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Vinit Shah

@vinitshah

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I am a startup-builder and quantitative risk professional driving product-led growth.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a hands-on product or early-team role at mission-driven startups where I can apply my product-building, growth and quantitative expertise to drive user acquisition, build AI-enabled products, and scale offerings.

I am a quantitative risk finance professional who transitioned into entrepreneurship after 7.5 years in finance. I founded an AI-powered EdTech platform that served 2700+ registered users and attracted 23,000+ website visits across 90+ countries.

I led product design and development of adaptive learning and Spotify-styled personalized recommendations, developed 3,000+ practice questions with solution guides and teaching videos, and introduced an Interactive Solution Guide and recommendation engine. I extensively used LLMs for content development, coding and marketing while managing development, marketing campaigns and partnerships.

Earlier I worked on counterparty credit risk, stress testing and model implementation at institutions including ICBC Standard, EY, Acuity and Credit Suisse, building models like SABR, Hull-White and gaussian copula. I am now looking to join the startup ecosystem to apply my hands-on product-building and execution mindset to help grow early-stage companies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder

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Edficacy

Oct 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Built an AI-powered SAT/GMAT learning platform from scratch, acquiring 2,700+ registered users and 23,000+ site visits across 90+ countries; led product, content, engineering and marketing.

Product Management Personalization Content Development Digital Marketing Growth Investor Relations

Counterparty Credit Risk Quant Analyst

ICBC Standard

Jan 2023 - Oct 2023 (9 months)

Implemented and enhanced wrong-way risk and stress-testing models for counterparty credit risk across FX, commodities and rates; performed exposure analysis and model backtesting.

Counterparty Risk Analysis Brownian Bridge Jump Diffusion Risk Analysis

Senior Consultant

May 2022 - Dec 2022 (7 months)

Developed a wholesale credit risk governance framework for a US bank and delivered SABR model training with Python implementation to market risk teams.

Credit Risk SABR Python Training

Senior Associate

Acuity Knowledge Partners

Aug 2019 - Apr 2022 (2 years 8 months)

Built FX and interest-rate simulation and pricing models (Hull-White, SABR) to deliver customised hedging solutions and correlation forecasts for corporate clients.

SABR Hull White FX Options Time Series Machine Learning

Credit Risk Management Analyst

Credit Suisse

Jul 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Developed and maintained Gaussian copula single-factor portfolio credit risk models and implemented counterparty, industry and country limit monitoring to manage concentration risk.

Risk Modeling Gaussian Copula Concentration Risk

Quant Tutor

Self Employed

Aug 2010 - Aug 2014 (4 years)

Taught GMAT, GRE and SAT quantitative courses to over 800 students in classroom settings and developed curriculum and solution guides to improve outcomes.

Quantitative Instruction GMAT GRE Curriculum Development Educational Content