Financial Services · Virtual CTO

Virtual CTO — ExecutiveLeadership, Flexible Engagement.

Our team brings real hedge fund CTO experience — $1M+ budget ownership, 20+ vendor relationships, team building and strategic roadmap delivery. The expertise of a $300K+ executive, without the overhead.

What We Bring

Operator Experience.
Not Advisory Theory.

Budget Mastery

$1M+ annual IT budgets managed. We know where to invest and where to cut.

Vendor Authority

We've managed Eze Castle, RFA, IBM, SHI — from the client side. We know their playbooks.

Team Building

Scaled engineering teams during growth phases. Hiring, org design, culture.

What We Deliver

Full-Spectrum IT
Leadership.

Every engagement is led by a practitioner who has held the Director of IT seat at a regulated fund — not a generalist consultant working from a playbook.

  • IT Strategy & Roadmap Development
  • Technology Due Diligence (fundraising, M&A)
  • Vendor Selection & Contract Negotiation
  • Board-Level Reporting & Technology Governance
  • Annual IT Budget Planning
  • Team Hiring & Management
  • Incident Management & Crisis Response
  • Technology Transition Planning

Our Credentials

10+ Years Running
Hedge Fund IT.

$1M+

Annual IT Budget

20+

Vendor Partners

2→10+

Team Scaled

10+ yrs

Fund Operations

Eze CastleRFAIBMSHIAWSGoogle Cloud

Engagement Models

We Engage the Way
You Need.

Monthly Retainer

Most Popular

Ongoing strategic leadership, board reporting, vendor oversight. Consistent presence without full-time overhead.

Project-Based

Flexible

Technology assessments, migration planning, due diligence. Defined scope, clear deliverables.

Interim CTO

Crisis & Transition

Full-time engagement coverage during transition periods. Continuity when you need it most.

New to Chadsel?

$500 Credit for New Clients.

New clients receive $500 toward any service. No obligation — just a straightforward way to start working together.

(212) 749-9408