Siddhartha Jha is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Arbol, a global climate risk solutions company specializing in parametric insurance. Before founding Arbol, Sid served as a Cross-Commodities Quantitative Strategist and Director at Citadel. Earlier in his career, he launched an agriculture futures trading portfolio, managing over $100 million. He was the first analyst at a startup commodity hedge fund that eventually managed over $600 million in assets. He previously held senior positions at Castleton Commodities International and JP Morgan.

Sid is also the author of "Interest Rate Markets," a well-received book published in English and Mandarin. He has shared his expertise as a teacher of financial markets at NYU and has been actively involved in non-profit work, focusing on supporting inner-city youth. Sid graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics and an M.A. in Statistics as part of a 4-year combined degree program.