Naresh is responsible for managing the overall corporate IT strategy and infrastructure including overseeing all networks, desktop/server support, information security and software applications for both Lenox Advisors, a premier wealth management firm, and our affiliated company, Fifth Avenue Financial, a MassMutual general agency.Prior to joining Lenox Advisors Inc, Naresh was Vice President, Head of IT Infrastructure at Artio Global Investors (NYSE:ART). At Artio he managed the infrastructure team in the operation of a global 24/7 production environment, including data centers, servers, storage, networks, telephony, and service desk. In addition, he oversaw the ITIL service management framework and managed the complete portfolio of infrastructure projects. From 2005 to 2010, Naresh was Managing Director and Chief Information Officer for Pali Capital Inc. providing strategic planning, development, evaluation, and coordination of the information and technology systems for Pali Capital. Before Pali, Naresh was with ABN AMRO's Prime Brokerage division (formerly ING Barings / Furman Selz) where he supported their email infrastructure and data centers. Earlier in his career at ING Barings, he planned and implemented technology solutions for their hedge fund clients. Naresh began his IT career at New York University's Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences. He holds MCP, ITIL, HIPAA and CISSP certifications and is also an affiliate of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Computer Society Division and a member of ISACA, PMI, (ISC)2 and the Society for Information Management (SIM).Naresh earned his B.A. from New York University and his MBA (with honors) from Boston University. He sits on the board of HFTC, a professional networking organization for technologists working in the Alternative Finance space.Specialties: Infrastructure management, Server Architecture, Information security, Disaster Recovery / BCP Planning, Project Management. Strategic planning, development, evaluation, and coordination of information and technology systems.
Listed skills include Data Center, Itil, Disaster Recovery, It Management, and 47 others.
