Bala Krishnaraj

Bala Krishnaraj is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in market risk management, quantitative strategies, and financial analytics. Currently serving as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Risk Management at Lincoln Financial Group since July 2017, Bala oversees the development of liability and asset models crucial for annuity hedging and risk management. Prior roles include Head of Capital Market Solutions at Voya Financial, where leadership was provided to a team focused on hedge strategies and trading programs, and various positions at ING, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse that involved quantitative analysis and technology development. Bala holds an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business and advanced degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.