Rohit Garg

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-Founder of an innovative FinTech startup.
Expertise in fixed income and investment strategies.
Strong background in data science and machine learning.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech leader with deep expertise in investment banking and data-driven financial solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechBusiness StrategyFixed IncomeInvestment Banking

Other Skills

Financial AccessData ScienceMachine LearningMobile App DevelopmentInvestment StrategiesResearch PublicationsMarket AnalysisClient PresentationsEuropean RatesInflation MarketsResearch AnalysisEuropean Inflation StrategiesEquity Derivatives TradingTrade IdeasMacroeconomic Analysis

Experience

17 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

10 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Olyv india (formerly smartcoin)

CEO

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Olyv (formerly SmartCoin) is working towards building the NextGen FinTech company with a mission to provide financial access to the millions of underbanked people. Traditional underwriting methods are largely reliant on credit histories and unable to serve people with limited credit data. Our mobile app based lending platform is capable of assessing the risk profile of a prospective borrower using alternative credit assessment aided by data science and machine learning.
Our team comprises of IIT/IIM graduates with senior level experience in various investment banks and tech start-ups. We are always looking out for talented and motivated individuals across various roles (tech, business, data science, marketing and customer support). If you interested in being part of an innovative startup and make an impact on the society, ping us at jobs@smartcoin.co.in.

Financial AccessData ScienceMachine LearningMobile App DevelopmentFinTechBusiness Strategy

Nomura

3 roles

Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · London, United Kingdom

Fixed income strategist with focus on European rates and inflation markets.
Formulate investment strategies and trade ideas based on macro and RV themes - in bonds, swaps, inflation-linked instruments and derivatives - covering hedge funds and real money clients.
Responsible for regular research publications as well as preparing and presenting our themes/ideas to internal and external clients.
Developed several key models to analyse the market and assist in trade generation. Also, played an important role in building the analytical infrastructure.
Involved in other responsibilities such as educational (speaker at Euromoney Conference, co-author on inflation market primers) and management (mentoring and recruitment).

Investment StrategiesResearch PublicationsMarket AnalysisClient PresentationsFixed IncomeInvestment Banking

Associate

Promoted

Apr 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos · London, United Kingdom

European Rates and Inflation Strategist

European RatesInflation MarketsResearch AnalysisFixed IncomeInvestment Banking

Senior Analyst

Jul 2010 – Mar 2011 · 8 mos · London, United Kingdom

European Inflation Strategist

European Inflation Strategies

Citi

Summer Intern

Apr 2009 – May 2009 · 1 mo · Hong Kong

Indian Equity Derivatives Trading

Equity Derivatives Trading

Deutsche bank

Senior Analyst

May 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

Worked with Cross Rates Sales teams in London and New York.
Built trade ideas based on macroeconomic and relative value dislocations in G10 rates markets (greater focus on US and Europe)..
Developed model to derive market expectations of central bank monetary policy for major economies.
Conceptualized and developed spreadsheets to spot trade opportunities for various trading strategies.

Trade IdeasMacroeconomic AnalysisModel DevelopmentFixed IncomeInvestment Banking

Morgan stanley

IT Associate

Aug 2006 – Apr 2007 · 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Worked with Prime Brokerage Risk IT team in New York.
Developed applications to compute VaR, stress and Greeks for several financial products and client portfolios.
Designed and implemented strategies to improve margin calculations using historical VaR and stress tests

Risk ManagementApplication Development