Saygun Turkay

Saygun Turkay is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in quantitative analytics and equity options trading. Currently serving as Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Analytics at Jefferies since September 2025, Saygun previously held the position of Managing Director for Quantitative Strategies at Wells Fargo Securities from August 2014 to August 2025. Prior to that, Saygun worked at Barclays Capital as Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Quant Analytics from September 2008 to August 2014, and at Lehman Brothers as Senior Vice President of Equity Derivatives Volatility Analytics from January 2004 to September 2008. Saygun Turkay holds a PhD in Quantitative Finance and an MSc in Telecommunications & Signal Processing from Imperial College London, as well as a BSc in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University.