Virtua is a financial services technology company focused on providing platform-based, customizable
workflow tools and services specifically tailored to the competitive intelligence needs of
corporates,
ranging from companies that are well established to those that are pre-IPO. Built upon years of
buy-side and
sell-side research experience, Virtua brings together a unique combination of investment knowledge,
financial modeling expertise, and software development capability. With Virtua’s cloud-based
research
applications – from consensus estimate analytics and comparable company benchmarking to curated data
sets and financial reporting—company professionals can more efficiently collaborate, analyze and
communicate internally as well as with investors. Virtua’s strong commitment to both quality and
customer service has resulted in it being a trusted partner to many of the world’s most innovative
and
successful companies.
Andy Detwiler
Co-founder, CEO,
Board of Directors
Andy previously provided independent institutional equity research
consulting from Vandham Securities. Before joining Vandham, Andy was President and Director of
Detwiler, Mitchell & Co., and President of their broker-dealer subsidiary, Fechtor, Detwiler,
Mitchell & Co. At Fechtor, Andy also served as Managing Director of Capital Markets, Director of
Research, and Head of Institutional Sales. Andy was employed by Fechtor for 19 years. He has
served
NASD District 11 as a member of the District Committee. Andy has a B.S. from the University of
Vermont.
Venkat Chalasani, CFA
Co-founder, President, CPO,
Board of
Directors
Venkat is President and Chief Product Officer of Virtua Research,
which he co-founded in 2004. He is also a board observer of OpenExchange Inc. Between 2015 and
2022, Venkat was at GlobeFlex Capital where he was responsible for all research, project
development and management of GlobeFlex’s Boston office and its wholly-owned subsidiary in
India working on big data models and fundamental research. Previous to that he was a partner at
Concordia Capital Associates, LLC, a Boston-based hedge fund investing in global equities and
related derivatives before establishing Virtua. Prior to joining Concordia, Venkat was with
State Street Global Advisors, where he was the head of global equity strategy, a fundamental
portfolio product that he helped develop. While at State Street, Venkat also developed a new
hedge fund strategy involving quantitative models. Venkat has an MBA from Boston College, and a
Bachelor of Technology degree, with honors, from the Indian Institute of Technology at
Kharagpur. He also holds the CFA charter.
Prasanna Walimbe
Co-founder,
Board of Directors
Prasanna is currently focussing on developing Blockchain based
technology
solutions. Previously Prasanna was Head of Operations, GlobeFlex Research India Pvt. Ltd. Prior
to
joining GlobeFlex Research India, he was Head of Reval Analytical Services Pvt. Ltd. Before that
he
was employed by Infosys Technologies Limited as a solutions architect, heading up a
technology-based
solutions team that assisted in implementing Basel II, Sarbanes-Oxley and similar initiatives.
Previous responsibilities at Infosys included serving a leading global investment bank as
program
manager and participating in setting up a dedicated delivery team for a leading credit card
provider. Prasanna has an MBA in Finance and Technology from the Indian Institute of Management
in
Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Technology, with honors, from Indian Institute of Technology at
Kharagpur. He is a Certified Software Quality Auditor.