Arvind Rajan

(Cofounder)

Arvind Rajan, PhD, is a senior advisor to financial firms, asset managers, asset owners, and governments. He is a financial markets executive with extensive experience in various asset classes, including Emerging Markets, Global bonds, Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities (including Subprime), Structured Credit, and Corporate Debt. His subject matter expertise includes fixed income investment, macro analysis, proprietary trading, quantitative research, derivatives, modeling  and risk management. He is also experienced in applying quantitative methods, AI/ML and data science to asset management. 

In January 2020, Dr. Rajan founded Basis Point Global Solutions, a firm that provides a range of consulting services and analytical solutions for asset management. The firm’s mission is to improve outcomes for asset owners through automated technology and advanced analytics solutions, including AI/ML.  

Dr. Rajan retired in December 2019 from  PGIM Fixed Income, the investment arm of Prudential Financial in the USA. From 2011-2019, he served as International Chief Investment Officer/Head of Global and Macro, heading the FX, Global Bond, Emerging Markets Debt, Investment Strategy and Economic Research teams. From 2008-2011, he was the Head of Quantitative Research and Risk Management.  From 1994-2007, he was at Citigroup Global Markets and Salomon Brothers. From 2006-2007, he ran a proprietary trading team specializing in Emerging Markets and Quantitative Credit. Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles, including Co-Head, Fixed Income Strategy (2003-2005), Global Head, Structured Credit Research (2003-2005), Global Head, Emerging Markets Quantitative Research (1997-2003), and Vice President, Mortgage Research (1994-1997). 

He joined Wall Street after working at AT&T Bell Labs (1987-1994) and teaching at Rice University (1985 -1986). Dr. Rajan received a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and an MS and PhD in Operations Research from Northwestern University.