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Rubin Rajendram has over 25 years of global experience in quantitative finance, derivative trading, risk management, and model development across leading investment banks, asset managers, and consultancies. His expertise covers interest rates, FX, credit, inflation, and equity derivatives, with a focus on exotic products, hybrid structures, and advanced quantitative analytics. Rubin has worked in major financial hubs such as Singapore, Sydney, New York, London, and Hong Kong, applying his knowledge to both buy-side and sell-side institutions.

Mr. Rajendram has held senior trading and structuring roles in fixed income and exotics at Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, and RBS, and led risk and quant teams at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank. At Goldman, he served as Global Head of Exotic Derivatives Risk Management; at Deutsche Bank, he was European Head of Rates Market Risk. Rubin has also worked as an independent consultant, advising global banks, development institutions, and fintech firms on topics such as model development and validation, regulatory capital (including FRTB and IBOR transition), structured product design, and XVA analytics.


As Global Head of Pricing and Risk Analytics at Calypso Technology, he led derivative pricing, XVA, and capital analytics across asset classes. Rubin was part of the senior leadership team that executed the firm’s acquisition by private equity firms Summit Partners and Bridgepoint in one of the most significant fintech transactions of 2016.


Currently, Rubin is a Quantitative Fund Manager and Strategist, leading macro and relative value strategies in rates, FX, and credit markets. He designs derivative overlay strategies and has developed a sophisticated Python-based investment framework that integrates machine learning, econometrics, applied mathematics and statistical methods to drive alpha and asset allocation decisions.


Rubin also serves as a Research Affiliate at MIT Sloan School of Management, contributing to the Statistics and Data Science group. His research explores machine learning, time series forecasting, Bayesian inference, and Monte Carlo methods, with practical applications in systematic trading and portfolio construction


He holds advanced degrees from Harvard University (M.A. in Statistics), Columbia University (M.S. in Machine Learning & Applied Mathematics), New York University (M.S. in Mathematics), University of New South Wales (Master of Commerce in Finance), and Macquarie University (B.Econ. in Actuarial Science).


Beyond his technical and professional achievements, Rubin is passionate about mentoring and knowledge-sharing within the finance and data science communities. He remains engaged in educational and industry initiatives, bringing together his expertise in trading, risk, and research to shape the future of quantitative finance.

EXPERTISE


Exotic Derivative Trading/Structuring

Quantitative Research and Risk Analytics

Market Risk Management

AI Quantitative Solutions


EDUCATION

Columbia University

Master of Science (Machine Learning/Applied Mathematics)


Harvard University

Master of Arts (Statistics)


New York University

Master of Science (Mathematics)


University of New South Wales

Master of Commerce (Finance)


Macquarie University

Bachelor of Economics (Actuarial Science)

WORK HISTORY

SEDA Experts

Managing Director

2025-Current


Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge

Research Affiliate, Sloan School of Management

2022-Current


Independent Consultant

2015-2023


Goldman Sachs - London

Executive Director

2018-2020


Calypso Technology - London

Head, Price and Risk Analytics

2015-2017


Deutsche Bank - London

Director

2013-2015


JP Morgan - London

Executive Director

2012-2013


Royal Bank of Scotland – London / Hong Kong

Head, Rates + FX Index Trader/Structurer

Head, USD and EUR Rates Exotics Trader/Structurer

2008-2011


Credit Suisse – Hong Kong

Exotic Interest Rate + FX Derivative Trader/Structurer

2006-2008


BNP Paribas – London / New York

Hybrid Derivative Trader/Structurer

Vice President (USD Interest Rate Exotic Derivative Trader/Structurer)

2002-2006


Quantitative Research and Risk Analytics Expert Witness

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Rubin Rajendram

1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

+1 646-626-4555

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