Shailen Aggarwal

Shailen Aggarwal is an experienced quantitative researcher currently employed at Akuna Capital since May 2021, where roles include both Quantitative Researcher and Junior Quantitative Researcher. Prior positions include Associate Portfolio Manager at Mellon from July 2019 to May 2021, and a Quantitative Research Intern at PIMCO in late 2018, focusing on optimal portfolio allocation strategies and regime-switching models. Additional experience includes consulting roles at EY, contributing to business planning projects, and performing market assessments in the insurance sector. Early career roles include research internships at Maybank and Citi, and consultancy at Conjunct Consulting, successfully implementing data analysis and automation solutions. Shailen holds a Master of Financial Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore, complemented by a student exchange programme at EPFL.