Stuart Ward is responsible for APAC financial services strategy at Salesforce. Covering Banking, Insurance, wealth and capital markets, Stuart draws more than 15 years experience in global finance, addressing evolving opportunities and challenges facing the industry. Prior to joining Salesforce, Stuart worked for ANZ Bank, where he established the institutional bank’s business analytics capability. He was instrumental in bringing together technologists and business teams to deliver transparency, enabling better decision making across the business. Stuart's career includes consulting, marketing and production management of dealing rooms within JPMorgan and Citi. Working closely with trading risk and operations is where Stuart developed a keen passion for finance. Stuart holds a bachelors degree in Information Science and a masters degree in Applied Finance.