Evan Schnidman, Ph.D.

Founder & Managing Partner, EAS Innovation Consulting

Evan A. Schnidman, Ph.D. is the founder and Managing Partner of EAS Innovation Consulting and the co-founder of MarketReader.

In his capacity at EAS Innovation Consulting, Evan specializes in providing data and technology strategy services to both large corporations and emerging startups. At MarketReader, Evan has helped develop a platform where investors can identify unusual asset price movement accompanied by an explanation as to what is causing abnormal market performance in near real-time.

Evan’s passion for innovation and penchant for developing disruptive data technologies began during his academic career, while earning his Ph.D. from Harvard University and serving as faculty at Brown University. This led to founding Prattle, where Evan served as CEO until the company was acquired by Liquidnet in 2019. While at Liquidnet, Evan served as the Head of both Data and Innovation.

In order to remain apprised of the latest in data technology, especially in financial services, Evan currently serves on the board or advisory board of more than a dozen prominent startups.