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10 Fidelity partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Fidelity partnerships leaders have held director, head, vice president and managing director roles in strategic partnerships, partner development and business development at Fidelity Investments. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Fidelity from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brendan Good
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development · Fidelity Investments
Former Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development at Fidelity Investments (2019–2020). They have been Senior Vice President, Head of Technology Sector, Enterprise Relationship Management there since 2022 and Senior Vice President, Managing Director since 2025. Earlier at Fidelity they were Vice President, Technology Sector, Enterprise Relationship Management (2021–2022) and Director, Business Intelligence (2017–2019).
Douglas Bilyk
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development- Fidelity Digital Assets · Fidelity Investments
Director, Business Development- Fidelity Digital Assets at Fidelity Investments since 2025, based in New York. Earlier they were Business Development Director at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (2024–2025), worked in business development at Copper (2020–2023) and were Senior Business Development Manager at Altonomy (2019–2020).
Gehrig Leary
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development · Fidelity Investments
Director, Business Development at Fidelity Investments since 2026, a role their profile places in Fidelity Institutional at director level, based in Boston. Earlier at Fidelity they were Principal Investment Analyst (2023–2026), Senior Investment Analyst (2022–2023) and Investment Analyst (2018–2022).
Justin Holmes
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Development · Fidelity Investments
Director of Business Development at Fidelity Investments since 2026, a role their profile headline places at Fidelity Labs in digital assets, and a Business Development Manager there since 2025. Their profile says they build products and partnerships at the intersection of capital markets, digital assets and emerging technology. Earlier they were General Manager at Playbook (2024–2025) and co-founded Gym Wallet (2021–2023).
Kaitlyn (Hooper) Vartanova
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Business Development · Fidelity Investments
Vice President of Business Development at Fidelity Investments since 2024, based in Boston. Earlier at Fidelity they were Director of Business Development, Fidelity Institutional (2021–2024), Director of Finance, Fidelity Institutional (2020–2021) and a Financial Analyst in Fidelity Institutional (2017–2020).
Marc Ritenhouse
LinkedInExperience: Director Enterprise Relationship Management and Strategic Partner Development · Fidelity Investments
Director Enterprise Relationship Management and Strategic Partner Development at Fidelity Investments since 2016, based in Winchester, Massachusetts. Earlier at Fidelity they were Director IT Program Management (2013–2016), Director Of Operations (2011–2013) and Director of Finance (1999–2011).
Mark McGillivray
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Product Development and Strategic Partnerships · Fidelity Investments
Former Vice President, Product Development and Strategic Partnerships at Fidelity Investments (2016–2021), after serving as Director, Strategic Product Initiatives there (2015–2016). Their profile says they focus on forging strategic partnerships with fintech, custodian and asset management firms. They have been a Business Development Specialist at Advisor360° since 2025.
Robert Jaeger
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnership Strategy & Development, Fidelity Digital Assets · Fidelity Investments
Head of Partnership Strategy & Development, Fidelity Digital Assets at Fidelity Investments since 2025, a role their profile lists at director level, and VP of Partnership Strategy & Development for the same business from 2024 to 2025. Earlier they were Head of North America & Enterprise Business Unit at Trackinsight (2020–2024) and Managing Partner at Financial Innovation Group (2014–2024).
Stephen Cross
LinkedInExperience: Prime Services | Head of Client Strategy and Business Development · Fidelity Investments
Prime Services | Head of Client Strategy and Business Development at Fidelity Investments since 2024, a role their profile lists at director level. Earlier at Fidelity they held VP roles in PB Optimize treasury management and portfolio finance solutions (2017–2023), Prime Services Product Development/Sales (2014–2017), international securities finance trading (2012–2014) and prime brokerage account management (2006–2011).
Taylor Chartier
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategy - Emerging Partnerships · Fidelity Investments
Director, Strategy - Emerging Partnerships at Fidelity Investments since 2025, a role their profile describes as defining and driving strategic initiatives across Fidelity, with a headline of Director, Strategic Partnerships at the Fidelity Center for Family Engagement. Earlier at Fidelity they were Director, Marketing (2018–2023) and Senior Account Supervisor in Fidelity Communications + Advertising (2013–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's partnership type to your question, since digital assets partnerships, institutional business development, enterprise relationship work and prime services business development involve different counterparts. Check their business unit too, because roles in Fidelity Institutional, Fidelity Labs and other divisions can work with different partners.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large investment firm decide which fintech or platform partnerships to pursue and who owns them inside the company?
- 02What does a partnership strategy team in a digital assets business look for in an outside partner?
- 03How does corporate business development at a financial services firm weigh a partnership against an acquisition or investment?
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