Nikhila Vakulabaranam

Nikhila joined Financial Reserve in 2026 and holds Series 7 and Series 66 licenses through Cambridge Investment Research.

 

Before joining Financial Reserve, she spent three years in financial services, working in risk and client operations across the wealth management and fintech industries. Her experience includes regulatory compliance and account-level risk oversight at Goldman Sachs, as well as multi-asset portfolio reconciliation for institutional clients at Arcesium.

 

Nikhila earned her M.S. in Finance from Seattle University. She is passionate about financial literacy and believes financial knowledge should be accessible to everyone.

 

Outside of work, Nikhila enjoys cooking and trying new recipes at home, playing badminton, and taking long walks around Seattle.