Talos appoints Forman as SVP and head of strategy
31 October 2025 US
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Talos, a provider of institutional digital assets technology and data for trading and portfolio management, has appointed Drew Forman to the newly created role of senior vice president and head of strategy, wherein he will lead firmwide market expansion initiatives, in addition to product innovation and corporate development.
He will oversee business strategy, the exploration of inorganic growth and partnership opportunities, while helping define how the company defines itself in both digital and traditional markets, and will report directly to the company’s co-founder and CEO, Anton Katz.
Prior to joining Talos, Forman led Cowen Digital, launching an institutional digital assets platform offering trade execution, custody through partners, and aggregated liquidity solutions for traditional institutions entering the market.
He also led Cowen’s equity derivatives desk, with time also spent co-leading the trading desk at Marco Risk Advisors, and holding senior derivatives trading roles at Nomura and JP Morgan, in conjunction with his time spent at Hudson Bay Capital, focusing on the portfolio management and trading of equity volatility strategies.
Commenting on the move, Katz says: “We’re very fortunate to welcome Drew Forman to Talos,” adding that “Drew’s proven leadership in building and scaling businesses across traditional and digital finance makes him uniquely positioned to help chart Talos’s next phase of growth”.
Forman shares that he is “honoured to join the leadership team to help shape the firm’s strategic direction and accelerate the next phase of growth”.
He will oversee business strategy, the exploration of inorganic growth and partnership opportunities, while helping define how the company defines itself in both digital and traditional markets, and will report directly to the company’s co-founder and CEO, Anton Katz.
Prior to joining Talos, Forman led Cowen Digital, launching an institutional digital assets platform offering trade execution, custody through partners, and aggregated liquidity solutions for traditional institutions entering the market.
He also led Cowen’s equity derivatives desk, with time also spent co-leading the trading desk at Marco Risk Advisors, and holding senior derivatives trading roles at Nomura and JP Morgan, in conjunction with his time spent at Hudson Bay Capital, focusing on the portfolio management and trading of equity volatility strategies.
Commenting on the move, Katz says: “We’re very fortunate to welcome Drew Forman to Talos,” adding that “Drew’s proven leadership in building and scaling businesses across traditional and digital finance makes him uniquely positioned to help chart Talos’s next phase of growth”.
Forman shares that he is “honoured to join the leadership team to help shape the firm’s strategic direction and accelerate the next phase of growth”.
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