Daniel Emerson, MBA (Wharton) and BEng (Imperial College London), is the Chief Operating Officer at Innovation Finance Alliance, overseeing $260B in assets under management, global operations, and regulatory compliance. With over 20 years of experience in financial services, he served as a Global Consulting Partner at Deloitte, leading transformation and risk programs for Fortune 500 firms, and previously directed risk at Standard Chartered across Asia and Europe, guiding the bank through the 2008 financial crisis without major losses. Named among the Financial Times’ “Top 50 Most Influential COOs,” Emerson combines expertise in digital transformation with rigorous compliance to deliver resilient, client-focused growth.