# Charles Marston

> Charles Marston is a co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Calypso Technology, the capital markets software business now within Nasdaq. An economics graduate of UC San Diego and UC Berkeley, he previously worked at Bank of America and Infinity Financial Technology. He co-founded Eileses Capital with Kishore Bopardikar in 2016; its investments include technology businesses and South African wine interests.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Eileses Capital; Director at Warwick Wine Estate
- **Organizations:** Calypso Technology (now Nasdaq Calypso), Eileses Capital, Infinity Financial Technology, Bank of America, Warwick Wine Estate
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, University of California, San Diego, Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Calypso Technology in 1997 and served as its chairman and CEO, later executive chairman., Helped build Calypso before its 2016 sale, when the company reported over 34,000 users, more than 700 employees and 22 offices in 19 countries., Co-founded Eileses Capital with Kishore Bopardikar in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1997** — Worked in OTC derivatives product development at Bank of America and served as president and chairman of Infinity Financial Technology.
- **1991** — Began working with Kishore Bopardikar, according to Eileses’s published company background.
- **1997** — Co-founded Calypso Technology with Kishore Bopardikar.
- **2011** — Profiled as Calypso chairman and CEO in Institutional Investor’s numbered technology leadership coverage.
- **2013** — Represented Calypso at the Bank of Korea system go-live ceremony; Calypso opened its twentieth office in Dubai.
- **2016** — Departed Calypso following its acquisition by Bridgepoint and Summit Partners; co-founded Eileses Capital.
- **2018** — Eileses announced its acquisition of Warwick Wine Estate and acquired Winemag.co.za; Warwick announced an agreement to acquire Uitkyk.
- **2025** — Listed as a Warwick Wine Estate director in the estate’s September 2025 PAIA manual.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Calypso Technology in 1997 and served as its chairman and CEO, later executive chairman.
- Helped build Calypso before its 2016 sale, when the company reported over 34,000 users, more than 700 employees and 22 offices in 19 countries.
- Co-founded Eileses Capital with Kishore Bopardikar in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Warwick Wine Estate’s PAIA manual, updated 1 September 2025, lists Charles Marston and Kishore Bopardikar as directors alongside chairperson Christiane von Arnim.

## Links

- Website: https://eileses.com/who-we-are/

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