Evan Karp

Evan Karp is a Senior Managing Director of Derivatives at Leerink Partners.

Prior to joining the firm, Evan served as Managing Director, Equity Derivatives at Cowen and Company for the past four years. In this role, he was instrumental in leading the equity derivatives division, focusing on key accounts and executing strategies in index and equity options, cash, and ETF products. Prior to his tenure at Cowen, Mr. Karp was a Sales Trader at Macro Risk Advisors, where he developed a robust expertise in macro commentary and tactical strategy across multiple asset classes including equities, rates, credit, FX, and commodities. Mr. Karp’s career also includes roles at BMO Capital Markets as an Institutional Equity Sales professional and at SNL Financial as a Sales Executive.

Mr. Karp earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Emory University.