# Jarrod Yuster

> Jarrod Yuster is the chairman, founder and CEO of Pico, the financial-markets technology company he started in New York in 2009. An electrical engineer who began at Intel and later led electronic trading at Merrill Lynch, he turned an intended trading firm into a global infrastructure, connectivity, data, software and analytics provider. Pico says it now operates across more than 55 data centers and 18 offices, while Yuster remains focused on the less visible work of making electronic markets resilient, observable and easier to connect.

- **Role:** Chairman, Founder & CEO at Pico
- **Organizations:** Pico, Merrill Lynch, Intel, Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science Leadership Council, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Yale University, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded Pico in 2009 and led its expansion from seven people and two New Jersey data centers to a business with 18 offices and a presence across more than 55 data centers., Built Merrill Lynch's electronic trading division from inception before founding Pico., Led Pico's 2019 acquisition of Corvil Analytics and 2022 acquisition of Redline Trading Solutions.

## Career timeline

- **Before Wall Street** — Worked as a product engineer performing semiconductor research at Intel.
- **Before 2009** — Served as Global Head of Electronic Trading at Merrill Lynch, overseeing sales, trading, risk, execution services, product development and quantitative analytics.
- **2009** — Founded Pico with seven people in a small room in downtown New York City.
- **2019** — Pico acquired Corvil, adding real-time network and trading analytics; Yuster also struck the Singapore Exchange opening gong during Pico's tenth year.
- **2021** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New York Award finalist; Pico also announced a planned public-market transaction with FTAC Athena that was later terminated.
- **2022** — Pico acquired Redline Trading Solutions and secured a $200 million strategic investment from Golden Gate Capital for growth and M&A.
- **2025** — Joined Pico's Asia CEO roadshow, including a visit to Osaka Digital Exchange in Tokyo.
- **2026** — Discussed global, multi-asset and API-first trading infrastructure at FIA Boca and described the network as a golden source of truth for analytics and AI-ready data.

## Achievements

- Founded Pico in 2009 and led its expansion from seven people and two New Jersey data centers to a business with 18 offices and a presence across more than 55 data centers.
- Built Merrill Lynch's electronic trading division from inception before founding Pico.
- Led Pico's 2019 acquisition of Corvil Analytics and 2022 acquisition of Redline Trading Solutions.
- Named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 New York Award.
- Secured a $200 million strategic investment from Golden Gate Capital in 2022 to support acquisitions and growth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared in a TabbFORUM interview from FIA Boca discussing API-first, global and multi-asset market infrastructure.
- **2026-05** — Discussed with John Lothian how client demand is shifting toward integrated infrastructure, full-stack observability, resilience and AI-ready network data.
- **2025-10** — Visited Osaka Digital Exchange in Tokyo with Pico's APAC team during an Asia CEO roadshow.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pico.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-yuster-a68406143

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Last updated: 2026-08-24