Swen Werner

Managing Director, Digital Product Development and Innovation State Street

Swen Werner is part of State Street’s Digital Product Development team responsible for designing new products, leveraging different emerging technologies, including distributed ledger technologies and engagement with industry partners to design industry-leading service and operating models.

He is based in London having relocated from Boston, MA in 2018 where he was Head of Deposit Solutions (forms part of the Global Bank Products business function responsible for the development of a globally consistent product and pricing strategy to drive improved commercialization of cash deposits and a streamlined client experience). He joined State Street in 2015 as a Managing Director, responsible for product strategy and the implementation of operative changes pertaining to the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) settlement platform and covering the core custody and cash product strategy within the EMEA region from our London office.

Swen has been working in the financial services industry for over 15 years and has held senior roles in Europe, the USA and Asia with JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Boerse focusing on product management for custody, clearing and collateral management.  He has and continues to be actively engaged in regulatory and industry developments affecting the securities services environment. He holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from Cass Business School in London.