Anup Menon

Anup Menon

Managing Director, Head of AI, Digital Assets, Innovation @BofA | Founder @Droit | Investor

Varda Space Industries

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Experience22+ Years
LevelStaff

Executive Overview

Managing Director, Global Head of AI and Digtal Assets. Head of Strategy & Innovation. Bank of America. I have a unique background as a FinTech founder, deep experience in Financial Services, and investor in transformative start-ups.Droit, Co-founded in 2012. Droit is a FinTech leader in derivatives software for pre-trade transparency and post-trade compliance. Droit won Risk Magazine award: 'Trading Technology Product of the Year'Prior to Droit, leadership roles at Barclays, Lehman Brothers, and UBS. Built global platforms in: OTC Clearing, Enterprise Risk Management, CDO Pricing & Risk Management, Mortgage Origination, Interest Rates Pricing & Risk Management.Lehman Brothers: Global Head of Counterparty Credit Risk, Country Risk, and Operational Risk TechnologyBoard of two education focused non-profits:* Achievement First, Brooklyn. Mission to deliver equal educational opportunity for American children.* Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), WorcesterEarly stage investor at transformative startups: Varda space (first launch Jun' 23), Atlan (data management) with multiple successful exits.I hold a MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a MS in Computer Science

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Jun 2025–Present
  • MongoDBCurrent
    Aug 2024–Present· 2 yrs 1 mo
    • Customer Advisory BoardCurrent
      Aug 2024–Present
  • Oct 2021–Present· 4 yrs 11 mos
    • BoardCurrent
      Oct 2021–Present
  • Aug 2021–Present· 5 yrs 1 mo
    • InvestorCurrent
      Aug 2021–Present
  • Oct 2017–Present· 8 yrs 11 mos
    • Advisory BoardCurrent
      Oct 2017–Present
  • Feb 2017–Present· 9 yrs 7 mos
    • Managing Director, Global Markets Technology, Head of AI, Head of Strategy and InnovationCurrent
      Jul 2024–Present
    • Managing Director
      Feb 2017–Oct 2021
  • StartupsCurrent
    Jun 2016–Present· 10 yrs 3 mos
    • Startup InvestorCurrent
      Jun 2016–Present
  • DroitCurrent
    Oct 2012–Present· 13 yrs 11 mos
    • Founder and Chief Executive OfficerCurrent
      Oct 2012–Present
  • Oct 2008–Sep 2012· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • Director
      Oct 2008–Sep 2012
  • Mar 2004–Sep 2008· 4 yrs 6 mos
    • Senior Vice President
      Mar 2004–Sep 2008

Education

MBA

Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

MS

Computer Science

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Bachelor’s Degree

Computer Science & Engineering

College of Engineering Trivandrum

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Investment BankingMarket RiskBlockchainElectronic TradingMachine LearningCapital MarketsPrime BrokerageDerivativesNatural Language ProcessingeTradingHybrid CloudCredit Risk