Shobhit Thapar

Shobhit Thapar, FRM, CIPM, is an accomplished professional currently serving as Director and Head of Buy Side Index Solutions for FTSE Russell, an LSEG Business, since September 2021, where responsibilities include managing the EMEA Buy Side Index business and cultivating client relationships. Previous experience includes leadership roles at FTSE Russell in the CEEMA and MEA Index and Analytics segments, as well as overseeing Portfolio, Risk, and Index Solutions at Bloomberg LP following its acquisition of Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions. Additional roles encompass managing FactSet's Portfolio and Quantitative Analytics business in South Africa and various positions in business analysis early in the career. Shobhit holds an Executive MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering from Punjab Technical University.