Professional Summary:

Ravi is a Senior Project Manager & Advisory Leader with over two decades of experience in Capital Markets and Regulatory Risk across Europe and North America. Known for successfully managing large-scale GRC initiatives and delivering critical regulatory programs.

• Former head of Investment Grade Credit Derivatives Trading/Structuring at several major financial institutions.
• Strong expertise in banking, investment banking, asset management, enterprise risk management, regulatory risk, and project management.
• Recently served as Senior Project Manager/Business Analyst in Regulatory Risk at a leading US money center bank.

Expertise & Skills

• Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, and Operational Risk
• Stress Testing, Capital Planning, CCAR, and Business Intelligence
• Regulatory Reporting (Basel III RWA, Scenario Analysis, Data Lineage, Traceability, and Audits)
• Credit Portfolio Management (Managed portfolios exceeding $1 billion notional)
• CCAR/DFAST Implementation for Commercial Real Estate Stress Testing
• Project Management using Agile (Scrum) and SDLC Methodologies

Relevant Experience

• Fitch Ratings: Senior Business Analyst
  • Specialized in Collateralized Loan Obligations and Structured Credit.
  • Led business transformation projects and authored model development documentation for stress testing.
• Citibank, NA: Senior Vice President – Credit Analytics (7 years)
  • Delivered complex CCAR/DFAST stress-testing programs for commercial real estate and corporate loan portfolios.
  • Spearheaded Citi Obligor Risk Rating model development and performed extensive data analysis for stress loss analytics and FR-Y9C reporting.
• State Street: Senior Risk Advisor
  • Advised hedge funds and investment firms on risk reporting and management.
  • Conducted portfolio reviews and created benchmark-driven risk reports.
• Deutsche Bank: Vice President & Global Head of Credit Correlation and Modeling (6 years)
  • Managed a team of five in developing and validating structured credit models.
  • Oversaw global credit portfolio management.
• Bank of Nova Scotia: Director – Senior Investment Grade Credit Trader
• WESTLB: Director – Head of Credit Derivatives Trading and Structuring for Europe
• Bank of Tokyo: Director – Head of Credit Derivatives Trading and Structuring for Europe
• Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS): Director – Senior Investment Grade Credit Trader
• JPMorgan Chase: Vice President (5 years) – Senior Investment Grade Structured Note Trader

Education

• MBA in Finance and Corporate Strategy, Columbia Business School, NY, NY
• BA in Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• CFA Charterholder