Rishi Desai

Managing Director, Derivatives Trading

Rishi Desai is a Managing Director at Leerink Partners focusing on derivatives trading. In this role, Mr. Desai will help build out the desk’s non-healthcare options business, particularly strengthening trading capabilities in Technology and other innovation sectors.

Mr. Desai joined the firm in 2022 from UBS where he spent 14 years, most recently as Executive Director within the Equity Derivatives Sales team.

Mr. Desai earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is also a CFA and CAIA charterholder.