Datadog, the NASDAQ-listed monitoring and security platform trusted by global enterprises such as Deloitte, Samsung, and Nikon, has appointed John Trapani as Field CTO for Financial Services. With more than 35 years of experience in software development, financial technology leadership, and solution innovation, Trapani is set to accelerate Datadog’s strategic mission in advancing unified observability, security, and AI capabilities for financial institutions.
“John’s long track record of success has made him a trusted advisor to global banking, capital market and market infrastructure clients.”
– Eugene Kovnatsky, VP of Product Solutions Architecture and Field CTO Teams, Datadog
In his new role, he will build deeper alignment across Datadog’s sales, product, and go-to-market teams to tailor solutions for banks, insurers, capital market firms, and market infrastructure organizations. Trapani’s previous roles at Appian Corporation and Fitch Ratings—where he led engineering functions and developed core analytical platforms—equip him with a unique understanding of the evolving digital priorities of financial services enterprises.
Speaking on the appointment, Eugene Kovnatsky, VP of Product Solutions Architecture and Field CTO Teams at Datadog, said that Trapani’s domain expertise and hands-on experience in supporting FinServ clients would be instrumental in helping organizations unlock the value of observability and AI.
As financial institutions embark on modernization, agility, compliance alignment and AI-driven transformation, Trapani’s appointment reinforces Datadog’s commitment to becoming their trusted innovation partner. His focus will be on empowering financial enterprises to navigate complexity, mitigate risk, and optimize performance through a unified, secure, and intelligent platform.