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Ravi Kant

Mumbai

Summary

Results-driven professional with over 12 years of experience in leading, developing, and validating pricing and risk models across various asset classes including fixed income, equity & derivatives, FX, and credit. Proficient in developing and validating different pricing and risk models such as GARCH, SABR, Black Scholes, H&W, Heston, HJM, Monte Carlo Simulation, and analytical solutions using Python, R, and C++. Demonstrated expertise in developing equity & rates derivative models from both pricing and risk perspectives, with a strong understanding of underlying mathematical concepts such as stochastic calculus, probability measure, copula, and inferential statistics. Led a project to validate linear and nonlinear IR and FX pricing models while collaborating on other projects like XVA (CVA) and SIMM. Skilled in time series modeling in Python including data cleaning, filtration, backfilling, outlier treatment, and statistical analysis. Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to effectively manage stakeholders and explain complex quantitative models to committee members. In-depth knowledge of model finding/scope documentation and experience with regulatory guidelines such as FRTB (IMA and standardized approach), SR-11 guideline, and FSA guideline for model validation. Proficient in MS-Office with working knowledge of Python, VBA, R, SQL, C++, and Murex. Committed to identifying market opportunities, reducing quantitative model errors, and enhancing risk management practices while staying updated with the latest industry techniques and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications

Work History

Manager

EY
01.2025 - Current
  • Defining, Prioritizing, completing task with urgency and within established deadlines
  • Leading capital model implementation projects for Market risk and liquidity business risk models
  • Assessing quality of model outputs through back testing against realized outcomes, benchmarking against alternative models and other relevant tests
  • Liaising with the Rates class head to discuss the results of reviews, implementations and ongoing monitoring of models

Quant. Lead

CRISIL
04.2020 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: India
  • Defining, Prioritizing, completing task with urgency and within established deadlines, in coordination with Analyst and due consultation with management
  • Make recommendations to improve model validation exercise by developing firm wide used new risk models for validation purpose, challenging the methodology, status quo, statistical analysis of model thresholds, back testing, stress testing, PL attribution, challenging the model weakness and model limitation, which consist of Payoff, reviewing the testing performed and creating checks around seamless flow of testing i.e
  • Payoff replication, rates replication, Stress testing, sensitivity analysis, calibration, Benchmarking, documentation, seek model approval & raise finding and ongoing monitoring
  • Effectively managing a team of talented consultants, providing mentoring and setting expectations around deliverables, timelines
  • Lead a project to validate XVA and SIMM models
  • Evaluate existing risk & pricing models and scenarios, conducting model and scenario validation according to the Firm’s and the regulators’ standards of analytical rigor both on pricing, and well as on SIMM side within and outside Murex framework
  • Identify source of Model risk and comprehensively review all model components, design, testing and record validation testing evidence
  • Present the work through formal model validation reports, as well as through presentation to senior management team and stakeholder management personnel
  • Extensive exposure on working with Murex.3 framework especially on fixed income side
  • India

Quant. Analyst

Franklin Templeton Investments
09.2015 - 04.2019
  • Managing a staff of 2 junior quants responsible for development, automation, and validation of company valuation Models right from Future options pricing to company valuation
  • Independent quantitative evaluation of complex and technical models, payoff analysis, methodology construction and testing of models
  • Developing, maintaining, validating option pricing, Equity valuation, Interest rate & derivative models and check for their theoretical assumptions
  • Implemented various financials derivative models both in Equity and FID side & run the back testing to check the robustness of the model
  • Volatility estimation using GARCH in R & check the conceptual soundness of the model
  • Front office role that involves interaction with traders and external clients, e.g
  • Explanation of details of the developed models and methods
  • Responsible for preparing/presenting materials and provide analyses to internal investment committees & VC Board members
  • Work with stakeholders to gain strong industry knowledge to help drive research direction, valuation, and scope
  • Represent the company from quant model development side in defending the quant
  • Models to third party auditors like PWC and E&Y
  • Documentation and management review

Assistant Manager

WNS
03.2015 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: Bangalore, India
  • Manage a staff of 3 quant
  • Analysts responsible for development, automation, and validation of country risk & investment strategies models
  • Ensure adherence to corporate guidelines and regulatory requirements, including stress testing scenarios and model development
  • Bangalore, India

