The Future of
Fixed Income Electronification

The U.S. Market

The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating. New regulation, the explosion of data, reaction to COVID-led volatility, and demand for greater efficiency will continue to drive change. Join us alongside industry experts for an interactive series of regionally-focused sessions to discuss these trends.

Our first discussion in the series will focus on the U.S. market, examining which parts of the bond market provide the greatest opportunities with electronification, what input and data clients are seeking for workflow efficiencies, and where challenges remain.

Speakers include:

Peter Borstelmann, President, ICE Bonds
Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure and Technology research at Greenwich Associates
Dwayne Middleton, Global Head of Fixed Income Trading at T. Rowe Price
Sonali Das Theisen, Head of Fixed Income E-Trading and Market Structure, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

With opening remarks from Lynn Martin, President of Fixed Income & Data Services, ICE.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET

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Sonali Das Theisen,

Head of Fixed Income E-Trading and Market Structure,

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Sonali Das Theisen is Head of Fixed Income E-Trading and Market Structure at Bank of America. Ms. Theisen oversees FICC electronic trading initiatives, working with senior management and the bank’s largest clients to drive new business opportunities. She plays a central role in driving the firm’s work in data intelligence, algorithm development, portfolio trading and Fixed Income ETF trading, and client connectivity; as well as broader initiatives such as strategic investments and LIBOR transition strategy across markets and banking.

In the US, Ms. Theisen was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2018 to serve on the Fixed Income Market Structure Committee (FIMSAC), as the only representative selected from a global bank. In 2019, she became the firm’s representative on the Federal Reserve Board’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC). In Europe, Ms. Theisen served as the Chair of the Secondary Markets Practices Committee of the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) from 2016 to 2019.

Ms. Theisen is passionate about collaborating with market participants, regulators, policy makers, and trading venues to promote responsible evolution of Fixed Income markets. Over the course of her career, she has written data-driven comment letters on proposed legislation such as MiFID II and Dodd-Frank, as well as presented analysis on market liquidity in several regulatory and policy forums. She speaks regularly at industry conferences, and is frequently cited in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Risk Magazine, Bloomberg News, Markets Media, and Business Insider.

Prior to joining Bank of America in 2018, Ms. Theisen spent five years at Citi as Global Head of Market Structure and Data Strategy for Credit and Securitized Products. Prior to that, she was head of Credit E-Trading at Barclays. She began her career as a CDS trader at Goldman Sachs, and has also held credit market positions at Bear Stearns and Bloomberg.

Ms. Theisen graduated cum laude from Harvard in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Citation in Spanish, where she played Division I Varsity Water Polo. She graduated Valedictorian of Ramsey High School as well as from the American College of Musicians National Guild of Piano in 1996. Ms. Theisen currently serves on the board of the Lulu & Leo Fund, a creative education non-profit which helps children and families develop creative confidence. She resides in Manhattan with her husband and two children.