Benjamin Genek

Benjamin Genek currently serves as the Chief Risk Officer at Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., a position held since January 2020. Prior to this role, Benjamin worked at MUFG from June 2011 to January 2020 in various capacities, including Deputy Chief Risk Officer for MUFG Securities and Deputy Head of Market Risk Management and Liquidity Risk Management for MUFG Americas. Benjamin's extensive experience in risk management includes a tenure as Managing Director and Chief Market Risk Officer at Natixis North America from March 2004 to June 2011 and previous roles at Deutsche Bank, Nomura Securities, and Merrill Lynch Asset Management, where responsibilities ranged from market risk control to equity derivatives oversight. Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers University, earned between 1989 and 1993.