Marc Clément Joseph Chessler
Weston,USA
Summary
Financial services executive who blends a unique background of business operations and technical expertise with over twenty years of experience formulating and implementing best-of-breed enterprise-wide organizational, operational, data and digital solutions for global financial services institutions with a focus on private equity, private credit, real estate and hedge funds.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Global Head of Transformation
AlterDomus
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2022 - Current
- Work collaboratively with AlterDomus’ board of directors and the firm’s equity investors, to create firm-wide value through planning and execution of operational efficiency, organizational modernization, process refinement and data and digital transformation initiatives.
- Established and lead AlterDomus’ Business Process Transformation group, a dedicated global team responsible for working collaboratively across the organization to design and implement a global modernization roadmap to drive business growth and increase client satisfaction.
- Responsible for both software and consultant vendor selections, from initial RFP management to successful onboarding and execution, to support business modernization and global expansion efforts.
- Provide strategy and execution leadership to support the strategic centralization program for functions such as payments, reconciliations, investor servicing, corporate services, daily accounting, and movement of these standardized central functions to a new Hyderabad, India based workforce.
- Lead client and prospect technology discussions focused on data, digital and AI capabilities, including discussions of AlterDomus broader strategies and insights into their application across the broader financial services industry.
- Produce and present thought leadership in data, digital, and AI transformation within financial services to both industry and education audiences.
- Owner of implementation and integration of Pega business process management (BPM) workflow tool.
- Spearhead Voice-of-client (VoC) sessions with clients, prospects, third parties and internal AD participants focused on improvement of AD’s digital, data, AI and automation programs.
Vice-President, Alternatives Product – Global Data and Digital Program Owner, Private Equity Product Owner
Brown Brothers Harriman
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Senior member of Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) alternatives product group with a focus on bringing improved digital and data solutions to our fast growing and ever evolving client base.
- Product ownership of BBH alternatives data and digital products. Responsible for overall management of internal and external parties responsible for execution. Oversight and involvement in all aspects from VoC and market analysis, initial scope definition and capabilities assessment, through detailed design, development, testing and client rollout.
- Management of multiple outside consulting engagements focused on BBH alternatives digital and data strategy and overall technology strategy. Tasks included statement of work creation, vendor selection, consultant oversight and work product acceptance.
- Responsible for design, development and deployment of a data sharing framework between BBH and one of its largest alternatives clients. Orchestration of bi-directional data movement and enrichment process achieving full data ownership.
- Primary ownership in selection, implementation and integration of Appian Business Process Management (BPM) workflow tool.
- Creation of marketing and educational materials as well leading informative sessions with internal stakeholders to drive Infuse adoption among BBH’s alternatives clients.
- Interface with BBH products groups such as transfer agency, fund accounting, funds transfer and custody to deliver a wholistic digital and data client experience to alternatives clients on Infuse.
- Work collaboratively across internal groups such as operations, product, systems, risk and compliance, to ensure that client goals are met in a way does not expose BBH to unnecessary risk.
Vice-President, Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS)
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2007 - 01.2016
- Critical player in State Street’s AIS group shaping the evolution of technology products to meet ever growing industry needs and expanding the organization’s offering, while leading the effort to become more automated and efficient.
- As the head product owner, led a team of product owners, developers, architects, business analysts, project managers and quality assurance professionals, focused on continuous improvement, enhancement in the evolution of State Street’s AIS products. Focus on global alternative client digital experience within MyStateStreet.com and data experience through DataGX.
- Responsible for creating a product vision and executing a technology strategy to keep State Street ahead of the competition in servicing its AIS clients. Focus on continued enhancement, maintenance, support and consolidation of State Street’s global alternatives partnership accounting and allocation systems.
- Customer facing role, addressing client needs with quick to implement solutions that could easily be leveraged across multiple clients.
- Worked collaboratively with operations and IT groups to create processes and procedures that ensured that all customer deliverables are completed on time and without error.
- Managed global team working on a variety of complicated regulatory and compliance mandates (ILPA, FATCA, AML, AIFMD, SAS 70, etc.), industry trends and customer requested projects (data and waterfall calculations).
Director, Alternative Investment Services
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Led the lift out and institutionalization, via source code purchase and heavy enhancement and integration, of the firm’s core proprietary global private equity and real estate accounting platform.
- Managed numerous technical programs focused on improved service offerings, product enhancement and revenue growth. Managed the entire life cycle of these programs.
- Developed detailed project plans and schedules, oversaw project teams, coordinated issue resolution and monitored project progress to ensure timely completion.
- Oversaw projects from design and implementation through release, including post-release analysis of opportunities for process improvements.
- Proactively identified operational issues and risks and assumed responsibility for driving these to closure.
Senior Manager, Alternative Investment Services
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2004 - 01.2005
Solutions Manager
Vitech Systems Group, Inc.
New York, New York
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Simultaneously managed multiple enterprise-wide software and consulting engagements for leading private equity investment managers and fund administrators.
Implementation Manager
Relevant Technologies, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Provided software and consulting solutions to global private equity and alternative investment organizations.
Senior Analyst
CoStar Group, Inc.
Bethesda, Maryland
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Senior member of team responsible for the implementation, training, and support of clients with CoStar’s Real Estate software packages.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Boston University, College of Arts And Sciences
Boston, MABoston, MA
Skills
- Investment management software
- Business process management
- Data transformation
- Digital strategy
- Vendor management
- Client relationship management
- Project leadership
- Market analysis
- Change management
- Strategic thinking
- Effective communication
- Thought leadership
- Document processing solutions
- Workflow automation tools
- Customer relationship management
- Project tracking and collaboration
Languages
- English
- French
Timeline
Director, Global Head of Transformation
AlterDomus
01.2022 - Current
Vice-President, Alternatives Product – Global Data and Digital Program Owner, Private Equity Product Owner
Brown Brothers Harriman
01.2016 - 01.2022
Vice-President, Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS)
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
01.2007 - 01.2016
Director, Alternative Investment Services
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
01.2005 - 01.2007
Senior Manager, Alternative Investment Services
State Street Corporation (Formerly Investors Bank & Trust Company)
01.2004 - 01.2005
Solutions Manager
Vitech Systems Group, Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2003
Implementation Manager
Relevant Technologies, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2002
Senior Analyst
CoStar Group, Inc.
01.1997 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Arts -
Boston University, College of Arts And Sciences