Abhishek Nalavde currently serves as an Investment Performance Analyst at BlackRock since May 2023. Previously, Abhishek gained experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University at Buffalo, where responsibilities included streamlining data retrieval using Python and developing a Machine Learning model. Prior to this role, Abhishek was a Trading Analyst at CapitalNest Financial Services, optimizing client portfolios and achieving an average outperformance of 2.5% against company benchmarks in Equities and Options. Abhishek also worked as a Compliance Financial Analyst at SRD Legal, focusing on project profitability assessments and risk evaluations for credit applications. Abhishek holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University at Buffalo School of Management, completed in February 2023.