We share a passion for bringing gold to the digital world

Ashraf Rizvi

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ashraf is responsible for the strategic direction and day to day running of Gilded. He has over 20 years of executive experience as Founder, Managing Partner and Global Business Head. Prior to founding Gilded, Ashraf was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SummerHaven Investment Management, a commodities management firm overseeing nearly $2 billion in assets for retail and institutional clients including endowments, foundations, and family offices. For over 13 years, Ashraf was a senior leader at UBS holding a variety of roles in New York and London including Global Head of Commodities Trading, Global Head of Metals, Global Head of Emerging Markets FX and Global Head of Credit Repo. Previously, he was Head of FX Options Trading in New York for Credit Suisse. And prior to this, he was a Senior Trader at Susquehanna Investment Group. Ashraf earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School. He also served for more than 15 years on the Undergraduate Board and the Europe, Middle East and Africa Board at The Wharton School.

Saira Rizvi

Chief Marketing Officer

As Chief Marketing Officer and Partner at Gilded, Saira has extensive experience in Industrial Engineering, Investment Banking and Digital Marketing. Saira received her B.S and M.S. Degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Her graduate studies specialized in Ergonomics and the design/implementation of man machine interfaces. She applied these skills at a division of Eastman Kodak for 5 years focusing on spearheading the productivity and efficiency improvements for the company’s largest U.S. manufacturing facilities. Saira obtained her MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Imperial College, University of London. She joined UBS as an equity analyst, focusing on market analysis and writing research in the Aerospace and Defense sector before moving to Credit and Market Risk, where she served as a Director. Saira has spent the last 3 years as founder and CEO of a digital marketing firm specializing in content creation and digital advertising. At Gilded, Saira combines her analytical skills with out of-the-box creativity to tell Gilded’s story globally.

James Edwards

Chief Operating Officer - EMEA

James is the Chief Operating Officer EMEA at Gilded. He has over 25 years of experience working as a Chief Operating Officer (COO)/Business Manager for several major firms, including UBS, Accenture, BNY Mellon, and CLS Group. Based in the U.K., James has consistently demonstrated strong skills in building, reorganizing, streamlining, and strengthening businesses across multiple asset classes, functions, and regions. He served over 15 years at UBS, primarily as the COO across Fixed Income and FX Emerging Markets, Commodities Sales and Trading, and Collateral Trading and Sales. Most recently, James served in a dual capacity as Business Manager for the Product division at CLS and Product Manager for a post-trade reporting product. James has a proven track record in several focus areas, including strategic planning and execution, financial and performance management, team building, talent development, resource planning, and regulatory, governance and control framework. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce, Economics, Marketing, and Business Administration from The University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Mark Ritter

Chief Risk Officer

Mark is the Chief Risk Officer at Gilded. He has over 35 years of experience working domestically and abroad in Japan, Australia, and the U.K. for some of the most recognizable names in financial services. For more than 30 years, Mark has worked in the education, finance, and technology industries, applying his skills in people management, strategic planning, and attention to detail. He specializes in positioning organizations for profitable growth, positive employee morale, and productive internal and external business partnerships. During his nearly 20-year tenure at UBS, Mark retained several roles, including Global Head of Credit Exposure Management and Global Head of Commodities. He also spent the better half of a decade working as an Independent Board Member of Morgan Stanley Derivative Products He earned his Doctorate in Business Administration in Finance from Sacred Heart University and served as a Fellow and currently is a member of the Fellowships Advisory Council of the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.

Keith Fishe  

Head of Structured Products

Keith is the Head of Structured Products at Gilded. He has over 20 years of experience working in finance and technology, holding several executive-level positions. Keith specializes in helping client segments by providing new and innovative financial products. Keith has worked with several prestigious financial firms such as UBS, Swiss Bank Corp, Mellon Bank, DRW, and several hedge funds. He has a wide range of industry knowledge and skills and served on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s sub-committee on Automated and High-Frequency Trading for several years. Keith has also chaired standards committees for development practices in financial services. He earned his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business and his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Miami.