Claire L Frankel holds a B.S. in Physics/Mathematics from the State University of New York at Albany. She has been working as a Data Architect since 1985 through several generations of technology, databases and data tools. Her work is primarily for Financial Services firms. She is the author of the chapter on Electronic Messaging Standards in “The Handbook of Investment Technology,” several White Papers on FAS-157 and SEC144A, and an upcoming blog on Big Data. Ms. Frankel is a member of DAMA, the Data Administrator’s Management Association, the EDM Council (Enterprise Data Management) and WSTA (Wall Street Technology Association.)