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Ishan Nath
Mathematics graduate (University of Cambridge, Trinity College); IMO 2020 gold medallist for New Zealand
Jump Trading Group · 
United Kingdom · operator
United Kingdom · operatorIshan Nath is a New Zealand mathematician and University of Cambridge (Trinity College) graduate. He represented New Zealand at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2018, 2019 and 2020, winning bronze, bronze and then gold (35/42, ranked 19th overall, New Zealand's only gold that year). He was awarded the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship in 2021 to read the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge, completed a BA in Mathematics (2021-2024) and an MMath (2024-2025), and won the Thomas Bond Sprague Prize in 2025. LinkedIn index data additionally lists quantitative internships at Jane Street (2023) and Jump Trading Group (2024); these are index-only and not independently confirmed.
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Notes
- Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED at the firm-classification level but identity/employment evidence is index-only. Both named employers genuinely operate in quantitative finance; the roles are internships (summer 2023, summer 2024). No primary source (company page, news, authored post) independently confirms the internships.2026
- INDEX-ONLY: LinkedIn index lists a Quantitative Research Intern role at Jump Trading Group (London) in 2024. Not independently confirmed by a primary source; treated as an unverified employment lead.2024
- INDEX-ONLY: LinkedIn index lists a Quantitative Trading Intern role at Jane Street (London) in 2023. Not independently confirmed by a primary source; treated as an unverified employment lead.2023
- IMO record (verified against the official IMO site): 2018 bronze (18 pts, rank 228), 2019 bronze (21 pts, rank 214), 2020 gold (35/42, rank 19).Sep 2020
- Employer classification: Jump Trading Group is a proprietary high-frequency trading/market-making firm and Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm; both operate in quantitative finance, so the index-listed roles, if real, would qualify as quant-finance work.2026
- Thomas Bond Sprague Prize 2025 at Cambridge was awarded jointly to K. Knight (Emmanuel) and Ishan Nath (Trinity), corroborating the Trinity College affiliation; the prize name is the source, the college attribution backs the LinkedIn identity.2025
- Awarded the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship in March 2021 to study the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge; was deputy head boy and academic captain at John Paul College.Mar 22, 2021
- New Zealand's sole gold medallist at IMO 2020; the NZ Herald reports him at 18 years old, a John Paul College (Rotorua) student.Sep 2020
- Matriculated at the University of Cambridge (Trinity College): BA Mathematics 2021-2024, MMath 2024-2025 per LinkedIn index; LinkedIn presence is index-only and not independent primary-source confirmation.2025
- Gave a Trinity Mathematical Society undergraduate peer talk titled 'From Finite to Infinite Random Graphs' in January 2025, indicating active pure-maths research interests at Cambridge.Jan 2025
Experience
Quantitative Research Intern at Jump Trading Group
London Area, United Kingdom
Quantitative Trading Intern at Jane Street
London Area, United Kingdom
Education
University of Cambridge
Master of Mathematics - MMath
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics
AchievementsRepresented New Zealand at the International Mathematical Olympiad three times (2018, 2019, 2020), winning bronze, bronze then gold. · Scored 35/42 at IMO 2020 (ranked 19th of all contestants), New Zealand's only gold medal that year. · Awarded the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship in 2021 to study the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge. · Won the Thomas Bond Sprague Prize at Cambridge in 2025. · Delivered an undergraduate peer talk 'From Finite to Infinite Random Graphs' at the Trinity Mathematical Society, Jan 2025.
AwardsGold medal, International Mathematical Olympiad 2020 (score 35/42, rank 19, 97.1%) · Bronze medal, IMO 2019 (21 points, rank 214) · Bronze medal, IMO 2018 (18 points, rank 228) · Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship (2021) to study at the University of Cambridge · Thomas Bond Sprague Prize 2025, University of Cambridge (awarded to K. Knight (Emmanuel) and Ishan Nath (Trinity))
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Competition record
New Zealand · IMO