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Robert Rooney

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Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer at Hyperlayer
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Robert Rooney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyperlayer, a B2B fintech venture. His extensive career includes over 30 years at Morgan Stanley, where he was the Global Head of Technology, Operations and Firm Resilience, driving major firmwide transformation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

After a three-decade career at Morgan Stanley, he transitioned to the fintech startup world as a CEO, first with HyperJar and now Hyperlayer.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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AI in Banking
Believes the transformation in banking will happen when customers can leverage AI for direct action, not just back-end process optimization.
Fintech Transformation
Focuses on solving the "agility gap" for incumbent banks, enabling them to compete with neobanks through modern core infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Hyperlayer
1-2023
Chief Executive Officer
HyperJar
9-2022
Board Director
HyperJar
3-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Advisor Technology and Innovation
Morgan Stanley
1-2017 - 2-2022
Global Head of Technology, Operations and Firm Resilience
Morgan Stanley
In the press

Media appearances

My Advice to Banks on AI: Rob Rooney of Hyperlayer. Featured in FinTech Profile
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UK fintech Hyperlayer bags £30m in fresh funding. Featured in FinTech Futures
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Education
1985 - 1989
Bachelors of Arts
Columbia University
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