The HSBC Mafia
91 people came through HSBC and went on to found or lead other companies.
Berk CaglayanCorporate BankingFounded Foodback +2Mickey BoodaeiTechnical Advisory Board MemberFounded Transmit Security +1Vlad IlyushchenkoFX Market Making DeveloperFounded QuestDB +1Ali LadhubhaiPremier BankerFounded ABHI +1Adeniyi AbiodunSenior Engineering ManagerFounded Peernova +1Adam IsraelEVP, Global Standards-Customer Due Diligence - Global Retail BankFounded Front +1Kira RadinskyTechnology Board MemberFounded Mana Bio +1Matthew Clunies-RossManager Fixed IncomeFounded Female Leaders FundGuilhem ChaumontTrading Analyst Intern - Global Financial Resources Management TeamFounded FlowdeskOphelia BrownEquities Research Analyst, European HealthcareFounded BlossomDaphne TeoInvestment BankerFounded NSG BioSimon HopkinsInternational Sales Executive - James CapelFounded East West Private WealthChase FreoAssistant Manager, Learning and DevelopmentFounded OpgamesAndres SucreIndependent Board MemberFounded ReservamosCristina EscodaFinancial Derivatives StructurerFounded ORCA ComputingChristian DubéGroup Risk Strategy InternFounded Agilio SoftwareFabrice GeorgetGroup Risk Strategy InternFounded Agilio SoftwareJack RyderSummer InternFounded SecuredLiyang ZhangGlobal Chief Application ArchitectFounded iLabServiceFelipe EchandiLegal Divestment Project ManagerFounded CuantoEmre OzenTelecommunicationsFounded DraftwiseAhana BanerjeeGlobal Banking and Markets Spring InternFounded ClearSalvador RiveroEquity Derivatives & Structured Solutions Assistant Sales - EMEAFounded LevoIgor ShelvinskyiSenior ML EngineerFounded outloud.aiRoberto SalcedoSenior Relationship Manager Corporate BankingFounded BaubapShady El TohfaTrade Department InternFounded AmenliMishaal Al GergawiAnalystFounded AxisAditya MehtaAI Analyst | Applied InnovationFounded SuggestrRahul AnandAnalyst - Data ScienceFounded KorrAIChristophe RobilliardCredit AssociateFounded KashinShikha MohantyBusiness Analyst (Secondment)Founded CombineHealthChristopher LauAssistant Manager Innovation/TechnologyFounded NanograbDaniel WighSummer Intern, Large Corporates // Retail Banking & Wealth ManagementFounded ReactWiseRaul ZablahDebt Capital Markets Summer AnalystFounded GaliniRahul GudiseCloud DeveloperFounded GaleRhea KarimpanalFinancial Crime AnalystFounded burntKanao RameshAnalystFounded ContineuRahul GoyalSummer InternFounded Cosmos VideoArun BhatiaGroup Chief Financial OfficerFounded MedpayTony McLaughlinGlobal Product ManagerFounded UbyxAurelien de MeauxM&A internFounded ElectraPaul JoyceETL DeveloperFounded GeckoboardTom ScottSupport AnalystFounded StreambasedChris Gomes MuffatThreat and Incident Management Team Leader - Information Security RiskFounded Dathena ScienceChristie PangInternational Manager, HSBC Group; Director, Commercial Real EstateFounded Lirvana LabsDexter JagulaSr. IBM Cognos BI ConsultantFounded SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.Pramey JainAnalytics & DSFounded TartanTheren MoodleyHead of Business DevelopmentFounded Make the DotAdam LewisOperations ReviewFounded ApploiPeter KeenanGroup Head of Customer PropositionsFounded APEXX GlobalVictoria ArtiushkinaInternFounded deepdotsAishwarya JaishankarSenior Vice President - Digital Products & PlatformsFounded HyperfaceUpasana TakuBusiness Analyst, Product ManagementFounded MobiKwik, HomepageKhalil ZlaouiQuantitative engineerFounded CaseblinkGeorge ElfondRisk AnalystFounded RallywareDiego OppenheimPasantía en área de segurosFounded Ecomm AppPablo GhiglinoSenior Java Developer (contract)Founded KlepsydraAntonio TintoSenior Product ManagerFounded Lambdai SpaceMustaq Singh BijralBusiness AnalystFounded LeucineBo DiscargaCustomer Service RepresentativeFounded BetterteemBianca Padilla MagolnickAnalyst, Internal Communications and MarketingFounded CarewellMai LeSummer InternFounded SAPIGabriel-James SafarSales AssistantFounded TsugaEdwin Broni-MensahQuantitative AnalystFounded GiveMeTapJeremy BalkinHead Of InnovationFounded Today PayBastien OggeriMerger & AcquisitionFounded EpyrKwun-Lok NgStudent Trainee / DeveloperFounded KipwiseOli CookHead of Savings (HSBC, first direct, M&S Bank)Founded EkkoMichael MainierAVP - GLCM eCommerce Project ManagerFounded HELIXintelJames AsquithCapital marketsFounded GlobalairlinesNicholas RouthierCommercial account managerFounded CubicSpaceAl PascualTeam Lead - Default ServicesFounded ScamneticStephen MurphyHead of Brasil GBM & AM IT (CIO)Founded Genesis GlobalRahul BaliBusiness ManagementFounded ArcwiseGowri Thyagarajan MukherjeeManagerFounded CreditMantriEsteban LevinManaging Director, Global BankingFounded DollarizeBlair D S CrichtonJunior Relationship Manager, Multinationals, Corporate BankingFounded EatkaranaPraveen DasAssociate Vice President, Corporate BankingFounded FactorsCraig SavageBusiness Intelligence Analyst - Regulated InvestmentsFounded FeroShawn A. VaderCoherence architect and developer consultantFounded FisklDan BlakeVarious roles in Operations and Foreign ExchangeFounded FlorenceAnthony Cosgrove MBEGlobal Head, Financial Crime Intelligence TechnologyFounded Harbr DataMartin PerriPasante Finance ControlFounded NulingaArvind VermaniHead of Loan Sourcing - Asia PacificFounded Perl StreetAseem MunshiHead of Cards - HSBC UKFounded UpdraftJulien Decherf MathiolonAssociate Director (VP), Exotic Rates Derivatives TraderFounded WavoSara SofyanManagerFounded WifkainRichard KimberRegional Head of eBusinessFounded DaiseeBilal Abou-DiabSenior Premier Wealth Relationship Manager - Top TierFounded VaultwealthAshish KhandelwalAnalystFounded AnqShwetank VermaStrategic Advisory Committee member, HSBC Fintech Venture Capital FundFounded Leo
Frequently asked questions
- What is the HSBC mafia?
- The HSBC mafia is the network of 91 people who came through HSBC and went on to found or lead other companies, including Foodback, Transmit Security, QuestDB, ABHI, Peernova.
- Who is in the HSBC mafia?
- Notable members include Berk Caglayan (Foodback), Mickey Boodaei (Transmit Security), Vlad Ilyushchenko (QuestDB), Ali Ladhubhai (ABHI), Adeniyi Abiodun (Peernova), Adam Israel (Front), Kira Radinsky (Mana Bio), Matthew Clunies-Ross (Female Leaders Fund), among 91 tracked members.
- What companies did HSBC alumni found?
- Companies founded by HSBC alumni include Foodback, Transmit Security, QuestDB, ABHI, Peernova, Front, Mana Bio, Female Leaders Fund, Flowdesk, Blossom.





















































































