Fourteen years inside the machine. Now helping fix it.
I've spent my career inside global financial institutions watching organizations make the same mistake in every technology cycle — automate first, understand later. I founded Optivance Advisory to offer a different path. Grounded in Lean Six Sigma MBB discipline, front-to-back operating model transformation, and new business launch design. Based in Geneva. Serving financial institutions and governance-heavy organizations navigating transformation.
The background behind the work.
14 years of front-to-back operating model transformation in global investment banking. Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. GenAI enablement programs across trading, risk, operations, and technology. Educated in the US, based in Geneva, working globally.
Julian Ybarra
Founder, Optivance Advisory