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Paresh Maharana

Examiner · DISC type cs
Vice President at AQR Capital Management
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

As Vice President at AQR Capital Management, Paresh specializes in hybrid cloud environments and DevOps automation. His career in technology and finance is built on a B. Tech in Computer Science and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. He previously held technical roles at Mercedes-Benz R&D, Wells Fargo, and Qwest Corporation.

Beyond his technical role, Paresh is interested in business strategy and marketing research. He actively explores what drives consumer purchasing decisions and follows discussions on C-suite performance metrics. He also shares educational content related to financial accounting with fellow MBA students, highlighting a passion for continuous learning.

He recently launched a marketing research project to determine if advertising or price is more influential on consumer behavior.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Vice President
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Paresh shows up

Overcautious
Unexpressive
Status Quo Seeker

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Paresh cares about

Hybrid Cloud Strategy
Focuses on leveraging AWS, Linux, and Unix to enhance server management and deployments within complex hybrid cloud environments.
DevOps Automation
Highlights expertise in strengthening infrastructure resilience and deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, and Ansible.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Vice President
AQR Capital Management
1-2021
Associate
AQR Capital Management
9-2018 - 12-2020
Senior Technical Consultant
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
5-2015 - 8-2018
Technology Specialist
Wells Fargo
11-2012 - 5-2015
Software Engineer
Qwest Corporation
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Media appearances

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Education
Postgraduate Degree
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2008 - 2012
B.Tech
BPUT
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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