Jason Henrichs founder of FinTech Forge,  which helps financial institutions build and leverage their innovative capacity through strategic fintech partnerships and investments; and Cofounder of the Alloy Labs Alliance, a member-driven, shared fintech lab and accelerator for regional and community banks. He is also the co-founder of FinTEx, a non-profit growing the FinTech cluster across the Midwest, and the founder or Currency, a FinTech Center of Excellence in partnership with the University of Chicago, Northwestern and DePaul University. Jason is a frequent speaker on financial innovation, regulation and compliance as competitive advantage. He is on the FinTech advisory boards for the City of Chicago, the AARP, the Center for Financial Services Innovation Lab, and the SXSW Accelerator.  Jason and his wife are active angel investors in companies that include mobile savings, B2B payments, international payments, investment management, fraud detection, analytics and back office tools