Our Senior Leadership Team

Vichara is led by an exceptional team of financial technology professionals with decades of experience developing strategic and mission-critical systems for many of the world’s leading financial institutions.

Atul Jain

Managing Director, Technology & Strategy

Atul is recognized as a leading consultant and software designer in the Wall Street technology community, where he continues to be an innovator in trading and risk management technology. The enterprise-class systems and the quantitative analysis software that he designed for Oaktree, DoubleLine, Bank of America, HSBC,.....

Barclays, Citigroup, Nomura, Goldman Sachs, Telerate, Reuters, and many other financial firms have been used to manage multi-staff and portfolios across markets, including fixed income, derivatives, equities, FX, and commodities. Atul holds MS and BS degrees in computer science from MIT, has taught at MIT, and currently serves on the board of the MIT India Program.

Michael How

Managing Director, Technical Architecture and Head of US Delivery

Mike is an extraordinary systems architect and gifted software developer in the Wall Street technology community. He is a leading technical resource and mentor for both Vichara and client technical staff and has served as chief architect for major systems initiatives at Oaktree, DoubleLine, HSBC, Bank of America, Credit Suisse,..

Babson Capital, FSA, Metacapital, Archeus Capital, Exis Capital, Citigroup, Lehman, Nomura, Goldman Sachs, and many other leading financial and information technology firms.

Shobhit Jain

President – Software Solutions

Shobhit has helped major sell-side and buy-side firms, including Oaktree, DoubleLine develop and deploy advanced technology platforms for managing complex fixed income portfolios. He has led technology initiatives to support trading, valuations, risk management, data analysis & modelling, stress testing and regulatory compliance.

Vineet Samson

President, Professional Services

Vineet oversees the comprehensive operations of Vichara across Asia. He has successfully led projects for notable organizations such as Oaktree Capital, Wells Fargo, Countrywide Financial, Balance Asset Management, IQS, and Thomson Reuters. Vineet earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from St. Stephen’s......

College in Delhi and a Master of Science degree in Informatics from Delhi University

Praveen Mehrotra

Managing Director, Head of US IT & BPO Services

As Head of US IT& BPO services, Praveen has planned, designed, and implemented processes and delivery resources to deliver mission-critical business information in an accurate, cost-effective, and efficient manner. He has a unique blend of finance, systems and analytical expertise. Prior to joining Vichara, Praveen was a founding.....

partner at a hedge fund, Greenway Trading, as the head of research and technology as well as a portfolio manager for equities and equity derivatives relative value strategies. Praveen is a former Vice President of Salomon Brothers, where he was involved in proprietary trading strategies, risk management as well as cash and liquidity management. Praveen has a BS and an MS in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University

Phil Schnyder

Chief Revenue Officer

Phil brings over 30 years of experience in the tech industry, spanning leadership roles in both innovative startups and public companies. He has a proven track record of managing teams that have developed award-winning software and driving exponential growth in sales. During his career, Phil has led teams responsible for generating ..

over $250 million in software sales.

Shruti Jain

Managing Director – Global Finance and Operations

Shruti heads the global operations and finance for the Vichara group worldwide spread across US, UK, India, Canada and Latin America. She leads a global team responsible for Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Budgeting, International Taxation, and Compliance. She has a BA in Economics from Delhi’s prestigious..

Hansraj College and has been with Vichara since 2001.

Jyothi Bitra

SVP BPO Operations

Jyothi has more than 20 years of experience across various BPO domains, including accounting, business and finance, auditing, taxation, human resources, and general management. Her experience encompasses a wide range of functional areas such as transition management, business planning, operations, quality analysis, recruitment,........

strategic planning, process migration, and service delivery. Previously, Jyothi held the position of Vice President of BPO Operations at CES, where she was responsible for the Oaktree account, overseeing daily operations, including hiring and management. In this capacity, she effectively transitioned numerous tasks and processes from onshore to offshore across various departments, such as accounts payable, taxation, portfolio analysis, data management and reporting, cash and bank reconciliations, corporate accounting, client services, product management, record-to-report, and purchase-to-pay. Jyothi led a team of over 200 professionals and successfully implemented numerous process enhancements, automation initiatives, and quality audits, while also managing HR operations, recruitment, and hiring.

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