Gaurav Verma has been the Head of SPACs of EF Hutton since July of 2023, previously serving as Managing Director, Investment banking at EF Hutton since he joined the firm in January of 2021.

Gaurav has been covering the Technology, Media, and Telecom sector for over 10 years and has executed over $100 billion in transactions encompassing sell-side and buy-side M&A, IPOs, equity offerings, SPACs, converts, high yield and investment grade financings. Gaurav has advised C-Suite executive teams on mergers and acquisition assignments, business development opportunities, growth strategies and capital allocation policies. Prior to joining EF Hutton, Gaurav was a Director at Nomura where he spearheaded the TMT coverage efforts and executed several financial and strategic transactions. Prior to his tenure at Nomura, Gaurav was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch within their TMT investment banking group.

Gaurav received his MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from NYU Stern School of Business and BS in Computer Science and Economics from Rutgers University.