Pranay Dureja works as a Senior Strategist in Index Research & Development, where he leads applied research, positioning, and implementation strategies for derivatives and QIS index products, and primarily serves Investment Banks, Insurance Carriers, and Asset Managers. Additionally, he contributes to shaping messaging for the Nasdaq-100 across all product channels.

Prior to joining Nasdaq, Pranay was a part of Bank of America, creating and distributing Structured Notes and OTC Derivatives across the Americas for high-net-worth client segments. There, he helped grow the product suite, create a custom products distribution channel, and bring the product ecosystem into the cloud as part of a multi-year business transformation. Having once been a customer of index products, he now looks to take a customer-centric approach towards the strategic positioning of Nasdaq Global Indexes.

Pranay graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and minor in Mathematics from Rutgers University, and holds Series 7, 66, and 79 licenses. He is passionate about creating innovative use cases in the defined outcome product space and currently resides in New York City.