Hazem Dawani

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Hazem Dawani Occupation CEO Employer Predata Location Chicago Website www.predata.com Hazem Dawani is the chief executive officer of Predata, a predictive analytics platform. He joined the company in that role in February 2018. He was previously the president & CEO of OptionsCity, which he founded, along with Victor Glava, in 2006. He had a leading role in building the trading system architecture, its market making engine and interface. OptionsCity was acquired in June 2017 by Vela Trading Systems. Following the acquisition, Dawani joined Vela as chief product officer. Background Earlier, Dawani worked as a director in the software department at Chicago Trading Company (CTC), where he had a leading role in designing and building the main electronic trading and market making engine and interface. That system led to the company's swift growth in electronic trading revenue. Dawani also had a role in the creation of a software development process with the implementation of a support process and a management control system. Education Dawani grew up in Jordan and moved to Chicago to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he received a BA in computer science and was a scholar in the IIT Leadership Academy. Accolades In December of 2012, Dawani was named in the Crain’s Chicago Business 2012 “40 under 40” list. The publication honors influential up-and-comers with this award, specifically recognizing Chicago professionals who have made a significant impact in their respective fields before age 40. He was honored on June 24, 2019 with Illinois Tech's Emerging Leader Award at IIT's Tech-X Awards Dinner. Interviews JLN Options - November 3, 2010 References

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