Pravesh Rijal

Pravesh Rijal serves as the Head of Quantitative Strategies at Cross River since March 2020 and is a Subject Matter Expert in Blockchain with Horizon @ MIT since April 2022. Rijal has previously held advisory positions at CARMA and served as Senior Vice President at Citi, overseeing global modeling coverage across US, LATAM, and APAC from December 2018 to March 2020. Additional experience includes roles as Vice President at PNC focusing on credit and fixed income derivatives models and as Vice President at Citi. Rijal began a career in quantitative risk as an Associate at an asset management company and previously worked as a Data Analyst in financial analytics. Rijal holds a Ph.D. in Finance from EDHEC Business School, an M.S. in Financial Engineering from New York University, and completed executive education in Fintech at the University of Oxford, along with a Bachelor's degree in Econometrics from Macquarie University.