LJ

Laurence Jones

Managing Partner, TZero Partners LLC

United States

Invests in

Work Experience

  • Owner

    2024

    British, Euro & JDM cars BMW | Caterham | Ferrari | Honda | Land Rover | Lotus | Mini | Nissan | Noble | Porsche | Renault | Toyota | Triumph | TVR

  • Managing Partner

    2022

    Founding and Managing Partner of TZero Partners LLC, a capital markets post-trade consultant network. We work with market leading private equity firms, VC firms, research agencies, fintech platforms and small to medium size buyside firms globally. Deal advisory and M&A Market & competitive landscape Industry & regulatory initiatives Post-trade provider selection Product strategy

2022

  • Co-Founder, COO

    2022

2023 - 2024

  • Consultant

    2023 - 2024

2018 - 2024

  • Director - Americas

    2022 - 2024

  • Americas Governance Board - Member

    2020 - 2024

  • Co-Chair, Global Post Trade Working Group

    2018 - 2023

    Co-Chair for the Global Post Trade Working Group. 60+ buyside, sellside and vendors with 200+ members to meet and discuss current and future state of post-trade. Receive input from other subgroups such as post-trade innovation, the FX working group and the Repo working group.

2018 - 2022

  • Head of Payment & Settlement, OSTTRA

    2018 - 2022

    Product Strategy, focusing on payment and settlement, FX Prime Brokerage and US FX Clearing. Designed and launched Traiana’s latest payment and settlement optimization products through 2019/20, with successful launches in Q3 2020 and Q1 2021. Responsible for all things from concept/idea, market analysis, industry analysis, commercial modeling, business case management and funding, program management and delivery, industry engagement and events and ongoing product strategy.

  • Business Development - The Americas

    2017 - 2017

    Helped build out the FCM business product and sell the brand

2010 - 2016

  • Senior Vice President, Head of Collateral Operations & Change

    2014 - 2016

    Led Collateral Operations globally for LCH Limited, team of 20+ across London, New York and Sydney. Responsible for operations as well as change management. Helped re-design the operating model, build out the support functions as well as revise the cash settlement system.

  • Vice President, Head of FX Operations

    2010 - 2014

    Joined in 2010 and helped design, build, test and then run the operations aspect of the first OTC FX Clearing service launched. Helped grow the client base, built out operations in both London and New York and led a small change management function for process improvements. Helped launch the FCM client cleared model in summer of 2014.

2009 - 2010

  • FX & Rates Operations Change

    2009 - 2010

2006 - 2009

  • OTC Derivative Operations & Change | Cash Management

    2006 - 2009

  • Cash Management & Settlements

    2006 - 2007