Hi, I’m Mehul Mehta, a Quant Finance professional at the Options Clearing Corporation, where I work on derivative pricing and stochastic volatility modeling. My journey into quant finance was far from conventional. I started with Electronics Engineering at VIT Vellore, but somewhere during those years, I realized that path wasn’t truly meant for me. After graduation, I joined PwC India, where I was first introduced to risk modeling and quantitative finance. That experience completely changed the direction of my career and eventually pushed me to pursue a Master’s in Quantitative Finance in the United States. The transition was challenging. Long nights with stochastic calculus, derivatives, probability, programming, and risk models slowly shaped the foundation of my career. But the effort paid off. After graduation, I received six job offers and went on to work across Regions Bank, Charles Schwab, and now the OCC. Today, I enjoy helping students and professionals who are trying to make a similar transition, especially those coming from non-finance or engineering backgrounds and wondering whether quant finance is realistically possible for them. I can help you with MS in Quantitative Finance/MFE applications, profile evaluation, SOP and resume building, interview preparation, career guidance for quant roles in the US, and understanding what life in the quant industry actually looks like beyond LinkedIn titles and job descriptions. Let's catch up over a call to discuss more!