Ed Brandman is the Founder and CEO of DiligentIQ.  

Prior to founding DiligentIQ, Ed served as Partner and Chief Information Officer at KKR from 2007-2018 where he had responsibility for global technology, data strategy and Operations supporting all firm-wide activities. During his tenure he was a member of the firm’s Operations/Risk management committee and served on the Boards of Ipreo and Artivest. 

Before joining KKR, Ed served as Managing Director in the Financial Services Advisory group at PwC, where he focused on best-in-class technology strategies to support capital markets and trading activities for clients. He had previously been a Managing Partner at OMT Partners, a consulting firm servicing the brokerage industry. 

Earlier in his career, Ed co-founded and served as CEO of Renaissance Trading Technologies, a technology firm that developed trading software for Nasdaq market makers. Before founding RTT, he served as the Chief Information Officer, Head of Electronic Trading and Director of Operations of Robertson Stephens & Co. Ed was also an early Member of the NASDAQ Advisory Board. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, Ed was responsible for equity trading technology at J.P. Morgan, where he began his career. While there, Ed helped launch FIX connectivity with institutional clients and designed the first touchpad-based trading platform. 

Ed earned his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Rutgers College.

Outside of work, he skis, builds Lionel train sets, is an amateur photographer and hikes in National Parks with his Belgian Malinois, Sadie.