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Chris Michael

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Steering Committee Member at Tech Nation
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Chris Michael is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ozone API, a fintech firm focused on open finance technology. An expert in API standards, he was instrumental in developing the UKs open banking standard. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Imperial College London. Colleagues describe him as an energetic, fearless, and passionate leader.

Outside of his primary professional role, Chris is passionate about fostering new talent. He has acted as an investor and advisor for his teenage sons business venture, a mobile app-based comedy network called Laughs, mentoring him through the setup of the company.

He is an active participant in the global fintech community, recently taking part in a hackathon focused on building agentic AI prototypes for financial regulators.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Steering Committee Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Open Finance
As the co-founder of Ozone API and former Head of Technology at Open Banking, he is a key figure in shaping open finance and API standards globally.
Fintech Innovation
His recent social media activity shows a strong interest in emerging concepts like 'agentic finance' and participation in hackathons to build AI prototypes for regulators.
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Career

Work history

6-2018 - 12-2020
Steering Committee Member
Tech Nation
6-2017
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Ozone Financial Technology
1-2017 - 3-2021
Interim Head of Technology
Open Banking
1-2016 - 12-2018
Investor & Advisor
Laughs
5-2015 - 12-2016
Global Director, Digital Technology
RB
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Education
1986 - 1989
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
Imperial College London
1984 - 1985
Maths
Emanuel School
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