Nikita Ramchandani

I was a quant investment strategist at Morgan Stanley for five years, and  transitioned into the wellness space to start a community based lifestyle brand and studio. I read Management at the London School of Economics and have an MA in Mathematics from Columbia University.

KITA  Hong Kong Founder and CEO 2017-present

Designed and launched a lifestyle brand and yoga studio with the aim to build a health and wellness community

Responsible for leading a team of ten , creating and reviewing client acquisition and retention strategies, marketing and branding, developing strategic partnerships, assessing short and long term goals based on the analysis of key data, systemizing processes and acquiring talent

Teach functional yoga, sculpt and meditation globally and have been invited to speak at panels and conferences about creative mindfulness practices and entrepreneurship in wellness

Kita is cash flow positive since its first month of operation, has a database of ten-thousand clients and has received international press coverage

Lululemon brand ambassador: partner with the head office and stores to organize major community events, participate in social media campaigns and connect the brand to our studio network to introduce new potential recruits and customers

Organised and executed worldwide events and retreats. A few partners include Palm Heights Cayman, Upper House Hong Kong, Adanola, Tata Harper, Jo Malone, Live the Process New York

MORGAN STANLEY New York, USA AVP, Quantitative Strategies Group, Private Wealth Management 2011-2016

Consistently won new business for the firm through developing customized solutions to meet the objectives of prospective and existing clients (ultra-high net worth individuals, foundations, endowments and institutions) and communicating complex ideas effectively

Created and presented holistic multi-asset class portfolios integrating asset allocation, estate planning and portfolio construction techniques

Developed proprietary quantitative models, conducted scenario analysis to evaluate different strategies and performed research to generate innovative solutions

Collaborated with the Global Investment Committee and other cross-functional teams to develop tailored investment solutions for internationally-domiciled clients, and presented solutions to Spanish speaking clients, resulting in $500+ million in new assets under management in 2016

Partnered with Prime Brokerage to advise hedge fund clients on pre-liquidity planning and how this relates to transferring wealth, facilitating cross selling business opportunities and resulting in new client assets

Led two analysts in publishing an investment presentation to communicate different methodologies on allocation to alternative investments to foundation and endowment clients

Used Excel/VBA to build a streamlined client database, tools to perform statistics on the data to make informed decisions regarding business development and to automate processes

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Master of Arts in Mathematics of Finance

Subjects included: Stochastic Processes, Linear Regression, Security Pricing, Numerical Methods in Finance, Stochastic Methods in Finance and Retailing. Projects: Profiting from a Value Oriented Strategy

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Management

Core subjects: Corporate Finance, International Management, International Marketing, Strategy and Macroeconomics

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Summer Program in Economics and Management Science and Engineering