Compliance, intelligence and risk —
for complex regulated markets.
Sterling Quantum is a platform for organisations that operate where scrutiny is highest: financial institutions, commodity and energy companies, maritime operators, and the compliance and risk teams that support them.
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About Sterling Quantum
Sterling Quantum brings sanctions screening context, counterparty review, maritime intelligence and risk indicators into a single working environment. Screening context is aligned to OFAC, EU and UN lists, and every indicator is presented with its source so that reviewers can judge it on its evidence.
The platform is built for review, not automation of judgement. Its outputs support human decision-making — they are not legal determinations, clearances or advice. Findings are recorded so that decisions can be evidenced and revisited.
Sterling Quantum was developed in association with Sterling Capital Growth, a related commercial company active in physical commodity transactions. That association informs the platform's practical focus, while Sterling Quantum remains the platform brand and operator.
How we operate.
Verification Before Reliance
No indicator, counterparty profile or registry record is surfaced without its source. Users can see where information came from and when it was retrieved.
Documentation-Led Process
Every workflow is anchored in documentation. Screening context, evidence and review notes are recorded so decisions can be reconstructed later.
Human Decision-Making
Platform outputs support human review and judgement. They are indicators for consideration — not legal determinations, clearances or advice.
Source Transparency
Sanctions, registry and maritime data are presented with provenance. Where a source is incomplete or ambiguous, that limitation is disclosed rather than smoothed over.
Risk Transparency
Geopolitical risk, sanctions exposure and jurisdictional complications are assessed and disclosed at each stage of review — not managed quietly.
No Speculation
The platform does not present unverifiable claims as fact. If documentation or a traceable origin is not available, that absence is flagged.
The people behind the platform.
Sterling Quantum draws on the leadership of Sterling Capital Growth, a related commercial company with which the platform was developed in association.
Robert M. Murphy
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Robert M. Murphy brings institutional credibility drawn from the highest levels of US financial markets. A former Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange, he began his career on the NYSE floor in 1976, became a specialist partner of M.J. Meehan & Co. in 1982, and served on the Quality of Markets, Market Performance, Technology Planning, and Corporate Accountability committees. He subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer of LaBranche & Co. LLC — the largest specialist trading firm on the NYSE floor — and as President and CEO of Robb, Peck, McCooey Specialist Corporation. He also served on the Board of the Securities Industry Association.
Alexey C. Taylor
Co-Founder & Compliance and Acquisitions Director
Alexey C. Taylor co-founded Sterling Quantum and serves as Compliance and Acquisitions Director at Sterling Capital Growth. In this role, he oversees transaction integrity, counterparty due diligence, and acquisition strategy — ensuring that every deal meets internal compliance standards before commercial execution proceeds. His forensic expertise in financial contract management and regulatory compliance is integrated directly into the trading operation, providing deal credibility and structured risk oversight across all jurisdictions.
Anthony M. Corso
Senior Managing Partner
Anthony M. Corso brings over 22 years of trading experience from LaBranche & Co., where he served as Head of Floor Operations and Risk Management, overseeing 80+ traders and $600M+ in cash equity positions. A former NYSE market maker in AT&T, Lucent, and GlaxoSmithKline, he has managed teams generating over $1.5B in cumulative trading revenues.
George N. Kontorousis
Director & Co-Founder, SterlingXchange
George N. Kontorousis co-founded SterlingXchange, a multi-asset trading platform offering crypto, FX, equities, commodities, and fixed income securities trading, and serves as a director of Sterling Capital Growth. He has extensive proprietary trading and institutional market experience, having been registered with the NFA–CFTC as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), and Guaranteed Introducing Broker.
Dr. Napoleon Kotey
Senior Adviser — Environmental & Scientific Affairs
DVM · MA Biology & Toxicology. Former Senior Scientist with the US Environmental Protection Agency (Region 4, Atlanta), overseeing water pollution control under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. Dual US-Ghanaian citizen. Joined Sterling in 2013 to strengthen environmental due diligence and scientific risk assessment capabilities.
Nathaniel Garner
Director of Project Management
Oversees project management for Sterling Capital Growth's real asset and infrastructure initiatives. Responsibilities span investment analysis, property repositioning and development, commercial mortgage underwriting, and executive summary preparation for structured finance transactions. Brings expertise in due diligence, project consultant selection, and the brokering of commercial mortgage and business loans.
George S. Arslanian, Jr.
Company Attorney & Secretary
Counsel, Secretary, and Co-Founder of Sterling Capital Growth (since 2009). Holds a JD from Albany Law School and a BA from Syracuse University. Brings over 50 years of legal experience across New York and New Jersey, including more than a decade focused on petroleum and commodity transactions. Previously served as Assistant Counsel at Chemical Bank and at the Wall Street firm Soon & Sons. Designated Agent with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for an Italian tyre manufacturing entity.
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