Joseph A. Staropoli is a market data specialist with extensive experience across hedge funds, asset managers, and financial data vendors. He is the founder of JAS Market Data, a consultancy focused on optimizing market data procurement, vendor management, and governance.
With a background spanning both buy-side and sell-side institutions, Joseph has led enterprise-level vendor negotiations, managed large-scale data budgets, and implemented data governance frameworks that drive cost efficiency and operational control.
Joseph shares insights on market data strategy, cost optimization, vendor management, and governance best practices—helping firms gain better control over their data ecosystem. His content is grounded in real-world experience working with hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions, where data costs and licensing complexity directly impact performance.
He focuses on practical, actionable strategies such as improving vendor negotiations, optimizing data spend, streamlining entitlements, and strengthening compliance with exchange requirements. Through his writing, Joseph aims to simplify complex market data challenges and provide clear guidance that firms can apply to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and build more scalable data operations.
