Shriram Bhashyam

Shriram Bhashyam is an experienced fintech operator and entrepreneur, known for driving strategy with his unique fusion of securities law, technology, and capital markets. He is currently the SVP of Business Development at Forge Global, a firm that builds the private market operating system. Shriram has worked in the derivatives trading sector before landing as an EIR at Citi Ventures, where he helped incubate and launch new ventures by mapping business priorities against customer needs and macro trends. He co-founded EquityZen, a marketplace for private investments, where he led the two core products from inception to successful scale-up to over $XX million in revenue and had stints at Shearman & Sterling LLP and Vinson & Elkins earlier in his career. Shriram holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D in Law from the Cardozo School of Law.