Paul Williams
Bloomberg LP Head of Terminal Experience
London, UK
Paul co-founded Bloomberg's software engineering office in London, and has seen the department grow to 1,500 developers. He and his team specialize in near-real-time subsystems in Bloomberg's flagship product, the Bloomberg Professional Service (aka the "Bloomberg Terminal") - mainly high-performance data processing, integration with the UI and telemetry. The technology stack comprises a lot of C++, embedding of Chromium and tight integration with the V8 JavaScript engine. Paul spends his time looking after his team, defining future products with senior management, mentoring and public speaking. _x000D_
He is also strongly invested in philanthropic efforts to help young people find pathways into STEM subjects, having raised substantial funds through endurance events, and founded a university scholarship with Virgin Galactic.