Joel Aberbach

Joel Aberbach is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and development within the financial sector. Currently serving as Principal Software Engineer at The Baupost Group since September 2014, Joel previously held the position of Vice President at State Street Global Markets, where responsibilities included expanding BlockCross, an ATS for liquidity services. Earlier roles include Director of Software Engineering at Fidelity Investments, leading a multi-site agile team in developing fixed income trading tools, and Vice President of Development at Linedata, overseeing agile teams in distributed software design for investment management. Joel's career commenced as a Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Financial, focusing on Order Management System development. Joel holds a BA from Bowdoin College and an MS in Computer Science from Boston University.