Mark Holder PhD
mark.holder@deltapartnersintl.com
Phone: +852 6382-1500
Dr. Mark Holder has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant in financial markets, providing services to leading global Investment Banks, Exchanges and Commodity Firms. He has prior experience as the Director of Research and Product Development at two Exchanges, as well as Managing Director for a financial training company.
His background also includes 14 years of teaching experience at the masters and PhD levels. While at the university he was the Chairman of the Department of Finance and Program Director of the Master Science in Financial Engineering program. As Program Director he spent significant time working with industry contacts to place students in both internships and permanent positions.
He has designed and conducted training programs for a wide range of clients including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Reuters and many other leading investment banks for the most recent 10 years. His publication record includes more than 50 articles in leading peer-reviewed journals. He is also the current Editor of the journal Review of Futures Markets.
Rajat Bhatia is an International investment banker & derivatives trader turned entrepreneur, investor and advisor. He has 27 years of global experience in New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Mumbai, and Dubai.
His work experience spans:
− Investing and advising start ups, early stage companies and SMEs
− Capital raising from VCs and PE funds
− Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, M&A
− Debt Capital Markets
− Exchange Traded and OTC Derivatives
− Proprietary Trading and Market Making
− Alternative Investments – Hedge Funds
Rajat was educated at Columbia University, New York City, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He currently serves as a consultant to many Investment & Commercial Banks, Management Consulting firms and Law firms.