Mitchel Kraskin is co-founder and CEO of Compliance Science, Inc. ("CSI") which has developed several groundbreaking governance, risk management and compliance solutions. With over twenty five years of executive experience managing the creation and delivery of software-based compliance solutions for investment advisors, asset managers, investment banks and brokerage firms, Mr. Kraskin is a pioneer and thought leader in the GRC space. Prior to founding CSI, he was the founder and CEO of Compliance Tools, Inc., a software company that introduced Personal Trading Surveillance automation via intranet based enterprise software. Mr. Kraskin has led software design and development teams for trading systems, compliance systems, portfolio/risk management systems and other applications that support trading activity. Earlier in his career he was a derivatives trader at Citicorp North American Investment Bank, held senior positions at trading software vendors Merrin Financial and The Longview Group, and was a consultant at Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Mr. Kraskin is also an inventor with a patent in rule compliance systems and rule definition languages. He is a graduate of Columbia University.

His career has included derivatives trading at Citicorp North American Investment Bank, senior positions at trading software vendors Merrin Financial and The Longview Group and consulting at Morgan Stanley Asset Management.