Michael Waller-Bridge

Michael Waller-Bridge'ss experience in venture capital situations was won in the vanguard of the electronic trading revolution, first with joint venture work between the member markets of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges, then as CEO/co-founder of the Tradepoint Stock Exchange, the groundbreaking electronic market which subsequently (as Virt-x) became a unit of the Swiss Stock Exchange, and subsequently with other developing entrepreneurial businesses.
Originally trained as a physicist, Michael Waller-Bridge has worked in the sector since joining the London Stock Exchange during the 'Big Bang' transitions of the 1980's, focusing on the market's development of future electronic and trading services.
Before then Michael had been instrumental,together with colleagues from Imperial College, London University, in a venture which developed opto-digital holographic recording techniques for medical imaging applications.
he is a member of the Securities Institute and a Member of the peer-appointed World Technology Network, where he also serves as a judge for the annual WTN Finance Award.