Robert Cooke is the CEO and founder of 3forge, bringing over two decades of experience in designing mission-critical systems for global financial institutions. Early in his career, he optimized middle-office workflows at JPMorgan and managed regulatory compliance and high-frequency electronic trading teams at Bear Stearns. He later modernized post-trade processing and transaction cost analysis at Liquidnet, establishing himself at the forefront of real-time data streaming, market infrastructure, and complex event processing. At 3forge, Cooke has spearheaded the company into a global powerhouse in high-impact application development, enabling global firms like Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, and Wafra to accelerate trading, risk management, and operations.