Our people

Prior to joining Wilshire in January 2021, Mark was Group Director of Information Services at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Chief Executive of FTSE International, which he founded in 1995 and grew into one of the largest and most successful global index providers today.

Mark started his career in financial services in 1985 at the London Stock Exchange. Over the years, he has forged alliances with stock exchanges, academics and leading industry groups, establishing substantial businesses around the world. He was a founding member of the Index Industry Association and its first chairman.

A long-time supporter of children’s charity UNICEF, Mark currently serves as an honorary Vice President of UNICEF UK. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Stock Exchange and the Singapore Stock Exchange. He is author of FTSE: The Inside Story.

Nick joined Wilshire in January 2021 from Non-Standard Finance plc, a company that acquires and runs non-standard consumer finance businesses that he co-founded and led as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer at Marlin Financial Group, a high-growth debt buyer.

Nick has significant experience leading acquisitions and working with internationally-focused growth companies. As Chief Financial Officer at FTSE International from 2008 to 2013, he led the creation of a fixed income joint venture fund with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the acquisition and integration of FTSE’s Hong Kong-based joint venture.

Nick holds a Master of Arts, Law from the University of Cambridge and serves as a governor at St. John’s School, Leatherhead, an independent secondary school in Surrey, England.

Jason is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and execution of Wilshire’s business lines and remains focused on bringing new solutions to market for its clients.

He joined Wilshire in 2005 and has held a number of increasingly senior roles, including leading the firm in becoming a leading provider of investment solutions for financial intermediaries, advisors and their clients and ultimately leading the firm’s four business areas. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the company in 2020 and President in 2021.

Jason holds a BA in Government from Hamilton College, New York and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. He appears regularly in the press and on television to speak about investment themes and issues relevant to institutional and retail investors.

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Tina is responsible for managing the human resources, payroll and administrative functions across Wilshire and its affiliate businesses.

Since joining Wilshire in 2007, she has held a number of increasingly senior roles within human resources, where she has more than 15 years of experience, primarily in the financial services industry.

Tina is a member of Wilshire’s Executive Committee and Wilshire’s Risk & Compliance Committee. She holds a BSc in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge.

Reza is responsible for the development and delivery of Wilshire’s index product strategy. Before joining Wilshire in 2021, he had spent a decade at FTSE International, where he held a number of senior roles including board member, Chief Operating Officer overseeing production activities and infrastructure, and most recently, Chief Research Officer focusing on research and product development.  

Prior to that, Reza was Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Research for Europe at Nomura International, steering the growth of the team behind the firm’s modelling and quantitative products as well as bespoke research. He also worked as senior quantitative analyst at James Capel & Co, now part of HSBC Investment Bank, where he was involved with passive management and derivative products.

Reza’s 34 years of experience running complex data and research projects has given him a deep understanding of the structures and processes surrounding high-quality data design, modelling, calculation and management.

Leah is responsible for overseeing client-facing activities across Wilshire’s diverse client base. She is a member of Wilshire’s Executive Committee, Wilshire’s Investment Committee, and was a co-founder of Wilshire’s Gender Diversity Awareness Committee.

Leah joined Wilshire in 2008. She holds an MA and MBA from Claremont Graduate University and a BA from Lewis & Clark College. Leah is a board member of the Women in Institutional Investments Network (WIIIN).

Andy joined Wilshire in January 2021 to accelerate innovation across our client offerings. He is an Industry Partner at Motive Partners, a next-generation fintech investment firm focused on growing technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.

He also serves as Chairman of the Board and Advisory Board member of Finantix, a firm specializing in technology for banking and insurance companies, and Executive Chairman of Global Shares, a global provider of equity compensation management solutions for companies and their employees.

Previously, Andy co-led Blackrock’s Alternative Investment Platform (BAI) and chaired the BAI Executive Committee; he also worked as Managing Director and Head of Liquid Alternatives at Credit Suisse.

Andy holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Indiana University and a BA from the University of California.

An active angel investor, advisor and board member to several US and UK fintech start-ups, Scott joined Wilshire in July 2021, bringing more than 30 years of experience in technology innovation in the financial services industry.

Scott retired from BlackRock in January 2020 after 18 years working in a number of senior roles, including Aladdin® Chief Architect, Chief Software Engineer and Chief Technology Officer. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Aladdin Wealth Tech, spearheading the creation and implementation of data-driven sales solutions for the US Wealth Advisory business.

Earlier in his career, Scott worked in capital markets and derivatives product strategy at firms including Republic National Bank of New York, Mercadian Capital and Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Scott graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1987 and is currently a member of the President's Leadership Council for RIT.