Nikhil Naran
Product · Engineering
I'm a Computer Engineering student at Queen's who loves building things, and cares just as much about why they're worth building. When I'm not doing that, I'm usually behind a camera, on a golf course, or somewhere new.
Experience
QuestradeSummer 2026 — Associate Product Manager
Figured out what to build, then built it. An investing education platform, prediction markets, and agents inside Questrade Pro with an orchestration harness to keep them in line.
ManulifeSummer 2025 — MarTech, Global Digital Marketing
Made sure the numbers meant something. Built the measurement layer behind an insurance purchase flow, then found the traffic that wasn't human and cut it out.
QuestradeSummer 2024 — Business Systems Analyst
Python and SQL analysis behind a new trading product launch, plus building automation for data validation.
Canadian TireSummer 2023 — Data Analyst
Built executive reporting and BI dashboards across sales, staffing, and inventory.
Queen's Hedge Fund2024–Present — Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
Founded and lead a student investment fund. Risk, portfolio construction, and building the platform.
Molson Coors2025–Present — Coors Campus Ambassador · XMC Digital
Campus ambassador for Coors — running events, sponsorships, and the campus social presence.
Selected work
Feb 2026 · Tool
ONQ MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server for Queen's University D2L Brightspace
A local MCP server that gives AI assistants complete access to Queen's University's learning management system.
2025 · Opinion
The Unbundling of the Index
Direct indexing and the structural transformation of Canadian wealth management
An argument that direct indexing will replace ETFs as the default holding in taxable investment accounts, driven by tax efficiency, personalization, and falling minimums.