Member Type: Board Members

Christian is a Senior Director overseeing global sales for the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). With more than a decade at Fitch Learning, he has been instrumental in driving the growth of the CQF and the CQF Institute, leveraging extensive experience in sales strategy and leadership within the financial education sector. Prior to joining Fitch, Christian held senior marketing and sales roles at Kaplan, where he established a strong track record in developing client relationships. He holds a BA in English and Journalism from Queens College and an MBA from Baruch College.

Sonia Arora completed her Masters at the University of London and previous tenures include the London School of Economics and Cardinal Health. Sonia has 15 years of experience in both the corporate environment and academia and possesses excellent connections in the industry globally. In the last few years Sonia held positions at various graduate institutions heading their career departments and managing corporate relations. She has taught on Business Communications courses and implemented institutional soft skills training programs. Sonia heads career support services at the CQF Institute and manages employer relations, the Mentorship Program, careers events and clinics and the Academic Partners.

With over 20 years’ experience in finance education marketing, Marlen is the Marketing Director for the CQF Institute and the CQF. Prior to joining Fitch Learning, she held marketing roles in higher education, including at Bayes Business School. Marlen holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, English, and Communications and an MBA. She is passionate about lifelong learning and is dedicated to creating marketing strategies that promote quant finance education to support individuals in developing their skills and advancing their careers through the CQF Institute.

Dr. Randeep Gug is the Managing Director of the CQF Institute and the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). Prior to joining Fitch Learning, Randeep worked in a variety of roles. He spent five years working in the Equities division at Salomon Smith Barney and later traded futures and options on the Indian National Stock Exchange (NSE). More recently he has spent time teaching mathematics at all levels. He is a qualified teacher, holds a 1st class honours degree and a PhD for research in semiconductor physics. He is a CQF Alumnus, achieving a distinction on the programme and his current interests are based around improving and promoting the teaching and learning of Quant Finance.

Dr. Paul Wilmott is internationally renowned as a leading expert on quantitative finance. His research work is extensive, with more than 100 articles in leading mathematical and finance journals, as well as several internationally acclaimed books on mathematical modeling and derivatives, including the best-selling Paul Wilmott On Quantitative Finance, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Paul has extensive consulting experience in quantitative finance with leading US and European financial institutions. He has founded a volatility arbitrage hedge fund and a university degree course. Paul has lectured at all levels, to students and to practitioners.

Dr. Randeep Gug is the Managing Director of the CQF Institute and the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). Prior to joining Fitch Learning, Randeep worked in a variety of roles. He spent five years working in the Equities division at Salomon Smith Barney and later traded futures and options on the Indian National Stock Exchange (NSE). More recently he has spent time teaching mathematics at all levels. He is a qualified teacher, holds a 1st class honours degree and a PhD for research in semiconductor physics. He is a CQF Alumnus, achieving a distinction on the programme and his current interests are based around improving and promoting the teaching and learning of Quant Finance.

Dr. Richard Diamond has over thirteen years of experience in quant finance, data analysis, and econometrics, with published empirical work, teaching roles at Regent’s and City Universities, and industry experience managing multi-million trading operations and systematic VIX arbitrage; he leads CQF curriculum updates, specializes in time series, modeling, and machine learning, advises Fitch Group on analytics and training, and holds a PhD in management science and a postgraduate diploma in teaching from UCL.

Dr. Paul Wilmott is internationally renowned as a leading expert on quantitative finance. His research work is extensive, with more than 100 articles in leading mathematical and finance journals, as well as several internationally acclaimed books on mathematical modeling and derivatives, including the best-selling Paul Wilmott On Quantitative Finance, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Paul has extensive consulting experience in quantitative finance with leading US and European financial institutions. He has founded a volatility arbitrage hedge fund and a university degree course. Paul has lectured at all levels, to students and to practitioners.