Vivek Nandiwada
About Vivek Nandiwada
Vivek Nandiwada is the Global Head of Risk Infrastructure at Jefferies LLC, with extensive experience in financial analytics, technology management, and risk assessment across multiple financial domains.
Current Position at Jefferies LLC
Vivek Nandiwada is the Global Head of Risk Infrastructure at Jefferies LLC. He has held this position since 2014 and operates out of the Greater New York City Area. In this role, he oversees risk infrastructure, which involves the development and implementation of risk management systems to ensure the firm's financial stability and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Previous Experience at Citi
From 2011 to 2013, Vivek Nandiwada served as Director at Citi in New York. During his tenure, he contributed to program management, product delivery, and stakeholder engagement for Citi's global unified solution for Commercial Banking Risk and Underwriting. His efforts were pivotal in enhancing the bank's risk management capabilities.
Role at RBC Capital Markets
Vivek Nandiwada held the position of Director and Head of Enterprise Risk End User Solutions at RBC Capital Markets from 2007 to 2011. During this period, he led risk management initiatives and delivered enterprise-level projects that focused on the development of end-user solutions for risk assessments and integrations.
Career at Bear Stearns
From 1998 to 2007, Vivek Nandiwada worked as Managing Director of the FAST Group at Bear Stearns. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing financial analytics and technology solutions that helped the firm manage its risk exposure and improve operational efficiencies.
Education Background
Vivek Nandiwada completed his MS in Computer and Information Sciences from New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1991 to 1993. Prior to that, he earned his BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, where he studied from 1981 to 1985.
Skills and Expertise
Vivek Nandiwada possesses extensive domain knowledge in Equity Derivatives, Index Arbitrage, Fixed Income and Credit Derivatives, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Prime Finance, Alternative Asset Management, and Commercial Banking underwriting and Credit Risk. He has a proven track record in managing large technology and financial analytics teams, delivering enterprise-level projects, and overseeing budgets up to $15 million annually.