Jezri Mohideen, Financial Engineer

Jezri Mohideen completed his full time education in 1996, leaving Imperial College London with both a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Process Systems Engineering. This was an exciting time in the world of finance, with new technologies creating a whole new field called financial engineering. Although not classed in the same bracket as traditional engineering, nonetheless those with a background in engineering such as Jezri Mohideen were beginning to be able to use technical tools to originate brand new financial products and new financial strategies. Beginning at Goldman Sachs in 1997, Jezri Mohideen was one of the pioneers of this new field. At Goldman Sachs Jezri Mohideen held responsibility for the development of RV models and quantitative analytics for the Global Arbitrage Group.

After his introduction to the world of professional financial engineering, Jezri Mohideen moved on to accept a post at Barclays Capital, where he not only held responsibility for short term interest rate risk but also traded his own proprietary trading book. Barclays Capital recognised the talents of Jezri Mohideen and would soon offer him an exciting new position as Head of Yen Swaps Trading at its Tokyo office. For five years, Jezri Mohideen helped Barclays Capital to dominate the yen derivative market in Tokyo, becoming the main ‘go-to’ house for domestic megabanks and hedge funds.

When the time came for a further career advancement, Jezri Mohideen chose to remain in Tokyo for the time being and move over to RBS, where he was offered the senior role of Global Head of Yen Delta Trading. This was an exciting time for the advancement of the career of Jezri Mohideen, who was able to take the business from £20 million to £150 million in just under two years. A move back to London would swiftly follow in 2008 as RBS asked Jezri Mohideen to accept the position of Global Head of Inflation Trading and later as Global Head of EMEA & APAC Delta Trading. During his time with RBS Jezri Mohideen was instrumental in the bank achieving a number of prestigious awards including the coveted Risk Magazine Inflation Derivatives House of the Year award on more than one occasion. You can find out more by reading blog updates from Jezri Mohideen online.