About us.
Our Company
RFM is a new, growing company dedicated to developing the world's leading sutie of information technology solutions for financial institutions. We are taking advantage of new, game-changing capabilities in the latest technologies to enable a leaner, more nimble back-office that is well-equipped to meet the challenges posed by competitors and regulators. We aim to:
  • Empower small-to-medium-sized financial institutions that do not have the material or human resources of larger firms to create the efficiencies and customer experiences made possible by sophisticated software.
  • Free large organizations from the mire of costly, slow, and unresponsive IT practices that make competitive agility all but impossible. Bundled with this is a regulatory automation platform that dramatically reduces the time and effort required to comply with regulatory requirements.

RFM is a joint subsidiary of two companies, Q-Risk Strategies and Quantellia, each of which is recognized as a leader in its respective field. Q-Risk is a highly respected provider of risk advisory services to financial institutions primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. Quantellia LLC is a Silicon Valley-based software company and developer of the award-winning World ModelerTM system, whihch has significantly lowered the cost of quantitative modeling and dramatically accelerated time to deployment. Working together, this alliance makes a wealth of industry expertise and technological skill available to RFM and its customers.

Our Mission
RFM's mission is to create, deploy, operate and support information technoloies that offer more advanced functionality, simpler operation, greater agility, and lower cost than any other tools available. We recognize that any technology's potential, no matter how innovative or proven, cannot be realized unless it is combined with world-leading expertise. We will always focus on providing exceptional value to our customers by understanding not only their direct needs, but also those of their customers, and how technology can be used to deliver both better business outcomes and exceptional customer experiences.
Leadership
Dr. Nick Stavrou, Managing Director
Nick has held numerous, diverse roles in the financial services industry, including positions with Goldman Sachs JBWere, ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank (NAB), and part-time faculty positions at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. Following an Executive Directorship with Goldman Sachs JBWere, Nick joined NAB, advancing through several roles, culminating in his appointment as Global Head of Credit Models with responsibilty for model development, validation, monitoring and implementation throughout NAB's global operations.

In 2010, Nick founded the quantitative consulting firm Q-Risk Strategies, continuing to provide expert risk management and strategy advice, along with quantitative services to banks in the Asia Pacific region. After several successful engagements using Quantellia's software and IT expertise, Nick, in partnership with Quantellia's CEO, Mark Zangari, established RFM in response to the intense market need for merging world-class expertise in financial risk management with leading-edge software.

Nick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and a Masters of Applied Finance from the University of Melbourne and can be reached at nick.stavrou@theriskframework.com
Mark Zangari, Chief Technical Officer
Mark Zangari is a veteran of the software industry with more than 25 years experience, having held many research, development, and management positions in several countries. As RFM's co-founder and CTO, he is the chief architect behind our technologies and software solutions. He currently also serves as Chief Executive Officr of Quantellia LLC, having held that position since 2010. He was formerly CTO of SPATIALinfo, Inc. (now Synchronoss Inc.), where he launched the company's US operations and growth into a leading provider of network modeling solutions for the telecommunications and utilities sectors.

During the early 1990s, Zangari was principal architect of the STATPLAY software system—a ground-breaking tool that improved the performance of decision makers when reasoning with statistical data.

Mr. Zangari holds degrees in physics, philosophy, and computer science. In 1993, he was awarded the British Council Postgraduate Bursary for his research, leading to an advanced physics fellowship at Cambridge University, and co-authored Decision Intelligence: A Primer. He currently works out of RFM's Silicon Valley and Denver offices.

Mr. Zangari can be reached at mark.zangari@theriskframework.com


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