Firas Daaboul, PhD
About Firas Daaboul, PhD
Firas Daaboul, PhD, is the Senior Vice President at Jefferies and President/Principal Consultant at DerivAnalytics, with extensive experience in derivatives valuation and analytics.
Current Position at Jefferies
Firas Daaboul, PhD, is currently serving as the Senior Vice President at Jefferies. He has been with the company since 2021 in New York, New York, United States. His role focuses on advanced financial strategies and analytics, with a particular emphasis on derivatives valuation and market analysis.
Role at DerivAnalytics
In addition to his role at Jefferies, Firas Daaboul is also working at DerivAnalytics as the President and Principal Consultant since 2015. Based in the Greater New York City Area, he leads the consultancy in providing high-level, expert advice on derivatives and financial analytics.
Previous Position at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Before his current positions, Firas Daaboul served as Vice President, Derivatives Valuation & Analytics at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ from 2014 to 2015. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing complex valuation and analytics of derivative instruments while operating on-site in the Greater New York City Area.
Senior Manager at Sapient Global Markets
From 2013 to 2014, Firas Daaboul worked at Sapient Global Markets as a Senior Manager, Derivatives Senior Analyst. His responsibilities included leading derivative analysis projects and providing comprehensive market insights while based in the Greater New York City Area.
Educational Background and Ph.D. at Stony Brook University
Firas Daaboul earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook University. His academic training in these fields equipped him with a robust foundation for his career in derivatives and financial analytics.
Academic Qualifications from American University of Beirut
Firas Daaboul pursued his undergraduate and master's degrees in Mathematics at the American University of Beirut. He obtained a Master of Science (MS) and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics, marking the beginning of his extensive academic and professional journey in the field of finance.