A business leader with more than 30 years of experience and an extensive record of accomplishment in a variety of technology domains including finance, education and healthcare, Ed is president of Hydrakos Consulting LLC. He advises firms in financial services, healthcare and education on IT strategy and governance. He is an executive advisor to UbiCare.

Ed's prior experience includes more than 17 years at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), the last 12 as a Managing Director. Throughout his tenure he interacted frequently with clients and business partners in Europe and Asia. Ed performed a leadership role in the Innovation and Product Support Division where he collaborated on technology innovation initiatives and the firm’s strategy for workforce globalization. He directed Research and Development for BBH Infomediary, a technology platform providing hosted messaging and other products to financial services companies.

Ed has a Master of Science degree in Urban Studies and a Bachelor of Science degree in History Education, both from Southern Connecticut State University. He completed coursework in the doctoral program in Education Administration at Northeastern University.

Ed and his wife, Karen, live in Boston, Massachusetts. They have two sons, Gabriel and Andrew.