The AltFi Team
David Stevenson
AltFi Executive Director
David Stevenson, Editor in Chief of AltFinanceNews, is a columnist for the Financial Times (the Adventurous Investor), Investment Week and Money Week. He’s an experienced media entrepreneur (he’s set up a number of online media companies focused on online TV and viral videos) and knowledgeable investment expert. He was also one of the very first journalists to write about the sector in the main nationals.
Daniel Lanyon
AltFi Editor
Daniel is the Editor of AltFi, focusing on fintech and alternative finance space. He was formerly a senior and award winning journalist at FE Trustnet covering the world of financial markets and asset management. Having attained a degree in economics, he went on to work as a journalist at several of the world’s leading media organisations including The Times, BBC and Reuters covering economics, business and politics. Before this he worked as an economics and business correspondent for Hurriyet Daily News in Istanbul, Turkey.
Glenn Hodgeman
AltFi Australasia Executive Director
Glenn is an experienced credit trader and market maker having led trading teams both locally and overseas for Citi, ANZ and Westpac. As Global Head of Credit Trading for Westpac, Glenn led a team of specialists running an internal credit portfolio. Immediately prior to establishing HHR Capital Partners, Glenn was the Executive Director of AltFi, the London based Fintech media company. This role included advisory work for global direct lending funds, and responsibility for the annual AltFi Australasia Summit. This combination of deep experience in traditional banking and early stage involvement in alternative lending places Glenn at the centre of the Australian P2P/Marketplace Lending industry.
Oliver Smith
AltFi Editor
Oliver Smith is an Editor at AltFi, covering fintech, crypto and challenger banks. He was previously a Senior Reporter at Forbes and on the founding team of The Memo, London's fastest-growing business and tech publication which was acquired by Forbes in 2018. Winner of the Gold Award at MHP’s 30 To Watch, Oliver is a regular guest on the BBC, Sky News, ITV and Al Jazeera to comment on the latest tech trends.
Carla Andrei
AltFi Head of Events and Marketing
Carla is the Head of Events and Marketing at AltFi. Previously she studied business administration, marketing & public relations in Romania and worked in finance for several multinational companies including Hewlett Packard and Honeywell. After moving to London she discovered her passion for planning and logistics which led to a several years of experience organising events in the self development industry. She now has the perfect balance mixing her financial background with events and marketing.
Oli Batchelor
AltFi Head of Digital
Oli was on the founding team of AltFi and is a digital-media generalist. He can be found coding websites, designing graphics, editing videos and essentially embracing the power modern technology delivers.
George Geddes
AltFi Contributor
George is a recent mathematics graduate from Brunel University, currently studying Banking and Finance MSc. In his spare time George enjoys playing rugby league, previously representing Scotland in two world championships.
Roger Baird
AltFi Journalist
Roger Baird has worked as a financial journalist for around 20 years reporting on companies, capital markets and the UK economy.
