Cycle for Survival Cancer Research Partners

Keyvan Azami manages the HSBC Global Banking and Markets in the Americas for Fixed Income and Equity Businesses division, as well as HSBC’s Global Fixed Income Electronic Trading Technology group. An active philanthropist, Keyvan Azami takes part in many charity events, such as Light the Night and Cycle for Survival.

Cycle for Survival is an annual charity event that generates money for rare blood cancer research. Cycle for Survival raised $34 million in 2017 alone, $9 million of which was given to the Equinox Innovation Initiative, a global leader in MSK research. An additional $5 million went to the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP), while the Centers for Hematologic Malignancies and Epigenetics, the Functional Genomics Initiative, and the Center for Molecular Oncology all received at least $3 million to fund ongoing research efforts. Other contributions were made to general areas of research, such as pediatric services and sarcoma research.

To learn more about Cycle for Survival charity partners, or to make a donation to the organization, please visit www.cycleforsurvival.org.

Cycle for Survival Kicks Off Fundraising with New York City Takeover

Involved in the technological side of the financial industry for more than a decade, Keyvan Azami works as the chief technology officer for HSBC in New York City. When not in the office, Keyvan Azami supports several events that raise funds for cancer research, including Cycle for Survival.

As part of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cycle for Survival began in 2007 and raises money for research into rare cancers. Participants join a team and ride a stationary bike for four 50-minute cycling sessions. All the money raised by the events goes toward cancer research. Since the first event, Cycle for Survival has raised more than $180 million for research and funded more than 100 research studies and clinical trials. 

In 2017, Cycle for Survival raised $34 million thanks to 31,000 riders, 7,000 bikes, and 16 cities. On September 27, 2017, almost 1,000 riders kicked off the eleventh year of supporting the organization with a New York City takeover. The daylong event had participants riding and dancing in the center of Times Square with the help of Equinox instructors.

The 2016 New York City Cycle for Survival at the Metropolitan Pavilion

Since 2014, Keyvan Azami has served as head of fixed income derivatives trading technology at Bloomberg, LP, located in New York City. Away from his work overseeing the Bloomberg Swap Execution Facility (SEF) exchange, Keyvan Azami actively supports cancer research and participates in various fundraising events, such as the Cycle for Survival.

Cofounded by Dave and Jennifer Lynn in 2007, the Cycle for Survival has raised more than $76 million to benefit research for rare forms of cancer, including ovarian cancer, leukemia, and lymphoma. The annual ride occurs nationwide in February and March in partnership with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Equinox, the event’s founding partner. Participants form teams, lead online fundraising campaigns, and unite at an indoor cycling studio in a relay of four 50-minute lengths.

Interested New York City residents may join the next Cycle for Survival on February 26, 2016, at the Metropolitan Pavilion on West 18th Street. For registration information and a list of cities and dates, visit www.cycleforsurvival.org.