AITEC’s mission is to foster a private community of peers who empower one another through secure information exchange in pursuit of professional and personal excellence. AITEC is a secure, private community of peers sharing knowledge, insights and best practices for the betterment of its members. Our members represent IT, operations, risk and compliance, legal, and finance from leading financial institutions. Our community fosters trust and camaraderie by promoting open and honest sharing of information, following the Chatham House Rule. Our secure platform provides members with access to experts, knowledge, our due diligence questionnaire (DDQ), events, and exclusive vendor discounts. We host over 425 members across more than 300 firms globally. Over 80% of our members work for Buy-Side alternative investment firms with a combined AUM in excess of $4.2 trillion USD. Additionally, AITEC includes members from over 25 premiere, independent sell-side firms servicing clients in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, sales, trading and research, equity capital markets, and private wealth management.