Anthony J. Busacca, Jr.
Managing Director, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM)

He serves as the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer of its Private Client Business and has been with MLIM since 1995. He is responsible for coordinating partnerships among technology, operations and compliance to support MLIM’s global retail distribution and sales efforts. Previously, Mr. Busacca was National Sales Manager for the firm’s Private Investors division. In this role, he managed a national sales organization through an unprecedented five-year growth period in Separately Managed Accounts within a retail proprietary platform.

Mr. Busacca began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1981. During his tenure, he was Vice President, Marketing Manager, of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, where he managed the realignment of corporate trustee services for qualified plans to the retirement group. He has held other positions at the firm, including management roles with Merrill Lynch Trust Company of America, Merrill Lynch National Financial and Merrill Lynch Realty.

Mr. Busacca earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Mercy College in New York. Throughout his career, he has continued his education at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Long Island University. He earned a Six Sigma Executive Green Belt in 2002.

Aron Miodownik
CEO, Cambrian Associates

He leads a boutique advisory and consulting business called Cambrian Associates that serves CEOs, COOs, CIOs, VC and Private Equity firms operating in the intersection between the finance and technology sectors. Cambrian focuses on capital raising, business development, operational restructuring, due diligence and technology strategy for its clients.

Prior to starting Cambrian Associates, Aron was the COO of Merrill Lynch's Research Department from 2002-2005 where he implemented the NextGen technology platform (based on Microsoft technologies), launched the iQanalytics suite of products, and helped restructure the department and manage the regulatory risk programs.

Prior to his COO role, Aron held a number of senior roles at Merrill including: the Global Head of Technology Strategy & Business Development, the Head of Business Continuity, The Head of the Alternative Development Centers, the Head of BPO initiatives, the head of Quarterly Business Reviews and the CIO for Global Research.

Before joining Merrill Lynch, Aron was an Executive Director in UBS's Equities Division where he held a number of senior e-commerce, business development, operations risk and merger integrations roles. Prior to his time at UBS, Aron spent 8 years with Accenture (formally Andersen Consulting) performing strategic business reviews, M&A planning, technology strategy and operational restructurings for clients in UK, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, US, and Continental Europe. Aron graduated from Durham University in 1987 with a degree in Engineering Science and Management