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Daran Becker
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Chief Product Officer
United States
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Chief Product OfficerSavant Wealth ManagementJul 2026 - Current (3 months)As Chief Product Officer, I lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Savant’s proprietary enterprise technology ecosystem. My focus is on architecting a modern, unified "operating system for wealth" that seamlessly harmonizes multi-custodial data, advanced wealth-tech planning infrastructure, and deep data analytics into a cohesive, premium experience for our clients and advisors.
Partnering closely with executive leadership and our investment partners, I align our product roadmap to accelerate firm-wide scale, eliminate operational friction, and build highly repeatable data pipelines that allow newly acquired firms to onboard and thrive within the Savant ecosystem immediately.- Co-FounderTrustRailsApr 2026 - Current (6 months)Building API infrastructure that automates retirement plan rollovers between custodians. We help financial institutions retain assets, reduce manual processing, and move retirement savings faster — with full compliance, audit trails, and blockchain-backed settlement.
- Head of Product - Wealth SolutionsEnvestnet IncSep 2022 - Apr 2026 (3 years 8 months)
- Senior Vice President Of Product DevelopmentEnvestnet IncMay 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 5 months)
- Senior Product ManagerVanguardJun 2019 - May 2021 (2 years)Lead 5 product teams within the retail brokerage Trading Services product family supporting all individual investors and advisory trading.
-Responsible for 50 crew in full stack agile teams delivering $10M of technology annually
-Owner of market data for the entire enterprise (multi-divisions) - Senior business technology managerVanguardJan 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year 6 months)I oversee all retail brokerage trading systems; responsible for day to day operation of 12 production applications; Sponsor for $20M strategic technology portfolio consisting of four programs. Leader of all retail brokerage vendor relationships totaling $30M+ in annual expenses. Built a centralized PMO office of 12 indirect reports. Led 12 week consulting engagement producing 3 year technology roadmap; Lead for advice/ETF trade design; Sponsor for new brokerage order management system (purchase decision); Senior department sponsor to help allocate divisions $200M technology budget
- Senior Manager Fund PlatformVanguardJan 2016 - Jan 2018 (2 years 1 month)In this role, I oversee all trading activity of non-Vanguard mutual funds with 400 fund families; drive relationship management, contract negotiations, and trading execution. I manage the 3rd-party mutual fund platform within brokerage department and supervise 4 direct reports across PA, AZ, and NC and 50+ indirect reports. I also conduct performance evaluations, lead coaching, training, and development efforts for over 200 staff.
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✔Generated $MM+ in additional annual revenue through clear communication of goals and shared strategic vision.
✔Initiated efforts to automate check processing to replace current manual functions and snail mail.
✔ Built and positioned new 6-member team in new site in NC - Equity/Option Trading ManagerVanguardJun 2012 - Jan 2016 (3 years 8 months)Here I supervised, mentored, and led team of 20 block and option traders across 2 sites; oversaw site management, equity + option trading desk operations, order routing, and trade support. I served as relationship manager for 5 market makers and ETF risk trade partners.
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✔Managed accounts for high-net worth individuals with assets of between $5M and $10M+.
✔Conducted reviews of monthly trade execution quality to identify trends and opportunities. - Project ManagerVanguardJun 2009 - Jun 2012 (3 years 1 month)During my role as PM, I reported to Head of Brokerage Services; tasked with leading work stream for integration between brokerage and mutual fund platforms. I assumed full accountability for organizational design, procedures, and change management of shared services. I also gathered requirements, and collaborated with resource planning team, contact center, information center, and metrics team, to merge 3 separate areas into 1 new department.
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- SIFMA Securities Industry InstituteThe Wharton School
- MBA, ManagementVillanova UniversityJan 2004 - Jan 2007 (3 years 1 month)
- BS Information Sciences & TechnologyPenn State UniversityJan 1999 - Jan 2003 (4 years 1 month)