Naveen Nirgudkar

Naveen Nirgudkar is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in trading and asset management. Currently serving as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management since June 2015, Nirgudkar has held notable positions at other prominent firms including Trader at Leatherback Capital LLC and Deutsche Bank, where expertise in Global Equity Derivatives was developed. Additional experience includes trading Single Stock Equity Derivatives at Morgan Stanley and options trading at Botta Capital Management LLC. Nirgudkar's academic background includes an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MS in Financial Engineering from Columbia Engineering, studies at the MIT Media Lab focusing on Cryptocurrency, and a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College.