In his current role as Chief Business Officer (CBO), Carter Lyons partners closely with company leadership to drive growth in our investment management and private investment businesses, including expanding our client relationships, delivering new products and solutions, and nurturing new partnerships. He also oversees the operations of Venn, Two Sigma's SaaS portfolio analytics platform used by asset owners, asset managers, and advisors. Since joining Two Sigma in September 2011, Carter has significantly grown our institutional investor base in investment management and in doing so, has gained a breadth of expertise across the company. He most recently held the position of Co-Head of Two Sigma Advisers, overseeing all business activities across investment management and client solutions. Previous to that, Carter was Head of Investor Relations which is responsible for the firm's fundraising and relationship management efforts. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lyons worked at BlackRock, where he served as Managing Director within the Global Client Group's U.S. and Canadian Institutional team. Prior to this, Carter worked at Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where he managed the Market Data Services group before joining the Client Relationship team. Prior to joining BGI, he served as a Senior Analyst for Franklin Templeton's Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting department. Mr. Lyons earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Lehigh University and is a CFA charterholder.