# Scott Rosen

> Scott Rosen is the founder and founding CEO of Visible Alpha, the financial data business built to make sell-side analysts’ models and underlying forecasts comparable. His earlier career included equity research in Hong Kong, founding electronic research distributor Trapeze and senior research roles at I/B/E/S and Thomson Financial. A June 2026 conference programme identifies him as head of strategic initiatives at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which acquired Visible Alpha in May 2024.

- **Role:** Head of Strategic Initiatives at S&P Global Market Intelligence; Founder of Visible Alpha
- **Organizations:** Visible Alpha, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Trapeze, I/B/E/S, Thomson Financial, TheMarkets.com
- **Education:** B.A. (Honours), Economics, Texas A&M University
- **Known for:** Founded Visible Alpha and served as its founding CEO., Led Visible Alpha through commercial launch in 2017., Founded electronic research distribution platform Trapeze in the early 1990s.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked as a sell-side equity analyst in Hong Kong covering China and subsequently as a research director.
- **Early 1990s** — Founded Trapeze, an early electronic research distribution platform.
- **Before Visible Alpha** — Served as director of research at I/B/E/S, a senior executive at Thomson Financial running First Call, and entrepreneur-in-residence at TheMarkets.com.
- **2013** — Listed as Visible Alpha consortium leader at the University of Notre Dame CARE conference.
- **2015** — Led Visible Alpha as CEO when five founding banks announced the company in May.
- **2017** — Led the company at its February commercial launch, with consensus models for over 1,500 companies.
- **2018** — Visible Alpha raised an additional $38 million in a Goldman Sachs-led equity round during his CEO tenure.
- **2023** — Identified as founder and chief research and innovation officer in a HedgeNordic interview.
- **2024** — S&P Global completed its acquisition of Visible Alpha on May 1.
- **2026** — Listed as head of strategic initiatives at S&P Global Market Intelligence and founder of Visible Alpha at Unbundling Uncovered NYC.

## Achievements

- Founded Visible Alpha and served as its founding CEO.
- Led Visible Alpha through commercial launch in 2017.
- Founded electronic research distribution platform Trapeze in the early 1990s.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — The Unbundling Uncovered NYC 2026 programme listed Rosen as head of strategic initiatives at S&P Global Market Intelligence and founder of Visible Alpha.
- **2025-03** — Visible Alpha data launched as an add-on offering on S&P Capital IQ Pro; this is a company development, rather than a change of Rosen’s role.
- **2024-05** — S&P Global completed its acquisition of Visible Alpha.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottarosen

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Last updated: 2026-10-23