About · Management team
Senior practitioners
driving the discipline.
The Paraxis leadership team brings more than one hundred years of combined market data management experience drawn from Tier-1 investment banks and global asset managers. Each has sat in the seat the client is sitting in now.
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Mark Watson
Managing Partner
Mark brings more than twenty-five years of market data compliance expertise from major consulting firms and financial institutions. He specializes in helping asset managers, investment banks, hedge funds and private equity firms optimize their market data spend while holding full regulatory compliance.
Prior to founding Paraxis, Mark held senior positions at leading financial services firms where he managed market data strategy and vendor relationships across global operations. His deep understanding of both buy-side and sell-side challenges enables him to deliver practical, results-driven engagements.
Mark leads the firm's strategic direction and senior client advisory work.
Strategic direction · cross-border engagements · senior advisory
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Ted Peyton
Director of Advisory Services
Ted is a seasoned market data professional with extensive experience in vendor management and cost optimization. Before joining Paraxis, Ted spent over a decade at T. Rowe Price, where he led market data procurement and compliance initiatives across the organization.
At T. Rowe Price, Ted was instrumental in negotiating multi-million-dollar vendor contracts and standing up data governance frameworks that reduced costs by 20% while improving data quality and accessibility. His expertise spans real-time market data, reference data, and alternative data sets.
Ted's practical, hands-on approach helps clients navigate complex licensing agreements and implement sustainable cost-control measures. He specializes in audit preparation, remediation strategies, and vendor negotiations.
Vendor negotiation · audit preparation · remediation
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Ian Pearson
Managing Director, EMEA
Ian leads Paraxis's European, Middle Eastern and African operations, bringing deep expertise in international market data regulations and cross-border compliance. With more than twenty years in financial services, Ian has advised multinational institutions on market data strategy and regulatory alignment.
Previously, Ian held senior roles at major investment banks in London, where he managed market data operations across multiple jurisdictions. His experience includes navigating MiFID II data requirements, GDPR compliance and multi-currency licensing structures.
Ian's international perspective helps clients optimize their global market data footprint while holding regional compliance posture intact. He specializes in European data vendor relationships and cross-border data governance.
European vendor relationships · cross-border data governance · regulatory alignment