Andrew Fischer

Strategist - Security Reference Data @Artisan Partners

Milwaukee, WI, US

Lead governance and lifecycle strategy for security master and reference data, establishing standards that ensure accuracy, consistency, and enterprise-wide interoperability.• Act as strategic point of contact for data vendors and market participants, negotiating service expectations, resolving systemic issues, and shaping external data partnerships.• Architect and champion enterprise data quality controls, embedding auditability, exception transparency, and straight-through processing discipline.• Drive cross-functional integration of new data sources and platforms, aligning operations, technology, and investment teams to support scalable growth.• Partner with engineering leadership to advance automation, cloud transformation, and rule-based governance, reducing manual dependency and operational risk.• Engage in the accurate capture and processing of corporate actions and events, including dividends, splits, mergers, rights issues, restructurings, and related payment structures.• Influence firmwide investment data strategy by evolving the Snowflake data model, strengthening hierarchies and standards, and implementing KPI frameworks that enhance executive visibility and accountability.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics