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Created 10 years ago in Business / Getting Started
Advisor, Consultant, and Investor to several startup companies in various industries (from Fashion to Social Investing to Technology). Expert in fund raising for startups and in overall startup business and corporate strategy. Experience serving on the Board of Directors for 2 startup companies funded by Venture Capital firms and Strategic Investors. Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager Certificate. Experience in Fixed Income and Equity Portfolio Management.
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Vijay Rao, CFA, FRM
Ivy League educated Angel Investor and Adviser in 5 startups, including startups with an emphasis in technology, finance, and social investing. Serve on Board of Directors at 2 venture backed start up companies, Pandoodle, Inc., and Alpha Omega Financial Systems, Inc. Chartered Financial Analyst with a background in Fixed Income and Equity Portfolio Management and Trading. Also hold undergrad in Economics from Columbia University and Financial Risk Manager Certificate Currently working as Head of Product Management at Alpha Omega Financial Systems, a company I have worked at since it's founding in 2012.
Reviews (5)
Super helpful! He answered all of our questions and gave us a lot of great tips and insights and laid out exactly what he thought.
Source: Clarity Heidi DeCoux Sep 23, 2022Excellent concise advise !
Source: Clarity kirk thornby Jul 13, 2022My call with VIjay was excellent. His working knowledge to provide quick insightful and complete answers helped me solve my issue is record time. First he found a mistake in two of my formulas that made a difference of millions of dollars. Then he answered all my questions completely and clearly. I guarantee that if you talk with him he will never let you down!!
Source: Clarity Bill Clark May 17, 2020Vijay and I both work from the same club, and as a result have had the opportunity to partake in several business meetings together. Whether I'm asking for a piece of advice, we're having general networking meetings, or meeting with actual prospects and clients, Vijay is always looking at how he can connect people to their goals through introduction and thoughtful feedback. He genuinely cares about his contacts and clients' success and is smart and generous in his support of their efforts.
Source: LinkedIn Marian Mullally Oct 11, 2014I have had the pleasure of working with Vijay at MSCIBarra and supporting him at BGI. During my time at Barra, I could count on him to provide assistance. He has a strong commitment to whatever endeavor he is involved in. He spent time outside of normal business hours to create a more streamlined operating process and motivated me to do the same for my area of responsibility.
At BGI I supported him in the Trading group. Many of the tasks our group would be handling for his group were of utmost urgency and I appreciate his calm demeanor in our communications. He wants results but was also very understanding.
Vijay is someone who can always be counted on to deliver. He is hard-working and intelligent.
Source: LinkedIn Kenneth Kung Oct 11, 2014the startups.com platform
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