Executive Leadership Team

Bob Ward leads QUODD’s strategy and growth as a provider of market data and financial technology solutions for the financial services industry. He brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across wealth management, fintech, and enterprise software, with a track record of scaling businesses and aligning product, operations, and commercial teams around client needs. Before joining QUODD, Bob held senior leadership roles at Financeware, VMS, and SunGard’s Wealth Management business. His experience helps guide QUODD’s focus on delivering flexible, high-quality market data solutions that support modern financial workflows.

Max has over 20 years of experience as a CFO in both small and large software and services companies in the healthcare and financial services sectors. Before joining QUODD, Max held CFO roles at private equity/venture-backed companies, including Chowly, Q-Centrix, and Strata Decision Technology. He was formerly the division CFO of SunGard Financial Systems. Additionally, he has served as a fractional CFO for multiple other companies in recent years. Max started his career at KPMG as an auditor, working with various clients, including technology and software companies. He holds a BS in Accounting from Illinois State University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Gary Grochmal oversees QUODD’s operations, drawing on more than 15 years of experience within the market data industry and the company itself. Over the course of his tenure at QUODD, he has held leadership roles across finance, technology, and operations, giving him a deep understanding of the infrastructure and processes required to deliver reliable data services at scale. His broad experience helps ensure QUODD continues to provide clients with responsive service, operational continuity, and dependable market data delivery.

David Kirk leads QUODD’s technology strategy and platform development, with a focus on cloud transformation, scalable architecture, and advanced market data applications. He brings 20 years of experience leading engineering and development teams across startups and Fortune 500 companies, spanning web, mobile, cloud-native, and enterprise technology environments. Before joining QUODD, David held leadership roles at Avanade, IBM, and TradeStation Technologies, and was a founding partner at Zeal, where he advised large enterprises on cloud-native solutions. His background helps QUODD continue modernizing its technology foundation and expanding how clients access and integrate market data.

Scott Kirschbaum leads QUODD’s revenue strategy and client growth efforts, bringing more than 20 years of experience in market data sales across pricing, valuations, reference data, and indices. His background includes senior commercial roles at S&P Global, IHS Markit, and Reuters, where he built and expanded strategic client relationships across the financial services landscape. At QUODD, Scott helps align the company’s go-to-market strategy with the evolving data and workflow needs of institutions seeking more flexible, transparent, and scalable data solutions.

Scott Argyres leads product strategy and execution for QUODD’s QX Digital Platform and QX Marketplace, helping clients access and use market data more efficiently across a range of financial workflows. He brings deep experience in product management, market data APIs, and digital delivery models. Before joining QUODD, Scott was Head of Product at Xignite, the API-based market data platform acquired by QUODD in 2023, and previously worked at PIMCO in Fund Statistics. His background strengthens QUODD’s ability to deliver modern, flexible, and client-focused market data products.

A private equity professional with over 25 years of experience in financial services, now helping firms become market leaders.

A financial services industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in leading digital transformation​.