Vishal Shekhar

Vishal Shekhar is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in risk model engineering and algorithmic trading. Currently serving as a Principal in Risk Model Engineering at SimCorp since March 2012, Vishal specializes in custom equity risk models. Prior to this role, Vishal contributed as a Teaching Assistant for the Machine Learning for Trading course at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where responsibilities included exam grading and support for Prof. Tucker Balch, as well as serving as a Graduate Research Assistant focused on market microstructure and intraday execution strategies. Vishal's experience also encompasses an Analyst Developer position at Goldman Sachs, where involvement in GS Algorithmic Trading took place, as well as an earlier role as an Assistant Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, working on the Brokerage Product Suite. Vishal holds a Master's degree in Quantitative and Computational Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology, obtained in 2011.