Anup Menon
Managing Director, Head of AI, Digital Assets, Innovation @BofA | Founder @Droit | Investor
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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
- Jun 2025–Present· 1 yr 3 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentJun 2025–Present
- MongoDBCurrentAug 2024–Present· 2 yrs 1 mo
- Customer Advisory BoardCurrentAug 2024–Present
- Achievement FirstCurrentOct 2021–Present· 4 yrs 11 mos
- BoardCurrentOct 2021–Present
- Varda Space IndustriesCurrentAug 2021–Present· 5 yrs 1 mo
- InvestorCurrentAug 2021–Present
- Oct 2017–Present· 8 yrs 11 mos
- Advisory BoardCurrentOct 2017–Present
- Bank of AmericaCurrentFeb 2017–Present· 9 yrs 7 mos
- Managing Director, Global Markets Technology, Head of AI, Head of Strategy and InnovationCurrentJul 2024–Present
- Managing DirectorFeb 2017–Oct 2021
- StartupsCurrentJun 2016–Present· 10 yrs 3 mos
- Startup InvestorCurrentJun 2016–Present
- DroitCurrentOct 2012–Present· 13 yrs 11 mos
- Founder and Chief Executive OfficerCurrentOct 2012–Present
- Oct 2008–Sep 2012· 3 yrs 11 mos
- DirectorOct 2008–Sep 2012
- Mar 2004–Sep 2008· 4 yrs 6 mos
- Senior Vice PresidentMar 2004–Sep 2008
Education
MBA
Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship
The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMS
Computer Science
Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleBachelor’s Degree
Computer Science & Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum