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Meet The Team

With over 15 years of experience, our team has the expertise ….

Kashif Ali

Jeff Rothkirch

Dean Pignatare

Mohammad Haq

A Principal Partner at Velocity Investment Solutions, Kashif Ali brings 15+ years of experience in financial technology. Before co-founding Velocity, Kashif held senior roles at MacKay Shields, Cornerstone Capital Management, and Charles River Development. Kashif graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 
Based in New York City. Outside the office, Kashif is passionate about songwriting, mastering the guitar, and riding various forms of boards on wheels.

A Principal Partner at Velocity Investment Solutions, Jeff Rothkirch brings 18+ years of experience in software development and financial technology. Before co-founding Velocity, Jeff managed investment and quantitative technology in past roles at MacKay Shields, Bridgewater Associates, Bloomberg, and SIAL Technology Partners. Jeff has a B.S. from City University of New York and a Masters from Hunter College. 

Dean Pignatare, Principal Partner at Velocity, has over 20 years of experience in software development and architecture. A co-founder of Velocity, he previously held senior positions at Charles River Development, Navimedix, and HealthGate Data Corp, focusing on software implementation. Dean graduated from Williams College.

As a Partner at Velocity, Mohammad Haq brings 20+ years of experience in financial technology and driving strategic partnerships. Before his role at Velocity, Mohammad was a Sales Director at Charles River Development and held various positions at Lehman Brothers. He graduated from Columbia University.