Jordan Barnett

Jordan Barnett was appointed Global Head of FX Program Trading at BNY Mellon Markets in 2018. A currency market veteran with over 20 years’ experience in FX trading, Jordan heads up BNY Mellon’s rules-based and non-discretionary programmatic trading capabilities. Prior to his current role, Jordan served as BNY Mellon’s Head of FX Spot Trading. He joined the firm in 2015.Jordan’s experience on the buy side is extensive. Before joining BNY Mellon he was a Senior FX Trader at Bridgewater Associates for seven years, and prior to this he was a Trader at investment firm John W. Henry & Company. During his first spell on the sell side of the business, Jordan traded currencies at Bank of America. He started his career with Merrill Lynch, where he was an FX forwards trader for nine years. Jordan has an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is currently based in New York.