Nitish Kanabar

Nitish Kanabar began their work experience in 1995 as an Information Technology Officer at Raymond Limited. Nitish then worked as a Consultant at PRT Corporation and Infogain Corporation in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Kanabar joined Sun Microsystems as a Staff Engineer in 1999 and later moved to Nvidia Corporation as a Staff Software Engineer in 2002. In 2008, they became a Staff Software Engineer at Tabula Incorporated. Kanabar then transitioned to working in the finance industry, starting as a Financial Engineer and Data Scientist at Infinium Capital Management in 2012. Nitish co-founded Quantitative Investment Group in 2014 and held the position of Financial Engineer and Co-Founder. In 2015, Kanabar became the Principal Data Scientist at LendStreet Financial and continued until 2016. Currently, they are working as a Quantitative Researcher and Data Science Specialist at Citadel Securities, starting in November 2016. Overall, Kanabar has a diverse background in technology and finance with expertise in data science and quantitative research.

Nitish Kanabar started their education at Hansraj Morarji Public School from 1979 to 1987, where they received their SSC degree. Nitish then attended the University of Bombay from 1990 to 1994 and obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering. In 2002, Nitish commenced their studies at Stanford University and accumulated credits in the field of Computer Science until 2004. Later, in 2007, they pursued a Certificate in Mathematics for Financial Engineers at the Haas School of Business, University of California. Nitish's education journey continued at Rutgers University, where they completed a Master's degree in Mathematical Finance from 2009 to 2010.