Jessica Titlebaum Darmoni

Jessica Darmoni Location Chicago Twitter @TitleConnector LinkedIn Profile Website www.thetitleconnections.com Jessica Titlebaum Darmoni is an American marketing executive, writer and industry organizer known for her work in derivatives and digital asset markets, as well as for co-founding the professional networking organization Women In Listed Derivatives (WILD). Background Jessica Titlebaum Darmoni has worked across futures, options, and digital asset markets in roles spanning marketing, communications, and business development for technology vendors, trading platforms, and industry associations. Her career developed alongside the globalization of electronic trading, growing regulatory focus on derivatives, and the emergence of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin-linked futures and derivatives as institutional products. Early communications and journalism roles Titlebaum Darmoni began her career in financial communications and journalism, including work as a reporter for The Glass Hammer, where she profiled women in financial services and covered industry events and regulatory developments. During this period, she focused on themes of career progression, diversity, and the impact of evolving regulation on market participants, reflecting broader industry discussions about inclusion and changing market structures. Before this, Darmoni was the public relations and events manager at Capital Markets Consulting. Earlier, she spent a year in Thailand teaching English in Bangkok and Preachuab Kiri Khan, a small fishing village on the border of Myanmar and Thailand. She has also traveled extensively through Southeast Asia, India and Europe. She later joined John J. Lothian & Company, Inc., where she served as senior vice president and head of sales, combining sales, editorial, and event responsibilities for the firm’s publications and for MarketsWiki. In this role, she worked with sponsors and industry executives at proprietary trading firms, banks, exchanges, and other intermediaries during a period when electronic trading and post-crisis regulation were reshaping global markets. National Futures Association and Itiviti AB Titlebaum Darmoni later joined National Futures Association as a communications specialist, handling internal and external communications related to the regulation of futures, forex and over-the-counter markets. Her responsibilities included producing newsletters and press material at a time when regulatory reforms following the global financial crisis were increasing public and industry attention on swap dealers, central counterparties and other oversight mechanisms. She later served as marketing director Americas at trading technology firm Itiviti AB, where she led regional marketing and business development campaigns and coordinated with colleagues in Europe and Asia. The role placed her at the intersection of liquidity, connectivity and compliance technology as firms adjusted to initiatives such as MiFID II and expanding requirements for risk management and electronic trading oversight. The Title Connection and WILD In 2016, Titlebaum Darmoni founded The Title Connection LLC, a consultancy focused on content, networking and business development, through which she has worked with financial, technology, and crypto-related clients. Her work at The Title Connection has included moderating discussions, organizing industry events, and advising firms on communication strategies during a period of increasing attention on digital assets and new trading venues. She is also a co-founder of Women In Listed Derivatives (WILD), a networking and professional development organization for women in listed derivatives and over-the-counter markets. Under her leadership, WILD expanded to multiple financial centers, organizing educational events and mentoring initiatives during a time when industry groups were increasingly focused on gender representation and broader participation in derivatives markets. ErisX, Cboe Digital and BlockFills Titlebaum Darmoni became senior manager and head of marketing at ErisX, a U.S. exchange and clearinghouse offering spot and derivatives trading in digital assets, including bitcoin and ether futures. Following the acquisition of ErisX by Cboe Global Markets and the creation of Cboe Digital, she served as marketing director, digital assets, working on outreach for a regulated exchange and clearing model aimed at institutional investors and other professional users of cryptocurrencies. In 2024 she joined BlockFills as marketing director, working for a firm that provides liquidity, technology and clearing solutions for digital asset markets and focuses on clients such as principal trading groups, asset managers, banks, and proprietary trading firms. This work was situated within broader efforts to integrate digital assets into established market infrastructure and to address topics such as custody, liquidity provision, and risk management for institutional users. Education Titlebaum Darmoni holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Maryland. She later earned a master of science degree in journalism from Roosevelt University, reflecting her interest in developing as a writer and reporter. Published Works Journey Beyond Travel (PDF) Highest Leaf Awards Expand to Chicago Journal of an Aspiring Professional Broadening Horizons Hedge Funds Care: Fighting for Children Corporate Diversity Inclusion Addresses Work Life Balance Voice of Experience: Berenice Corral, Vice President of Promotions at the Mexican Derivatives Exchange Voice of Experience: Melinda Schramm, Founder of the National Introducing Brokers Association (NIBA) and Owner of MHS Capital Resource Voice of Experience: Heike Eckert, Executive Director at Eurex Voice of Experience: Robin Ross, Managing Director of Interest Rate Products at the CME Group Voice of Experience: Linda Bracken, CEO and Founder of YJT Solutions Rumblings and Mumblings at the FIA ASEAN Trading Link To Spur Growth In Asia Chicago Looks To Expand Financial Sector The Future of Financial Journalism Commentary ONN Interview at CMC/RTS Reception Kevin Cook Interviews Jessica Titlebaum, Editor/Producer at John Lothian & Co. The Growing Financial Sorority A WILD Look Into 2012 Interviews Jessica Titlebaum interviews Tom Wittman from Nasdaq OMX PHLX Jessica Titlebaum interviews Michael Unetich from Trading Technologies References

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