Vilandas Navickas

Vilandas Navickas is a Lithuanian mathematician and trading professional based in London. He represented Lithuania at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2018 (rank 290, 51.4%, 15 points, Honourable Mention) and studied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. From July 2022 to December 2024 he was a Quantitative Trader at DRW, where the UK FCA directory records employment at DRW Global Markets Ltd (Aug 2022-Mar 2024) with FCA-controlled functions in proprietary trading and client dealing. Since December 2024 he has been CEO of VNT Technologies, UAB (registered in Vilnius, Lithuania since March 2024), a firm whose website describes it as a quantitative research and technology firm building algorithmic trading infrastructure. Sources are cited per field in this profile.

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• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. An actual employment role at a quant-finance employer is supported by primary/regulatory and corroborating sources: (1) UK FCA directory (via Tovo) records employment at DRW Global Markets Ltd, Aug 2022 to Mar 2024, with FCA-controlled functions 'Proprietary trader' (Aug 2022) and 'Client dealing' (Aug 2022-Mar 2024) - DRW is a principal trading firm/market maker (quantitative trading); (2) LinkedIn enrichment lists 'Quantitative Trader at DRW' Jul 2022-Dec 2024; (3) since Dec 2024 he is CEO of VNT Technologies, which its own website describes as a quantitative research and technology firm building algorithmic trading infrastructure (Capital Markets). Identity is supported by a consistent London location, University of Cambridge mathematics degree, the DRW dates, and the VNT CEO role across independent sources. Note: student programs alone would not qualify, but the DRW and VNT roles are actual employment, so the criterion is met.Mar 2024
• VNT Technologies websites states it is a 'Quantitative research and technology firm focused on developing algorithmic trading infrastructure', corroborating the index description; this confirms VNT's quant-finance nature independent of the name.2026
• VNT Technologies' own About page describes it as combining 'quantitative research and technology to build algorithmic trading infrastructure', using low-latency/high-frequency infrastructure and statistical quantitative models - primary-source confirmation of its quant-finance nature, independent of the DRW index lead.2026
• Employed at DRW Global Markets Ltd (FCA-authorised) Aug 2022 to Mar 2024 per the FCA directory: [FCA CF] Proprietary trader Aug 2022 to Aug 2022 and [FCA CF] Client dealing Aug 2022 to Mar 2024.Mar 2024
• Vilandas Navickas represented Lithuania at IMO 2018, ranked 290 (51.4%) with 15 points and an Honourable Mention (P1 7, P2 5, P4 2, P5 1).Jul 2018
• IMO 2018 official results confirm identity: Vilandas Navickas, Lithuania, 7/5/0/2/1/0 for 15 points, rank 290, Honourable Mention - matches the study of mathematics at Cambridge and the quant career that followed. No causal link is claimed.Jul 2018
• RocketReach (aggregator) lists Vilandas Navickas as CEO at VNT Technologies 2024-now and Quantitative Trader at DRW 2022-2024; a work email at the vnttechnologies.com domain is referenced. Aggregator-only, not primary confirmation.2026
• VNT Technologies actively recruits quantitative talent (Quantitative Researcher, Signal Processing Researcher roles, plus a DeFi Engineer Summer Internship and Linux/systems roles), consistent with an operating systematic-trading employer rather than a name-only 'quant' shell.2026
• Based in London, England, United Kingdom (LinkedIn/enrichment), and registered as director of VNT Technologies, UAB in Vilnius, Lithuania since 2024-03-12.Mar 2024