Suraj Thorat serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, with over 6+ years of quantitative trading expertise managing million-dollar portfolios. His deep understanding of market dynamics and risk management has consistently led to outperformance of benchmarks and effective navigation of tail risk events.
As our Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Harsh Patel brings extensive knowledge in financial technology and algorithmic trading. He has previously co-founded a crypto trading platform which specialized in executing algorithmic strategies. Additionally, he has developed comprehensive backtesting systems for over 30+ equity exchanges.
Abhinav Goyal assumes the role of Chief of Staff and General Counsel, providing valuable legal and corporate advisory skills. His 9+ years of industry experience includes co-founding Sigma Chambers and proficiency in fund structuring, regulatory compliance, fund raising and handling complex matters such as insolvency, antitrust, and commercial affairs.
Leading our Strategy division is Stefanie Braschel, who brings over two decades of experience in finance, specializing in technology. With a notable tenure at JP Morgan Chase, she has successfully directed strategic initiatives delivering blockchain and trading programs, managed risk, and overseen technology programs. Stefanie’s deep understanding of the intersection between finance and technology ensures operational robustness at Hillroute.