Hajo Lefeld has been part of our team since 2019 and brings over 23 years of experience in financial services consulting. He supports financial institutions across Europe in managing complex transformation and regulatory programs, focusing on capital markets, system integration and post trade optimization. He leads international initiatives that help clients meet evolving regulatory requirements such as EMIR, MiFID II, CSDR and MICAR, while improving operational resilience and enabling technology driven process enhancements.

In recent projects, Hajo managed the implementation of MiFID II and EMIR for an EU broker dealer, achieving full compliance ahead of schedule and reducing reporting errors by over 90 percent through integrated system testing.

Prior to joining LPA, he held senior consulting roles at international firms such as Accenture or Capco, delivering cross border transformation and IT integration programs for leading financial institutions. Hajo holds a diploma in Business Administration from the University of Cologne and is a certified banking professional. He also contributes to thought leadership, including coauthoring the LPA whitepaper “T+1 Settlement: Defy. Deploy. Run.”, which explores the regulatory and operational impact of shortening the settlement cycle across European financial markets.