Dr. Vinay Nair is the Founder and CEO of TIFIN, a fintech platform using AI and investment intelligence to personalize wealth. TIFIN operates a portfolio of subsidiaries that are elevating the investor experience across wealth and asset management.

Previously, Vinay was the Founder and Chairman of 55ip, acquired by JPMorgan Chase, where he now serves as a special advisor to the CEO of Asset Management. He is also a sponsor and board director of DHB Capital (NASDAQ: DHBCU), a SPAC focused on financial services and technology.

Vinay began his career as the youngest finance professor at The Wharton School and continues to teach in its executive education programs. He has taught at MIT, Columbia, and Wharton, with a focus on venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from NYU Stern, where he received the award for Best Thesis, and a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Madras, where he was awarded the Governor’s Gold Medal for all-round excellence. He is also the author of Investing for Change (Oxford University Press), and a recognized expert in fintech, sustainable investing, and the intersection of technology and finance.

In recognition of his leadership and contributions to innovation, Vinay was named one of the Most Admired CEOs by the Denver Business Journal and awarded the Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal for Growth & Innovation in 2024—one of the state’s highest honors.