Dhruv Jani

MS Operations Research @ Columbia University
BS Mathematics @ University of California

ABOUT

Hi, I’m Dhruv. I recently graduated from Columbia University with a Master’s in Operations Research & Analytics. I started out broadly in data science and optimization, but over time I’ve found myself increasingly interested in quantitative finance and how mathematical models can be used to understand and navigate markets.

I’ve worked on a mix of ML and research-driven projects with organizations like Apple, NIH, and UC Davis. Right now, I’m focused on building my skills in financial modeling, data-driven strategy, and applying what I know to more market-oriented problems.

Outside of work, I play the piano and follow cricket—both keep me grounded when things get intense.

Education

Columbia University

2023-2024
MS Operations Research & Financial Engineering

University of California, Davis

2019 - 2023
BS Mathematical Analytics & Statistics (magna cum laude)

Research

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Clinical NLP Data Extraction

    Research Assistant
    Feb 2025 - June 2025

      • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

      • IEOR 4511 @ Columbia University

        Graduate Research Assistant
        Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

Work Experience

Bronx Math Preparatory School

Feb 2026 - Present
Data-Driven Math Instructor

Storied Data (now Guut)

Sep 2025 - Feb 2026
Analyst

Numeraxial

Feb 2025 - Aug 2025
Summer Analyst

Laymans - LegalTech Startup

June 2024 - Dec 2024
Data Science Fellow

New York Genome Center (NYGC)

June 2024 - Aug 2024
Research Assistant @ Vickovic Lab

Graduate School of Management, UC Davis

Sep 2022 - June 2023
Research Analyst (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Apple

June 2022 - Aug 2022
Intern

California Summer School for Math & Science (COSMOS) UC Davis

June 2021 - June 2022
Program Assistant

Projects

  • Stock Market Dashboard

    An interactive web dashboard for stock price analysis and forecasting
    Report   Github  

  • Text-2-Image

    Generate high-quality images from user-provided text prompts
    Report   Github  

  • Drug Discovery

    Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity using GNNs
    Report   Github  

  • Regenerative Organizing Cell in the Frog tail

    Applied Data Science for Genomics (STAT 5243) @ Columbia University
    Github  

  • Cell Segmentation Classifier(Random Forest Model)

    Applied Data Science for Genomics (STAT 5243) @ Columbia University
    Github  

  • U-Net Medical Imaging Segmentation

    Applied Data Science for Genomics (STAT 5243) @ Columbia University
    Github  

  • Image Segmentation via Minimum Cut

    Computational Discrete Optimization (IEOR 4008) @ Columbia University
    Report   Github   Presentation

  • Tic-Tac-Toe Game

    A simple CLI implementation of the Tic-Tac-Toe game
    Report   Github  

  • Nifty50 Stocks Financial Analysis

    Analyze Nifty50 stock data to calculate risk metrics, portfolio returns, and technical indicators
    Report   Github