How Today's Markets Really Work: Eklavya Saraf in Conversation with Andrea Vedolin

Eklavya Saraf (Questrom '05), Head of DMM Capital Markets and Business Development at Citadel Securities, joins Professor Andrea Vedolin, Chair of the Finance Department at Boston University Questrom School of Business, for a conversation about how public markets work today, the IPO landscape, and building a career in finance. This student forum was recorded on September 28, 2026, in the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom at Boston University. It was hosted by the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society. About the speakers Eklavya Saraf leads designated market maker (DMM) capital markets and business development at Citadel Securities. He previously spent more than 13 years at Nasdaq, where his roles included Global Head of SPAC Listings. He graduated from Questrom in 2005. Andrea Vedolin is Department Chair and Professor of Finance at BU Questrom. Her research focuses on asset pricing and international finance. About the Mehrotra Institute The Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society at Boston University Questrom School of Business works to help capitalism function as well as it possibly can, through education, discourse, and research. Learn more at https://ibms.bu.edu #CitadelSecurities #CapitalMarkets #BUQuestrom