Vijay Albuquerque

Critic
DISC Type : C

Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at CME Group

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Overview

Vijay Albuquerque is the Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director at CME Group, leveraging over two decades of experience from his time at Citi. His expertise lies in counterparty credit risk, portfolio analytics, and derivatives clearing. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B. Tech from IIT, Madras.

His academic background includes co-authoring a publication on path planning algorithms for automatic CMM inspection, showcasing early expertise in software and technology.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Precise

Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Financial Risk Management
As the current Chief Risk Officer for CME Group and after two decades in risk at Citi, this is his core professional focus.
Counterparty Risk
He previously led Citi's Counterparty Credit Risk & Portfolio Analytics, managing firm-wide stress testing and exposure for derivative and financing products.
Derivatives Clearing
Formerly the Global Head of Risk for Citi's Futures & OTC Clearing Business, one of the world's largest clearing members across multiple asset classes.

Media Appearances

Vijay has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at CME Group
1-2020 - 4-2025
Managing Director at Citi
7-2012 - 12-2019
Managing Director at Citi
4-2005 - 6-2012
Senior Vice President at Citi
6-2004 - 8-2004
Summer Intern at Citigroup

Education

2003 - 2005
MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

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Exp : 25 Location : Brooklyn, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at CME Group
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Insights For Selling To Vijay

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vijay is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vijay

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vijay move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Vijay take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Vijay

Personality Compatibility


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