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title: Matthew Yazdi
description: "AI & Emerging Tech for Finance Featured Participant: Matthew Yazdi, Managing Director, Corporate & Investment Banking Technology, J.P. Morgan. Join Matthew at the upcoming AI & Emerging Tech for Finance 2019 event taking place November 12–13 2019, Downtown New York."
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# [Matthew Yazdi](https://www.coriniumintelligence.com/participants/matthew-yazdi)

 Written by [Corinium](https://www.coriniumintelligence.com/participants/author/corinium) | Sep 30, 2019 4:01:47 PM

- **Can you tell us a little bit about your background, and how you ended up in your current role?**  
  I have been leading the Client Tools, Data & Analytics Technology organization for our Securities Services business for the last 5 years at JPM. 
- **What is the biggest challenge you face within your role today, and how are you looking to tackle it? **Data management and governance, including transitioning from legacy systems to a modernized data-focused architecture revolving around logical data models and inter-system data contracts.
- **Biggest success you achieved for 2018/ 2019 so far? **  
  Launch of a new client platform that has a strategic data layer at its core, with focus on data accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across client channels.
- **What are your Key Objectives for attending the upcoming event?** 
    -  Learn more about the current state of AI and what tools are available in the ecosystem to help with AI/ML models.
    - Network with peers in the same domain and learn more about their journeys and lessons learned.
- **Which connections or content sessions, are you looking to engage with most at the event? **  
  Word of Caution session, Discussion Group 1B, and the afternoon keynote presentation.
- **What are you currently most inspired about in regards to AI & Emerging Tech for Finance?**  
  Impact it can have on both client needs and internal operational processes.

[Join Matthew at AI & Emerging Tech for Finance 2019](https://ai-et-fs.coriniumintelligence.com/registration)

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