Vishaal Bhyuan

Vishaal co-founded Aanika Biosciences with Ellen in 2018. He began his career on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and co-authored and edited three books on financial derivatives linked to longevity risk, overfishing and water. Vishaal spent over a decade in the investing space, managing a portfolio of esoteric derivatives for a group of family offices.

He also previously served as a portfolio manager of a $1 billion multi-strategy hedge fund. Vishaal has been featured in a number of publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, FOX Business, and CNET and has delivered talks at various conferences around the world. In 2017, he used the seeds of a rural Asian plant to create a snack product that is available at a number of retail locations and offices around NYC.

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Vishaal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a B.A. in the History of Science.