Arash Asady
CEO & Cofounder at Bits of Stock™
Miami, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolArash Asady is a fintech founder and CEO with nine years of professional experience bridging high-frequency trading, fixed income derivatives, and consumer payments to build Bits of Stock, a platform that converts loyalty points into fractional shares. He combines Wall Street rigor from roles at Société Générale and Bank of America Merrill Lynch with operational grit developed in the US Marine Corps, applying security-conscious, high-risk operations experience to product and growth. Under his leadership Bits of Stock embeds via API into card programs to drive app engagement, increase card swipes, and deliver measurable ROI for banks and brands. He holds advanced degrees from NYU Stern and Columbia SIPA and pairs that policy and finance background with practical web development training and accelerator experience. A multilingual SIGINT veteran with research experience in network analysis, Arash brings an unusual mix of intelligence tradecraft, quantitative markets expertise, and startup execution to the mission of turning rewards into long-term wealth.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Accelerator Participant Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Accelerator Participant Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at YellowMaster of International Affairs (M.I.A.) International Finance and Economic Policy, Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.) International Finance and Economic Policy at Columbia | SIPAMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at NYU Stern School of BusinessBachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyAssociate of Arts (A.A.) Arabic Language and Literature, Associate of Arts (A.A.) Arabic Language and Literature at Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterWeb Development , Web Development at Digital Film Academy
Arabic, Dari, Persian, Spanish, Dutch
Github Skills (2)
fundamentals5
python5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
asad8855/js-beatles-loops-lab-js-apply-000
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:217 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Freestyle-FinTech/robovest
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:17 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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