Sharif Khaleel

Sharif Khaleel has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. In 2000, they began their career as a Trader Trainee at Stafford Trading, where they worked in the S&P 500 index options pit at the CBOE and CME as both an arbitrage clerk and futures clerk. In 2001, they moved to Gbar Trading as a Portfolio Manager, where they assisted in the management of thirty positions traded at the CBOE. In 2002, they joined BlackRock as an International Programs & Derivatives Trader, providing best execution via agency and principal transactions across various countries and strategies. In 2007, they moved to Farallon Capital Management as a Senior Equities, Derivatives and FX Trader, executing block orders for a long/short equity portfolio. From 2013 to 2015, they served as a Consultant to Hedge Funds, trading convertible bonds, long/short equities, FX and derivatives on US listed companies. From 2015 to 2017, they worked at Stillwater Investment Management, L.P. as a Derivatives and Risk Analyst, executing all trade orders for the fund. In 2020, they joined Zanbato, Inc. as a Managing Director, a fintech company dedicated to enhancing trust and efficiency in private markets. Sharif currently serves as Managing Director, Capital Markets at Nasdaq Private Market.

Sharif Khaleel attended Columbia University from 1995 to 1999, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Sharif then became a consultant.