Ajay Kalra is a seasoned software developer with extensive experience in the financial services industry. Currently, Ajay serves as a Software Developer at Pharo Management since April 2023. Prior to this role, Ajay held several senior positions including Vice President at Acadian Asset Management from April 2020 to February 2023, and Senior .Net Architect Consultant at Comcast from August 2019 to April 2020. Ajay's consulting expertise was further demonstrated at Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Eton Park Capital Management, where Ajay worked as a Software Engineering Consultant from May 2017 to August 2019 and November 2014 to May 2017, respectively. Ajay has a robust foundational experience at Citigroup/Lava Trading, Banc of America Securities, and various positions at Autodesk Inc. Ajay's educational background includes a Certificate in Computational Finance from Oregon Graduate Institute, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University).