Bart McDonough, CEO 
Bart developed his 15-year career around building and maintaining superior technology solutions for some of Wall Street's best known firms during a time when the industry's technological complexity and data dependency experienced exponential growth. During his tenure at SAC Capital Management, the nation's largest and most prominent hedge fund, Bart oversaw and architected tremendous infrastructure growth and developed cutting edge technology solutions to support SAC's dynamic environment. Recognizing an extraordinary opportunity to support premier global hedge funds with affordable US-based managed IT services, Bart left SAC and in 2010, formed Agio (like Bellagio), where SAC signed on as one of Agio's leading clients. Prior to SAC, Bart held Business Development and IT Management roles for BlueStone Capital Partners, OptiMark Technologies, Sanford Bernstein and American Express. He attended the University of Oklahoma and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut.
Miten J. Marvania, CIO & Managing Director
Miten is a founding member of Agio Technology and spent nine years developing, integrating, and maintaining complex technology solutions for some of the biggest names in the financial services industry, including SAC Capital Management and Sungard Data Services. Miten spent six years at SAC where he served most recently as Associate Director and a member of the fund's Technology Management Team. While at SAC, Miten led a team that implemented a standard for the seamless development, deployment and maintenance of advanced trade processing applications within a scalable global technology infrastructure. Prior to SAC, Miten held various roles from developer to senior project manager at Sungard Data Services, SaiTech Inc, and Alliant Technologies. Miten received his undergraduate degree from the Rutgers University.
Garvin McKee, Managing Director, Business Development
Garvin built his career around doing 2 things very well: connecting customers to the best resources available and developing business strategy. His role at Agio is to maximize these strengths into developing the company's growth across a number of sectors under the umbrellas of sales, marketing, and business development. Prior to joining Agio, Garvin held a similar position at Comport Consulting, a local HP Enterprise Storage Reseller, and Hewlett Packard where he held a regional management positions in engineering and sales. Garvin graduated in Electronic and Communications Engineering from The University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.
Nicole Nakashian, Managing Director, Client Services
Nicole has been leading technology teams within the finance industry for over 10 years. As an Executive Director within Prime Brokerage Sales at UBS Investment Bank, she managed the services provided to hundreds of hedge funds utilizing the hedge fund "hotel" and client support desk, and directly advised clients as part of the business consulting services group. She absorbed the culture and inner workings of hedge funds from her time at Andor Capital Management and BlackRock Financial Management. Nicole is well regarded for her commitment to her clients and for inspiring her teams to not only deliver stellar service but to personally connect with firms they support. Nicole received an MBA from Long Island University and a BA in Communication from SUNY Albany. Nicole holds Series 7 and 63 licenses and is a certified Project Management Professional. She is also on the Executive Board of LitWorld, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy.
Craig Cochell, Managing Director, Talent and Facilities
For more than a decade, Craig has generated an inclusive and energetic high-performance team atmosphere that produced best-of-breed technology practices and optimizes operational efficiencies in organizations. During his tenure as the University of Oklahoma's Director of IT, Services and Partnerships, Craig led, managed and cultivated an IT staff that was involved in numerous high-profile strategic initiatives at OU, including the construction of new facilities at OU's Research Campus and the creation of the school's Center for Informatics. Craig applied a similar out-of-the-box approach to aligning technology with business processes and organizational objectives as an independent IT consultant for the National Basketball Association and other clients and in various management positions at Integrated Information Systems. Craig received a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is also an active member of American Corporate Partners, a nationwide mentoring program for U.S. military veterans.
Cordila Jochim, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief of Staff
Every company has to have a 'wild card' and Cor fits that bill. Known internally as the "Chief of Sass", Cor created the brand and brand strategy for Agio from Day One. As Chief of Staff, Cor functions as Bart's right-hand, assisting and advising on strategic objectives and initiatives. Alongside her roles within Agio, Cor is Managing Director of Corhouse Branding, helping early stage products and companies create authentic, effective brands. Prior to Corhouse she held Executive roles in the fashion industry including BabyLegs and Aris Industries for brands such as XOXO and Baby Phat. She was Founder and CEO of Thickskin, an award-winning luxury leather accessories brand, which was asked to participate in the Official 2004 Academy Awards Gift Basket (R) and was the highest redeemed gift in Oscar (R) history. Cor was also an actress for a short period of time in Hollywood, although she refuses to talk about it. Cor holds a double BA in Communications and German Language and Literature from Washington State University and the University of Bonn, Germany.