Hitendra D Varsani

Managing Director, Global Solutions Research MSCI

Hitendra D Varsani is a Managing Director and Global Head of Derivative Solutions Research at MSCI with 20 years of industry experience based in London. At MSCI, Hitendra has been responsible for innovative research and product development of factor, ESG and Climate indexes in equities and fixed income. Previously, Hitendra was Head of the Quantitative and Derivative Strategies team for EMEA and Asia at Morgan Stanley, where he led the development of a suite of investable global factor-based index strategies across asset classes, spanning equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities as well as futures and options. Hitendra holds a degree in mathematics and computer science from Kings College London, and a Masters in mathematical finance from Imperial College London.