweb Markets in 1997 and served as its CEO until 2008 when the company was sold to Thomson Reuters. After leaving Tradeweb, Jim served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC and went on to found Benchmark Solutions, where he served as Chief Executive Officer.  Jim received an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a BA from Dartmouth College.
John M. Connolly
John is presently Senior Advisor at Bain Capital Ventures, having joined in 2009 as Managing Director and Head of the Operating Group until 2015. John’s career to date has included numerous Founder, Chairman and Board Member positions. Notable prior positions have included President and CEO of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Chairman of Edgar Online and Interim President/CEO of The Princeton Review. John received a BA from St. Norbert College and participated in the Executive Strategic Management Program at INSEAD.
Walter McCormack
Walter is co-founder and managing member of Granite Capital Management, LLC, a multi-family office based in New York City. Prior to founding Granite in 2002, he held a number of senior executive positions at Red Hat, Inc and was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Walter earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA with distinction from the University of Virginia.
Art Certosimo
Art is a senior advisor to the executive team at Broadridge Financial Solutions. He is also Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Advisors of Promontory Interfinancial Network, and on the Board of Directors for South Street Securities.

Art retired from Bank of New York Mellon in December 2014 as a member of the Executive Committee and Operating Committee of the Company and as Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of Global Markets, leading the company’s foreign exchange, capital markets and derivatives trading businesses worldwide. Art holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Rutgers College at Rutgers University and an M.B.A from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

THE LIQUIDX BOARD
Gary Mueller, Chairman
Gary currently serves as Chairman of Cerebellum Capital, Senior Advisor at HighVista Strategies and founder of Mueller Ventures. Prior positions have included Chairman, International of Eagle Capital, Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and CEO of Institutional investor, a premier media company serving the financial services industry. Gary received a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Frankfurt.
Jim Toffey, CEO
Jim is CEO of LiquidX and has over 30 years’ experience in building and operating electronic market places around the world. He founded Tradeweb Markets in 1997 and served as its CEO until 2008 when the company was sold to Thomson Reuters. After leaving Tradeweb, Jim served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC and went on to found Benchmark Solutions, where he served as Chief Executive Officer.  Jim received an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a BA from Dartmouth College.
John M. Connolly
John is presently Senior Advisor at Bain Capital Ventures, having joined in 2009 as Managing Director and Head of the Operating Group until 2015. John’s career to date has included numerous Founder, Chairman and Board Member positions. Notable prior positions have included President and CEO of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Chairman of Edgar Online and Interim President/CEO of The Princeton Review. John received a BA from St. Norbert College and participated in the Executive Strategic Management Program at INSEAD.
Walter McCormack
Walter is co-founder and managing member of Granite Capital Management, LLC, a multi-family office based in New York City. Prior to founding Granite in 2002, he held a number of senior executive positions at Red Hat, Inc and was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Walter earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA with distinction from the University of Virginia.
Art Certosimo
Art is a senior advisor to the executive team at Broadridge Financial Solutions. He is also Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Advisors of Promontory Interfinancial Network, and on the Board of Directors for South Street Securities.

Art retired from Bank of New York Mellon in December 2014 as a member of the Executive Committee and Operating Committee of the Company and as Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of Global Markets, leading the company’s foreign exchange, capital markets and derivatives trading businesses worldwide. Art holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Rutgers College at Rutgers University and an M.B.A from Fairleigh Dickinson University.