Vijayshankar Venugopal

Vijayshankar Venugopal serves as the Chief Technology and Operations Officer at Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. since August 2023, focusing on digital transformation and strategic leadership in IT and operations. Previously, as the Chief Information Officer at Helix Financial Systems from February 2020 to August 2023, Vijayshankar led technology transformation, significantly increasing revenues. At Cantor Fitzgerald, from March 2018 to August 2023, Vijayshankar was the IT Director, responsible for re-establishing the Prime Services offering. With extensive experience at Citi from 2004 to 2018, Vijayshankar held roles including Global IT Head of Prime and Agency, managing a substantial global development team and budget. Early career experiences include positions at Ness Technologies and Nods Consulting Private Limited. Vijayshankar holds an Executive MBA with Honors from Quantic School of Business and Technology and advanced degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Electronics.