# Rob Flatley

> Rob Flatley is the New York-based founder and CEO of TS Imagine. His career spans financial software businesses and senior bank roles, including founding CoreOne Technologies, its 2015 sale to Markit, and the creation of TS Imagine through the 2021 combination of TradingScreen and Imagine Software. He reunited with PrimeOne, a business he had founded inside CoreOne, through TS Imagine’s 2024 acquisition.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at TS Imagine
- **Organizations:** TS Imagine, CoreOne Technologies, PrimeOne, Markit, Bank of America Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), Cipher Mining (board appointment in 2023)
- **Education:** BBA in Accounting, University of Iowa
- **Known for:** Founded CoreOne Technologies, acquired by Markit in 2015 for approximately $200 million., Led TS Imagine from its 2021 formation., Named CEO of the Year at the 2023 US Markets Choice Awards.

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Earned a BBA in Accounting from the University of Iowa.
- **Before 2010** — Held managing director roles at Bank of America Securities and Deutsche Bank Securities; discussed Deutsche Bank’s autobahn Equity platform in a September 2008 interview.
- **2010** — Founded CoreOne Technologies; served as CEO and director from 2010 to 2018 according to his 2023 board-appointment biography.
- **2011** — Founded PrimeOne as part of CoreOne Technologies.
- **2015** — CoreOne was acquired by Markit in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million; joined Markit to lead its equities businesses globally.
- **2018-2019** — Served as NYDIG president, CFO, COO and a director.
- **2021** — Became founder and CEO of TS Imagine, formed through Francisco Partners’ combination of TradingScreen and Imagine Software.
- **2023** — Received the US Markets Choice Award for CEO of the Year; joined Cipher Mining’s board in August.
- **2024** — TS Imagine acquired PrimeOne from S&P Global, reuniting Flatley with the business he founded.
- **2025** — TS Imagine introduced LoanSmart following an asset purchase of a securities lending platform.
- **2026** — Published on prediction markets and launched TSIQ with TS Imagine.

## Achievements

- Founded CoreOne Technologies, acquired by Markit in 2015 for approximately $200 million.
- Led TS Imagine from its 2021 formation.
- Named CEO of the Year at the 2023 US Markets Choice Awards.
- Led TS Imagine’s 2024 acquisition of PrimeOne.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — TS Imagine launched TSIQ on September 15; Flatley published an accompanying essay about its data foundation, human oversight and his own daily use.
- **2026-08** — TS Imagine integrated prediction-market probabilities into institutional portfolio and risk workflows.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on Dean Curnutt’s Alpha Exchange, episode 254, discussing AI, prediction markets and settlement infrastructure.
- **2026-02** — Published essays about prediction markets and risk management on February 3 and February 26.

## Links

- Website: https://tsimagine.com/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robflatley

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Last updated: 2026-10-20