Joseph Plastina is Co-Chief Executive Officer of SOLVE, leading the company alongside Gerard Nealon as it enters its next phase of growth. 

Joe joined SOLVE in 2020 and has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, becoming a close partner to Eugene Grinberg and Gerard Nealon on the executive team. His experience spans executive leadership, finance, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and alliances, operations, corporate development, investor relations, and business expansion.   

Joe's career spans 25+ years, mostly in fintech, having held senior roles at firms including Broadridge, Triple Point Technology, ION Trading, and Misys (Finastra). 

Joe was previously a software engineer and operations executive. He earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Cooper Union. 

Eugene Grinberg is Founder and Chairman of SOLVE. He co-founded the company in 2011 and continues to serve on SOLVE's Board, guide strategy, and actively engage with clients and the broader fixed-income industry. In his role as Chairman, Eugene acts as an evangelist for SOLVE and a thought leader to the industry and focuses on deepening client relationships. 

Eugene brings more than 20 years of experience developing and commercializing financial technology for portfolio management, trading, risk, and valuations of fixed-income securities, with additional experience in the structuring and analysis of complex securities. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cooper Union.   

Gerard Nealon is Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of SOLVE. He co-founded the company in 2011 and continues to lead SOLVE's technology and innovation while serving alongside Joseph Plastina as Co-CEO.

Gerard has more than 20 years of experience in systems architecture, NLP parsing technology and development, RMBS/CMBS modeling, and analytical tool building for complex securities. He has led teams spanning software development, systems architecture and infrastructure, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, financial engineering, and product development. He holds a master's degree in Cryptography and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Doug Meads is Chief Revenue Officer for SOLVE. He draws on more than 15 years of experience in enterprise sales and go-to-market leadership across fintech, capital markets, and financial data businesses.

Doug was previously Global Head of Tech & BFSI Verticals at Envestnet Data & Analytics (Yodlee), following a prior role as Head of Sales, Fintech at the same firm. Prior to that, Doug held senior sales leadership positions at SilverCloud, Rockall Technologies (a Broadridge company), Dassault Systèmes, Linedata, and Advent Software, working across banking, capital markets, wealth management, and collateral management technology.

Doug earned a B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University and an M.S. in Industrial Psychology from Pepperdine University.

Vlad has experience spearheading global marketing and high-growth international business, contributing to $100 million in annual sales. He held an impactful role rebuilding market models, transforming data into revenue-driving opportunities, overhauling lead and demand generation, and managing sales development (BDRs). Additionally, he championed Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and orchestrated strategic events while transforming valuation approaches and go-to-market strategies.

Most Recently Vlad was Chief Marketing Officer at Hazeltree Fund Services; the NY-based SaaS treasury management, cash and liquidity optimization, and portfolio finance (securities finance and collateral management) fintech highly focused on alternative asset managers, fund administrators, and the banks that serve them. Before that, Vlad spent nearly a decade at Broadridge in several marketing leadership roles, including Global Head of Marketing for Capital Markets (i.e., sell-side institutional).

Vlad holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU, with a double major in Marketing and Managing Organizational Behavior. His undergraduate degree is from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he earned a BA in Electronic Filmmaking and Digital Design. Vlad also has a certificate in management from Columbia University. He’s an active member of the Financial Communications Society and recently served as a judge for their FCS Portfolio Awards, which are often referred to as the Oscars of financial services marketing.

Leverages experience gained in Big Four, enterprise, and startup environments to deliver results that meet demand and exceed ROI objectives. Frequently recruited by executive leadership to create scalable and actionable strategies that fulfill urgent need while also providing long-term impact. Proven track record working with the senior management and board members to manage the rapid growth of emerging high technology companies and to achieve company objectives including their eventual successful exits.

Drives consistently strong profit performance by developing workflows and metrics to identify and resolve inefficiency while achieving top-tier business outcomes and outstanding customer experiences. Builds scalable teams; delivers optimal cost / benefit by effectively executing staffing, budgeting, forecasting, and contracting of outside agencies and vendors.

Wah holds a MBA from New York University in Corporate Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Industry Engineering from Cornell University.

Christopher Fogarty is an accomplished financial services sales executive with over 25 years of experience in the U.S. institutional credit markets. Christopher began his career in sales and sales management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as Managing Director for over a decade. He then joined UBS, leading five sales teams across investment grade, high yield, leveraged loans, emerging markets, and municipals. His tenure was marked by building deep and productive relationships with complex institutional investors, including asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, and endowments.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from New York University. Christopher is recognized for his ability to drive strategic growth through client engagement and his expertise in credit markets.

Currently serving as Managing Director, Head of Account Management at SOLVE, Christopher plays a pivotal role in managing key client relationships and advancing strategic initiatives. His work ensures that SOLVE delivers exceptional value to institutional clients while fostering long-term partnerships that support the company’s growth and market leadership.

Gregg Bienstock joined SOLVE as part of the Lumesis acquisition. Gregg is former CEO and a Co-Founder of Lumesis. He is a frequent speaker on municipal market’s use of technology to solve business and compliance needs. Prior to Lumesis, Gregg spent more than thirteen years with Ambac Financial Group where, most recently, he was responsible for Strategic Initiatives and previously served as Chief Administrative Officer and Employment Counsel.

Gregg is a 1991 graduate of Brooklyn Law School. He received his B.S. in Business and Economics from the University of Maryland. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Village.

Craig Wagner is Senior Vice President of Sales at SOLVE. He draws on more than 20 years of experience in Fixed Income, Structured Credit, Corporates, CDS and Municipals.

Craig previously led business and product development at a fintech startup, responsible for partnering with tier 1 clients to design and implement front-office workflow solutions for the mortgage-backed security market. Prior to that, Craig held various sales roles covering both the Structured Products and Credit markets. Before that Craig provided operational leadership for a growing team, supporting Credit Derivative trading.

Craig earned an M.B.A. from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a B.S. in Finance and Economics from the University of Scranton Kania School of Management.

Shannon has been working for SOLVE since 2019 but has assisted in recruiting efforts at SOLVE for many years prior to joining the team permanently. She recruited one of SOLVE’s first software developer in 2014.

Shannon has a diverse Human Resources background. She has extensive experience in recruiting, onboarding and employee relations across multiple industries. She holds a BA in Public Relations and Communications from Rowan University.

Jim Perrello draws on more than 25 years in credit trading and credit workflow software development.

A serial entrepreneur, Jim founded LiquidityLink, CodeStreet, and Konnect2, each of which focused on solutions in the credit trading industry. Notably, Jim was awarded a patent (US20080208732) for design of corporate bond trading software (currently held by Tradeweb).

Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Jim traded Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs. Jim earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.