William Murphy
Chief Technology Officer, Blackstone
William (Bill) Murphy is a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Technology Officer at Blackstone, leading the Blackstone Innovations and Infrastructure team. Mr. Murphy is responsible for the firm's technology efforts. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2011, Mr. Murphy was founding Chief Technology Officer for Capital IQ. Mr. Murphy was responsible for overseeing all product design, development, infrastructure and technology support and was involved with all operations of the business. Before Capital IQ, Mr. Murphy led teams at Sapient, delivering solutions for large clients primarily in financial services. He received a BSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ellen Mathias de Alessandrini
Head of NA Flow Credit & EM Credit Sales, Citi
Ellen Mathias de Alessandrini is Head of NA Flow Credit & EM Credit Sales for North America and Europe. She has been with Citi for over 25 years in the Markets Business beginning in International Rate Sales and then Emerging Market Sales and Flow Credit Sales. Ellen is a graduate of the University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude) and The Wharton Business School (graduated with distinction). She began her career as a CPA with Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co before transitioning to investment banking at Drexel Burnham Lambert and McFarland Dewey & Co. Ellen has been actively involved in recruiting and diversity efforts as the past co-head of the Citi North America Markets Diversity Committee and co-head of the Markets Steering Committee for Recruiting. Ellen currently serves on the Board of Advisors of The Williams School at Washington and Lee University and Advisory Council for Woodberry Forest School. Ellen is a native Texan, residing in New York City, where she lives with her husband, Enrico and their son, Giulio.
