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Nishad Singh Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Marital Status: Unmarried

Age: 26 Years

Hometown: California

Bio/Wiki
Profession Director of Engineering at FTX Exchange
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 173 cm**
in meters**- 1.73 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 8”**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth Year, 1996
Age (as of 2022) 26 Years
Birthplace Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California
Nationality American
Hometown California
School Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, California (2009 to 2013)
College/University University of California, Berkeley
Educational Qualification Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science check sources
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse N/A
Parents Father- Gururaj Singh
Mother- Anu Singh (ultra-marathon runner)

Note: His father and mother got divorced after which his mother married Rajeev Patel on 13 July 2021.
Other Relative Step-father- Rajeev Patel (runner)
Favourites
Book The Omnivore’s Dilemma – Michael Pollan
Idol Nelson Mandela
Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter – if you don’t mind it doesn’t matter.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nishad Singh

  • Nishad Singh is an American citizen of Indian origin who is known for being the Director of Engineering at FTX Exchange. In 2022, Nishad Singh made headlines during the crash and bankruptcy of FTX Exchange as a close acquaintance of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX and trading firm Alameda Research.

  • When Nishad was a child, he used to run marathons. At the age of 12, he completed the Silicon Valley half-marathon. He also became the second person in the US to complete an ultramarathon within the 30-hour time limit for which he took training from his coach and stepfather Rajeev Patel.

  • He holds the world record for being the fastest under-17 runner to complete an ultramarathon. He has run various marathons including Ruth Anderson Ultra 50km (USA) in 2010 and 2012, Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run (USA) in 2010 and 2013, Ruth Anderson Ultra 50mi – 50km Split (USA) in 2011, Ohlone 50K Wilderness Run (USA) in 2011, Run-de-Vous 100 Mile Endurance Run (USA) in 2011 and 2012. However, he had to quit competing in marathons as he suffers from Asthma.

    Nishad Singh (in red) with his friends after completing a 100-mile run

  • In 2012, he gave a TED talk at TEDxYouth@MtDiablo.

  • Nishad started his career with a one-month internship at Sierra Ventures in 2011. In 2014, he worked for two months as a software engineering intern at Skyhigh Networks. In 2015, he did a two-month internship as a software engineer at Box. In 2016, he joined Facebook as a software engineering intern and worked there for four months. In 2016, he joined Berkeley Consulting and worked there as a consultant from January 2014 to January 2015, as a project manager from January 2015 to June 2015, as a tech director from June 2015 to June 2016, and as an external vice president from June 2016 to December 2016. In February 2017, he started working as a research assistant at Berkeley RISE Lab. In August 2017, he joined Facebook as a software engineer, where he worked with the Reinforcement Learning team. From December 2017 to April 2019, he worked as the director of engineering at Alameda Research. In April 2019, he joined FTX Crypto Exchange and started working as director of engineering. In January 2022, he started working as an electrical engineer at Steath.

  • In 2022, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges FTX filed for bankruptcy protection following which Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down from the position of CEO of the company. It was reported that Bankman-Fried had secretly transferred $10 billion of customer funds from FTX to his trading company Alameda Research. Consequently, Nishad Singh, who was part of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle, came under public scrutiny when the firm came under the scanner for financial practices that led to the dramatic crash. Nishad and Sam, along with 9 others, lived together in a luxury penthouse in the Bahamas, from where they ran the cryptocurrency empire. Reportedly, Nishad was aware that FTX had secretly transferred customer funds to its sister firm.

  • In early November 2022, FTX collapsed following a report by CoinDesk highlighting potential leverage and solvency concerns involving trading firm Alameda Research. On 6 November 2022, Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted that the company had decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on their books in the light of revelations. FTX sought funding after it received an influx of withdrawal requests it could not fulfil. Sam announced that FTX is facing a serious liquidity crunch and would be acquired by their rival exchange Binance cryptocurrency exchange in a bailout. Soon after, the deal was called off by Binance quoting dissatisfaction with FTX’s handling of finances. On 11 November 2022, the FTX Group filed for bankruptcy.

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— FTX (@FTX_Official) November 11, 2022

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