Summary
Gautam Nichlani is a seasoned financial technology leader with 13 years at JPMorgan Chase, now serving as Senior Vice President responsible for pricing and risk analytics across swaps and flow options. He combines deep quant and engineering skills—Fixed Income, Java, Python, R, VBA, databases and Sybase—with hands-on experience designing accounting engines and production frameworks for high-volume trading. A Cornell-trained operations researcher, he has a track record of independently onboarding complex FX products and automating code quality and accounting feeds in large-scale systems. Known for bridging business needs and technical implementation, he negotiates scope with stakeholders while delivering auditable, production-ready solutions. Based in New York, he brings both desk-level derivatives expertise and backend systems craftsmanship that reduces risk and accelerates trade processing.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Operations Research, Master’s Degree Operations Research at Cornell University
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai University