Michael Hayes is the founder and CEO of Biltmore Technology Solutions, Inc. (BTS), a financial technology company he founded in 2018. BTS specializes in providing innovative capital market solutions to major banks, broker-dealers, and futures clearing merchants, helping them to navigate the complexities of modern financial markets.

Prior to establishing BTS, Michael spent 19 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served as a Senior Managing Director in New York. During his tenure, he led a global team of engineers focused on developing solutions for some of the firm’s most challenging risk and control issues. His global responsibilities extended across Asset Management, Private Wealth Management, and Institutional Trading, and in 2008, he played a pivotal role in guiding Goldman Sachs through its transition to a Bank Holding Company.

In addition to his leadership at BTS, Michael is an adjunct professor at New York University, where he teaches a graduate-level course in the Financial and Risk Engineering department. His course, “Financial Analytics of Global Markets by Means of Statistical Learning,” integrates data analytics and financial modelling to address the challenges posed by information-rich global markets.

Michael has served on the advisory board of Villanova University’s School of Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from New York University – Polytechnic School of Engineering.

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