Paul Travlos

Mr. Paul Travlos is Managing Director, CEO & COO at IRON Financial LLC.
He joined IRON Financial in April 2008 and is responsible for both the overall business strategy and daily execution of all operations within IRON.
He also chairs IRON’s Risk Committee which ensures the adherence to IRON’s policies and procedures in connection with the firm’s enterprise risk management.
He is also a former curriculum board advisor to a local college in Illinois.
Prior to joining IRON, Mr. Travlos was a Managing Director for Credit Suisse in New York where he was the Chief Information and Operations Officer within the U.S.
private bank and asset management divisions.
He was successful in leading initiatives around cost reduction, middle/back office process re-engineering and technology transformation.
He is a former Co-Founder and COO of Volaris, a volatility management firm based in New York, which managed over $5 billion in notional assets for ultra-high net worth clients.
The firm was acquired in 2003 through an M&A transaction by Credit Suisse.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Travlos had a business management consulting practice for nearly ten years focused on operations, technology and process re-engineering across the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and automotive industries.
He started his career in financial services in operations and retail/private banking audit.
He received his M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Loyola University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business and his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Loyola University of Chicago.