Albert is the co-founder of QRMO Limited. Prior to setting up the company, Albert was employed by Mizuho Securities Asia and was the Deputy Head of Risk Management in the Asia Pacific region where he was responsible for overseeing the market risk management, product control and operational risk management functions. He was a member of the Bank's Risk Control Committee in assessing new business and trading initiatives. Prior to this, Albert was with Credit Suisse First Boston and Barclays Capital, where he was responsible for examining operations in various locations within the region to assess business adherence to local regulatory requirements, as well as their operational effectiveness in the local markets. Albert received his Masters in Management from Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto where he studied directly under the tutelage of renowned professor and best-selling author, John C. Hull.

Mr. Petrancosta has spent a career in risk management that spans almost four decades concentrated primarily in the Asian region. He is well versed in modern risk management techniques with deep and rich experience in both banking and insurance. He has served in various senior management positions in commercial and investment banking and both Private and Public Equity Fund management. He has spent much of his career domiciled in Hong Kong and Singapore. He has experience managing risk in trade finance, joint venture and private and public equity funds, merchant banking, global wealth management, Real Estate, Corporate Principal Investments, and structured and traded products. Beginning with Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (New York, Hong Kong and Singapore), Mr. Petrancosta’s career path included Prudential Insurance Company: Prudential Trade Limited (London), Prudential Bache Securities (New York), Prudential Asset Management Asia PAMA (Hong Kong). He then went on to hold senior positions with Salomon Brothers/Citi Global Markets (Hong Kong), and finally Merrill Lynch Asia Limited (Hong Kong) as its Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer in Asia.