Ingenuity Trading has appointed Naz Al-Khudairi as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy, expanding his responsibilities as the AI-driven institutional trading technology company enters its next phase of growth.
Al-Khudairi will work alongside co-founders Karthik Teki and Pallav Chhaochhria, taking responsibility for the company’s strategic direction as well as the operational execution required to support its expansion into additional markets and asset classes.
He joined Ingenuity Trading in 2025 as an Operating Partner and brings around 25 years of experience in electronic trading and multi-asset execution technology.
Before joining Ingenuity, Al-Khudairi held senior electronic-trading positions at Barclays and Credit Suisse, including serving as Global Head of Markets Electronic Trading at both institutions.
During his career, he played a leading role in developing Credit Suisse’s AES cross-asset electronic execution platform and in the global redevelopment of Barclays’ BARX electronic trading platform.
In his new position, Al-Khudairi will also focus on expanding Ingenuity’s commercial relationships with prime brokers, technology providers and distribution partners as the company works to extend its institutional trading platform into new markets and asset classes.
Ingenuity Trading provides an AI-native institutional execution platform combining algorithmic trading, real-time analytics, predictive signals and low-latency infrastructure. The company currently supports U.S. equities and options, while its broader platform architecture is being developed across additional asset classes.
