Episode 284: Bloomberg’s Tony McManus

Tony McManus, global head of Bloomberg’s enterprise data division, joins the podcast this week. They discuss Bloomberg’s approach to AI and GenAI from a data perspective, getting the infrastructure and architecture right to leverage these technologies, and the skills necessary for graduates interested in joining Bloomberg. 5:30 – Tony McManus joins the podcast and gives an overview of his role 10:30 – How Tony keeps up with everything 14:00 – They discuss the biggest challenges from a data perspective 16:00 – What ‘data quality’ means 18:00 – Cloud’s role in evolving access to data 22:30 – Getting the foundations right 28:00 – How Bloomberg deals with point-in-time data 31:00 – The interconnectedness of data 36:30 – Skills and talent necessary for Bloomberg