Galileo Advisory partners with banks, asset managers, and FinTechs to navigate transformation — combining strategic clarity with practical execution across regulation, technology, and market change.
Galileo Advisory brings senior-level expertise and a network of seasoned specialists to every engagement — rigorous in thinking, practical in execution, and engaged through delivery.
Long-range strategic planning and competitive positioning for financial institutions navigating disruption, consolidation, and new market entrants.
Advisory on tokenization of real-world assets, digital currency frameworks, and institutional-grade digital infrastructure for the financial sector.
Practical AI adoption programs — identifying high-value use cases and building the governance and data infrastructure to support them at scale.
Relationships with the Fed, OCC, BIS, and global regulators — helping institutions interpret requirements and build durable compliance frameworks.
Technology modernization and operational improvement that bridge the gap between technical capability and sustainable business outcomes.
Advisory on industry-wide transitions — LIBOR reform, shadow banking, reference rate changes — working alongside trade bodies, regulators, and consortia.
Strategy, regulatory, and transformation advisory for complex, multi-business banking organizations.
Operating model, technology, and product strategy for investment managers and fund complexes.
Market structure, trading operations, and digital asset capabilities for broker-dealers and exchanges.
Board-level advisory, go-to-market strategy, and regulatory navigation for growth-stage financial technology firms.
Galileo Advisory was built on a simple premise: financial institutions deserve advisors who have actually done the work — run operations, led regulatory programs, and driven large-scale change from concept through delivery.
We take a practitioner's approach. Recommendations are grounded in operational reality, communicated across the organization, and supported through implementation.
Every engagement is managed at the principal level — no junior hand-offs.
Vetted domain experts deployed on specific workstreams as needed.
Strategy and execution together — we stay through implementation.
Deep relationships with regulators, trade bodies, and peer institutions.
Whether you're navigating a regulatory shift, a major transformation, or an emerging technology — we welcome the conversation.
Galileo Advisory is a specialized advisory firm serving banks, asset managers, and financial technology companies. We combine deep institutional experience with the agility of a focused practice — bringing the right expertise to every engagement.
Founded by Adam L. Schneider, Galileo draws on four decades of leadership across management consulting, C-suite operating roles, and active board service. Engagements are led at the senior level and supported by a network of experienced practitioners across strategy, technology, regulatory affairs, and operations.
Galileo Advisory was founded on the premise that financial institutions deserve advisors who have actually done the work — sat in the C-suite, run operations, managed regulatory relationships, and led large-scale programs from start to finish.
We take a practitioner's approach to advisory: grounding recommendations in operational reality, communicating clearly across the organization, and staying engaged through implementation — not just the strategy deck.
Engagements are structured around the client's needs. Some benefit from a focused strategic assignment; others require ongoing advisory support across multiple workstreams. We adapt our model accordingly.
Where a project requires depth beyond our core team, we draw on a trusted network of experienced practitioners — former regulators, technologists, operating executives, and specialists — who share our commitment to quality and discretion.
Every Galileo engagement is led by a senior principal. We supplement our core team with a network of domain specialists — ensuring the right expertise for every aspect of a project, without the overhead of a large firm.
Every client relationship is managed at the principal level. You work with the people who bring the most relevant experience to your challenge.
We maintain relationships with vetted former regulators, technologists, and operating executives who can be deployed on specific workstreams.
Strategy and execution travel together. We stay engaged through implementation — navigating the organizational and technical realities of getting things done.
Led engagements helping financial institutions navigate complex regulatory, product, and compliance environments. Chaired a Federal Reserve working group and supported global financial regulators.
Thirty combined years leading engagements across capital markets, banking, and investment management — building practices, driving major transformation programs, and advising C-suite leaders.
Responsible for investment operations, information technology, fund administration, vendor management, client servicing, and firm administration.
Managed trading and back-office technology projects from feasibility through implementation.
Representative examples of how Galileo Advisory has helped financial institutions and technology companies navigate transformation, manage risk, and capture opportunity.
Corporate & competitive strategy for financial institutions
Board advisory and investment in early-stage FinTechs
Modernization, efficiency, and operational transformation
Tokenization, digital currency, and blockchain strategy
Compliance programs, regulator engagement, and risk frameworks
Concept to launch for new financial products and services
Whether you have a defined engagement in mind or are exploring how Galileo Advisory might help, we welcome the conversation. We typically respond within one business day.