About Iyandra Smith Bryan

    Dr Iyandra Smith Bryan (“Dr Bryan”), is the Chief Operating Officer of Quantfury Trading Limited (Nassau, The Bahamas), a dynamic fintech disruptive brokerage whose mission is to promote honesty, integrity, and transparency in trading. In her role, amongst other things, she serves as a key strategic partner to Management and the Board of Directors to drive forward business strategy, ensure proper governance, and facilitate the modernization, optimization, and efficiency of the company’s operations. With her depth of experience in financial services, Dr Bryan focuses on ensuring the execution of Quantfury’s mission and integration of its capabilities in order to render the highest service level to Quantfury’s users.

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    Prior to this role, she practiced commercial law at leading law firms in The Bahamas, Miami, and the Cayman Islands, acted as a Chief Operating Officer of the Cayman Islands Branch of a leading Swiss financial institution, and as Managing Director of the Bahamas Branch of a global fiduciary services company. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

    In addition to her day job, Dr Bryan advises female entrepreneurs looking to develop business opportunities and scale up operations. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of The Bahamas, having taught in both the law and business schools.

    Dr Bryan was elected by an industry of her peers to the the Board of Directors of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, and selected to chair the FinTech Working Group of the Board. She has been appointed to numerous Bahamian governmental committees, including the National Risk Assessment Task Force and the Bahamian Government’s Advisory Committee on International Tax Initiatives.

    Dr Bryan has been featured in the world’s leading business publication, CNBC, in America’s top personal finance publication, Kiplinger, and in a host of other leading global magazines and news publications. She is a regular contributor to Kiplinger and a contributing writer to The Daily Drip (a South Florida Business Magazine) and has been invited by Fortune Magazine to the Most Powerful Woman Next Generation community.

    She is a sought after speaker and panelist on trending issues within the financial services sector, having given keynotes at the most prestigious conferences and symposiums, including the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime.

    Dr Bryan has been countless awards during her journey, including Top 40 Under 40 in The Bahamas, in its first year of recognizing such individuals.