Mark Fields founded CME Ventures from inside CME Group, backing companies like Wickr, Ripple, and Dwolla, then later became Wickr's CEO, turning it into an enterprise-grade secure collaboration platform before Amazon acquired it in 2021. His experience spans building core financial infrastructure like cleared interest rate swaps, and today at Alsop Louie Partners he takes hands-on board roles at companies such as Baton Systems and Ion Storage Systems, while also serving for a decade on Dominican University's Board of Trustees.