Edward’s background in private markets and alternative investments is second to none with over 25 years of leadership experience building and scaling financial services businesses. As CEO of Lantern, he brings a proven track record of innovation, operational excellence, and client-centric growth.

Before founding Lantern, Edward was the founder and CEO of the Aztec Group, one of Europe’s leading fund and corporate services providers. Under his leadership, Aztec grew from a startup into a global organisation employing over 2,000 people across multiple jurisdictions, serving many of the world’s most prominent private equity and real asset managers.

At Lantern, Edward applies his deep industry insight and entrepreneurial experience to transform how private markets operate through technology – empowering investors, fund managers, and administrators with data-driven intelligence and automation.

Edward holds a long-standing reputation for driving change across the private markets ecosystem and continues to lead Lantern with a focus on innovation, partnership, and long-term value creation.