Aryan Naik

Aryan Naik is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in investment, software engineering, and research. Currently serving as an Investor at Pace Capital since January 2023, Aryan has previously held positions such as Software Engineer Intern at Charles Schwab, where automation in Edge Security Engineering was a focus, and Summer Associate at Four Acres Venture Capital, concentrating on seed and pre-seed investments. Aryan's research experience includes contributions as a Research Assistant at Columbia University, where involvement in the COVID Information Commons Research Experience and Leadership Program led to the development of a Data Science Curriculum for high school adaptation. Additionally, Aryan worked as a Research Affiliate at Harvard University and managed the largest hackathon in the Northeast while serving as Executive Director for Hack the Northeast. Aryan's early career also included roles as Chief Technology Officer at Almonds and Director of Technology at Social Outreach LLC. Aryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.