Viswas Raghavan

Viswas "Vis" Raghavan is Executive Vice Chairman and Head of Banking at Citigroup.[1] Prior to his current role, he co-led investment banking with Jim Casey since 2020 and later served briefly as sole head of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.

Career

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Raghavan joined J.P. Morgan in 2000 from Lehman Brothers, where he had overseen equity-linked and derivatives capital markets for Europe and Asia.[2]

At J.P. Morgan, he held several senior positions, including head of International Capital Markets and global head of Equity Capital Markets.[3]

Raghavan grew up in India and studied physics at the University of Bombay. Then, he earned a postgraduate degree in electronic engineering and computer science from Aston University in the United Kingdom. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, and worked as a systems engineer at General Signal’s European headquarters in Birmingham and in 2016 while completing his studies. In 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by Aston University.

In a 2017 press interview, Raghavan stated that he viewed banking as a field that combines quantitative skills with practical business decision-making.

References

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  1. ^ Franklin, Joshua (26 February 2024). "Citigroup appoints top investment banker from JPMorgan". Financial Times.
  2. ^ Benoit, David (24 January 2024). "Jamie Dimon Shakes Up JPMorgan's Leadership Once Again". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ Q&A with JP Morgan's Viswas Raghavan by Matt Turner, Financial News, 11 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013. Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine