Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum CLIXXX : From Financial Services to Arctic Adventures : Risk is the Price of Reward

Wesley D. Archer is an entrepreneur and adventure seeker who graduated from Baruch College in 1998 with a degree in finance. In 2001, he founded ALaS Consulting LLC, a specialized firm focused on post-trade processing technologies and the accounting of financial instruments. What began as a one-man operation with a single client grew into an industry-recognized firm serving more than 40 clients and employing over 150 professionals before its successful sale in 2011. Today, Wesley continues to advise fintech companies, banks, and broker-dealers on streamlining complex business processes, while also managing a working cattle ranch in Tennessee.