Matt Rizner
Matt Rizner is a Vice President with J.P. Morgan Private Bank who helps families and non-profits establish and meet their goals. This starts with building a deep relationship to understand not only the financial goals, but also the impact and legacy his clients want to leave. The advice covers investment and cash management, customized borrowing, complex trust and estate structuring, and charitable giving.
Outside of his day job, Matt spends his time with Inspirica, a Stamford-based non-profit to help fight homelessness, as well as at Temple Sinai with family and friends. Matt is also an active member of BioCT and CEF to support and expand entrepreneurship industry across Connecticut and Westchester.
Matt holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. Born and raised in Vermont, he resides in Stamford with his wife, two children, and their mini-labradoodle.
Matt Rizner
Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Gill has more than 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, machine learning, artificial intelligence, engineering and general management. Over the past two decades, his company Decision Options pioneered analytical techniques to inform and guide decisions to enhance shareholder value in companies of all sizes, in industries including life sciences, healthcare, energy, aerospace, high technology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, manufacturing, consumer goods, and financial services. Gill has been involved in the area of computer-aided decision-making starting with his graduate thesis in 1986 at Northwestern University. Later in the 90s, his team created and implemented one of the largest predictive models to forecast and manage all resources needed to conduct worldwide R&D at Pfizer. Decision Options incorporates most of the known machine and deep learning techniques to rapidly create predictive and pattern finding models from any kind of data – structured or unstructured.
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Cheryl is a communication strategist, media executive, project manager, and entrepreneur with three decades of experience expanding brands, creating alliances, and leading projects and teams to success. She currently works with the Connecticut Technology Council, charged with building their membership base and increasing their impact the the state’s tech ecosystem. Previously, Cheryl founded Rice Communications, a public relations and strategic communications consulting firm that specialized in working with family-owned manufacturers and tech startups. She is a frequent guest speaker and presenter on a range of topics in the areas of communication strategy, persuasion, and digital marketing integration.