Former Credit Suisse Managing Director brings over 30+ years of capital markets and sales trading experience to drive commercial growth following recent Series A investment from NEXT Investors and Nasdaq Ventures

Transient.AI, the secure AI operating system for regulated markets, today appointed Jason Safriet as Chief Growth Officer. A 30+ year global markets leader who spent 15 years leading credit sales franchises at Credit Suisse, Safriet will drive commercial growth and deepen institutional client relationships across capital markets.

Safriet’s appointment comes during major momentum for Transient, which recently closed a Series A led by NEXT Investors with strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures, and was named 2026 Startup of the Year at the Entrepreneur Business Awards APAC. As CGO, Safriet acts as an advisor to major financial institutions, helping them navigate from AI consideration to active deployment with secure, governable strategies that empower faster, better decisions.

“Bringing someone of Jason’s caliber to Transient is a significant milestone for us,” said Sreej Menon, CEO of Transient. “Jason has spent decades at the heart of Wall Street, leading global credit, sales, and trading businesses and working alongside some of the world’s most sophisticated institutional investors. He understands the markets, the workflows, and the pressures that professionals face every day. That real-world experience is incredibly valuable to Transient as we keep building AI for the way financial markets operate and scale across the global financial system.”

Engineered for capital market environments where security, data sovereignty, full auditability, and policy-driven execution are non-negotiable, Transient connects legacy infrastructure to governed AI through its Declarative Agentic Framework. Additionally, Transient's Caddie.AI® serves as a secured AI intelligence associate guiding every stage of the trading lifecycle—ensuring AI agents act only on authorized actions within each institution's secure perimeter.

“The move into Wall Street’s AI era requires urgency, deep domain expertise, and a partner—not just a software platform,” said Jason Safriet, Chief Growth Officer. “Built by the architects of resilient global trading systems, Transient delivers a secure, rapidly deployable operating system that optimizes workflows and helps teams reach their potential. We don’t just supply digital associates; we partner directly with clients to drive immediate, profitable outcomes.”

About Transient

Transient is an AI-native operating system for capital markets, purpose-built for the compliance, security, and governance demands of institutional environments. The platform unifies fragmented legacy systems into a single, fully audited intelligence layer, enabling safe front-to-back office workflows for portfolio managers, traders, researchers, sales teams, and operations professionals. Transient is headquartered in New York, with offices across Miami, Singapore, and India. For more information, visit https://Transient.AI/.

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Safriet’s appointment comes during major momentum for Transient, which recently closed a Series A led by NEXT Investors with strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures, and was named 2026 Startup of the Year at the Entrepreneur Business Awards APAC.