Vikas Nigam is an experienced financial professional with a strong background in trading and business development within the Agency Securities Lending sector. Currently serving as Director and Head of the Americas and Trading at Deutsche Bank since November 2009, Vikas leads the New York trading desk and oversees significant investments in fixed income trading. Prior roles include Vice President positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, focusing on international equity trading and business development, as well as analytical roles at Lehman Brothers that involved futures brokerage and equity finance technology. Vikas began their career with internships at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Thomson Reuters, and holds a BSc (Hons) in Business Computing Systems from City, University of London.