Vishal Patel

Executive Director - MENA Client Coverage at SS&C Technologies

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Vishal is an Executive Director in the client coverage team based out of the UAE and is responsible for the growth of SS&C GlobeOp services across Middle East and North Africa, helping to maintain relations with Government Institutions, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Family Offices across the region.

Vishal has extensive experience working for several leading global investment institutions on both the Buy-side and Sell-side. Having begun his career at Barclays Global Investors, he has gone on to work for UBS Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, Bank of America and The Royal Bank of Scotland on the Sell Side through to Egerton Capital and Pine River Capital on the Buy Side.

In 2017, Vishal relocated to Dubai, where he was hired to expand Thomson Reuters Electronic Trading Solutions across the Middle East, East Med, and North Africa. Following this, he assumed the role of Head of MSCI Analytics solutions - MENA, supporting Financial Institutions and Asset Owners with their risk management and strategic asset allocation requirements. Vishal holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of London.