Research & Senior Research Analyst

CRISIL
12.2011 - 03.2015
  • Company Overview: Mumbai, India
  • Working along with onshore quant team to look at day to day valuation related issues raised by trading & risk management team
  • Model development & pricing for Equity, rates, and credit asset classes for OTC products
  • Review models (both pricing models and risk models): Ensure that the models meet its stated objective
  • This would include reviewing the theoretical assumptions and the implementation of the models - for instance, setting up independent benchmarking tools for testing of various scenarios & boundary conditions of complex models
  • Hedging strategies and methodologies to calculate the risk exposures/sensitivities of financial instruments
  • VaR/ES calculation using Montee Carlo simulation & overall portfolio risk management
  • Extensive experience on working with IMA and standardise risk-based approach to calculate the reserve
  • Perform comprehensive validation of bank wide models
  • Mumbai, India

Analyst

Deutsche Bank
06.2010 - 05.2011
  • Company Overview: Bangalore, India
  • Working along with onshore quant team to look at day to Quantitative and qualitative review of models to deem fit for monthly usage in order to calculate risk weighted assets and minimum capital requirements
  • This involves extensive coordination with model developers and ensuring gap closures concerning technical and business-related issues
  • Statistical modelling to calculate EL (Expected loss per Quarter), PD (Probability of Default), LGD (Loss Given Default) and Exposure at Default)
  • Responsible to developing, maintaining and reviewing Market risk related model used for calculating VaR
  • Used the Montee Carlo Simulation technique to calculate the return in various scenario and its effect on VaR
  • Calculate the SVaR under different stress cases
  • Bangalore, India

Summer Internship Training cum management trainee

Reliance Communication Ltd
06.2009 - 08.2009
  • Valuation of Company- Taking the firm specific factors and impact of overall economic factors into account
  • Quantitative and qualitative review of models to deem fit for monthly usage in order to calculate risk-weighted assets and minimum capital requirements
  • This involves extensive coordination with model developers and ensuring gap closures concerning technical and business-related issues
  • Use the quantitative model like CAPM, DDM and FCF models to find out the value to the company
  • Use the P/E and Debts /Equity, ROE, ROI, and other ratio to make the fundamental analysis of the company
  • Final project on NPAs, analysed the various risks faced by bank like credit risk operational risk and default risk and their impact on banks profitability & shares prices
  • Statistical analysis to define the correlation among different variables responsible for the enhancement of NPAs
  • Excel Modelling for EAD, LGD and PD
  • Comparative analysis of the SBI NPAs s and the three private sector bank and how it has impacted their profitability

Education

Post Graduate Program in Management (MBA) - Finance

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BIMM)
08.2008 - 05.2010

B Com - undefined

Himachal Pradesh University

Skills

  • Expertise in Microsoft Office
  • Experienced Python Programmer
  • VBA Programming
  • R Programming
  • SQL Proficiency
  • C Programming
  • Murex3 Platform Expertise
  • Advanced Stochastic Calculus
  • Monte Carlo Analysis
  • Grammatical Structure
  • Advanced Statistical Methods

Certification

AI Now 2.0 – Use GenAI module 1 & 2

Accomplishments

  • Best monthly performer award at Crisil & Deutsche Bank
  • District level Badminton player
  • Participated in the finance fest and represented the college and won the prizes in second year of MBA

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 02/25/85

Personality Skills

  • Team player
  • Quick learner
  • Self-motivated & energetic
  • Effective communicator
  • Good leader
  • Initiator
  • Very enthusiastic person

Software

Pycharm

Interests

Expertise

Timeline

Manager

EY
01.2025 - Current

Quant. Lead

CRISIL
04.2020 - 07.2024

Quant. Analyst

Franklin Templeton Investments
09.2015 - 04.2019

Assistant Manager

WNS
03.2015 - 09.2015

Research & Senior Research Analyst

CRISIL
12.2011 - 03.2015

Analyst

Deutsche Bank
06.2010 - 05.2011

Summer Internship Training cum management trainee

Reliance Communication Ltd
06.2009 - 08.2009

Post Graduate Program in Management (MBA) - Finance

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BIMM)
08.2008 - 05.2010

B Com - undefined

Himachal Pradesh University
Ravi Kant