Emerging Markets and Risk Management

A chartered and cost accountant based in Bombay, India. He is presently working as a consultant to a leading foreign bank. Mr. Bhansali specializes in conceptualizing and developing new (derivative) products. He has worked as a financial analyst with the Information Technology Solutions Group of Citicorp Software (a Citicorp USA affiliate), and has contributed extensively to India's leading financial journals and dailies.

Heads the Analytics Group of Citibank, N.A. in Bombay. He joined Citibank in 1988. His areas of specialization include machine learning of financial markets, optimization techniques, derivative instruments, and risk management strategies. Dr. Mehta previously worked for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Hyderabad for fifteen years, designing and developing defense avionics and radar systems. He holds a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering.