Karthik Vantakala

Karthik Vantakala has a diverse work experience in the finance industry. Karthik currently holds the position of Pod Leader - Financials at Citadel Securities, where they have been working since December 2022. Prior to their current role, Karthik worked as a Senior Analyst - Healthcare, Financials at Citadel Securities from January 2021 to December 2022. Before joining Citadel Securities, they were a Research Analyst - Healthcare at the same company from August 2018 to January 2021.

Karthik's earlier experiences include an internship as an Equity Research Associate at Goldman Sachs in 2017, and an Analyst role at Marlton Capital Partners as an Equity Research Analyst from January 2017 to June 2017. Karthik began their career as an Equity Research Analyst - Mesirow Advanced Strategies at Mesirow Financial in April 2015, where they investigated investment opportunities in the energy and banking sectors. Karthik also served as a Quantitative Analyst at Mesirow Advanced Strategies from March 2014 to April 2015.

Additionally, Karthik gained trading experience as a Trader at IMC - Financial Markets from July 2013 to March 2014, and previously worked as a Trader Intern at the same company in 2012. Karthik also had a summer analyst role as a Private Equity Summer Analyst at HCP & Company in 2011.

Karthik Vantakala earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics & Computer Science from the University of Chicago, where they studied from 2009 to 2013.