Prashant Mehta ^{Ultimate Decision-Maker}

Senior Director - Global Head of AlphaGen Platform | Data & Analytics Executive at BlackRock

Current Job Duration: 2 yrs 2 mos (until March 2026)

HEADLINE:
Global Head of AlphaGen Platform | Data & Analytics Executive | Scalable Data Platforms for Investment Research | Data Engineering Leader

PERSONAL SUMMARY:
Global data and technology leader with extensive experience building enterprise-scale, AI-enabled data platforms for world’s leading asset manager. I bridge data strategy, engineering excellence, and investment research expertise to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Innovative and highly driven, I have a proven track record of expanding global scope, transforming data capabilities, and delivering sustained competitive advantage. From architecting the data backbone for investment research to leading the firm’s cloud migration strategy for research data, I have consistently aligned data innovation with strategic investment goals. Passionate about data leadership, team development, and business-aligned technology transformation, I thrive at the intersection of financial markets, data engineering, and AI innovation.

Specialties include:
• Cloud Data Architectures – Snowflake, Azure; scalable, enterprise-grade platforms
• Data Governance & Metadata Management – enterprise frameworks, data lineage, stewardship
• AI for Investment Research – unstructured/semi-structured data pipelines, NLP, entity recognition, knowledge graphs
• Data Modelling, Pipelines & Orchestration – distributed compute, workflow automation, data observability
• Financial Domain Expertise – Equities, Fixed Income, Risk, ESG, Macro-economic, and Alternative Data
• Market & Reference Data – Company fundamentals, estimates, pricing, benchmarks, analytics
• Stakeholder Management & Strategic Partnership – engaging C-suite, PMs, quants, and enterprise tech leaders

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EDUCATION:
School: University of Mumbai
Degree: I.T
Activities: None

School: CFA UK
Degree: Invesment Management Certificate
Activities: None

School: PRINCE2
Degree: None
Activities: None

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