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Ankit Parekh

Critic · DISC type C
AVP - Software Platform Engineer - Public Cloud at Jefferies
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Ankit is an Assistant Vice President at Jefferies, specializing in GenAI and public cloud architecture for AWS and Azure. An alumnus of Virginia Tech, he holds nine cloud certifications and has a background in financial services from his time at UBS. People who have worked with him describe him as innovative, dedicated, and immensely talented.

His academic work includes research and patents related to the detection of Deep-Fake audio, images, and videos.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
AVP - Software Platform Engineer - Public Cloud
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Ankit shows up

ROI Driven
Negotiator
Objective Thinker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Priorities

Topics Ankit cares about

Multi-Cloud Strategy
He architects solutions and builds enterprise platforms on both AWS and Azure for Jefferies, demonstrating expertise in multi-cloud environments.
Generative AI Governance
His current role explicitly includes responsibilities for Enterprise Cloud Architecture and AI Governance, a key focus area in his work at Jefferies.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
AVP - Software Platform Engineer - Public Cloud
Jefferies
1-2024 - 12-2025
Associate - Software Platform Engineer - Public Cloud
Jefferies
8-2023 - 12-2023
Software Development Engineer (Graduate Research Assistant)
Center for Geospatial Information Technology at Virginia Tech
6-2023 - 8-2023
Summer Associate - Cloud Engineering
Jefferies
8-2022 - 5-2023
Software Developer (Graduate Research Assistant)
Center for Geospatial Information Technology at Virginia Tech
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Education
Master of Science - MS
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Technology
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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