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Benjamin Roy

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Chief Technology Officer at Capital Fund Management (CFM)
📍 Paris, Île-de-France, France

Benjamin Roy is the Chief Technology Officer at Capital Fund Management (CFM), leading the firms technological evolution from Paris. An engineer from INSA Lyon with extensive experience at Societe Generale in New York and London, he drives the integration of machine learning, cloud transformation, and alternative data into the firms quantitative investment strategies.

Benjamin shows a passion for fostering new talent and promoting diversity within the technology sector. He actively supports initiatives like hosting open-source sprints specifically for female engineering students, providing them with opportunities to contribute to projects and work alongside industry experts from his team.

He is a strong proponent of the open-source ecosystem; his firm not only uses scikit-learn intensively but also invested in Probabl, the company behind the popular library.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Personality Overview

How Benjamin shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Benjamin cares about

Pragmatic AI Adoption
He views AI not as a "magic wand" but as a powerful statistical tool, focusing on its practical application for alpha generation, portfolio construction, and execution efficiency.
Open-Source Ecosystems
Passionate about open-source, demonstrated by his firm's investment in Probabl (the company behind scikit-learn) and by hosting coding sprints on open-source projects.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Chief Technology Officer
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
7-2019 - 10-2022
Managing Director - Head of Global Markets Technology & Operations for the Americas
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB
5-2017 - 6-2019
MD - Head of Global Markets Technology for the Americas
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB
7-2016 - 4-2017
MD - Americas Head of Front Office Technology
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB
9-2015 - 7-2016
MD - GBIS Continuous Delivery Operational Sponsor
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-1994 - 6-1999
Engineer (MSc)
INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
8-1997 - 6-1998
BSc
Washington University in St. Louis
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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