Fund Managers
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Aejas Lakhani
Aejas Lakhani. The investment focus is on established companies in specific sectors which are leading the migration of market share from unorganised players to organised players. As India's economy grows rapidly in scale and sophistication, several sectors are positioned to change dramatically over the next decade. Certain powerful trends are driving the shift in the balance of competitive advantage in favour of organized businesses.
Ajay Vora
Mr. Ajay Vora has over a 15 years of investment management experience specialising in long only and long short equity strategies consistently generating alpha returns. Prior to joining Investment Manager he was heading Equity Investment team at Reliance Industries’ Treasury managing approx. USD $1 billion portfolio. With the help of an efficient team he managed to scale the portfolio from USD $200 million to USD $1 billion over 5 years. He started his career at Morgan Stanley as a materials sector analyst and then moved to ENAM Asset Management Company Private Limited (ENAM AMC). Over 6 years at ENAM AMC he managed to graduate from an analyst to Head of Research of fund with AUM of USD $1 billion. He was instrumental and part of core team to have managed to raise institutional money at ENAM AMC.
Akash Gupta
Mr. Akash Gupta is the Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Chief Investment Officer of Astratinvest Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. He brings extensive expertise in equity markets and quantitative finance, combining deep market knowledge with a forward-looking approach to investment advisory. He holds the prestigious NISM-AIF Fund Manager Certification (Reg. No. NISM202300185256), reflecting his commitment to professional standards and regulatory excellence. Akash began his career in the equity markets in 2016, gaining wideranging exposure across global equities, Indian markets, and emergingasset classes like crypto. A graduate of BITS Pilani with a B.E. (Hons.) degree, he is currently pursuing an MSc. in Financial Engineering from WorldQuant University to further strengthen his quantitative expertise and investment acumen. Before co-founding Astratinvest, Akash founded multiple ventures that highlight his entrepreneurial drive and vision. These include AstratquantLabs Pvt. Ltd., a fintech company focused on quantitative technologies; Astratmutual Pvt. Ltd., an AI-driven platform simplifying mutual fund investments; and Quant Meridian Capital, a holding company built to support long-term financial innovation. In his professional journey, Akash has also held pivotal roles such as Software Developer – Manager Level at Reliance Jio Infocomm Pvt.Ltd., where he led teams working on advanced technology and generative AI projects. His experience at WorldQuant involved financial modeling, global market strategy development, and quantitative research, showcasing his analytical depth and ability to apply scientific methodologies to finance. At Astratinvest, Akash is driven by a vision to transform India’s investment landscape by integrating advanced mathematics, data-driven strategies, and cutting-edge technology. His focus on long-term wealth creation and systematic investing continues to shape the firm’s philosophy and commitment to innovation.
AKHIL SOMANI
In his role as Portfolio Manager for Eureka Portfolio Management Services, Akhil, the youngest Director & CIO on the Board, brings forth a wealth of financial expertise, holding a Postgraduate Management degree from the University of Melbourne. His proficiency in finance, coupled with a tech-savvy orientation, uniquely positions him to lead Eureka's exploration into cutting-edge technologies. Akhil's strategic focus revolves around reshaping industry benchmarks, utilizing his financial acumen, available resources, and a Gen-Z perspective to deliver an unparalleled and innovative trading experience to the global market.
Akshay Badjate
Akshay Badjate brings with him 18 years + of rich experience in the field of Indian Capital Markets with a focus on public markets investing. Akshay has previously worked in leadership roles with a focus on product & investment research at early stage fintech companies. He has also worked with a host of reputed global investment banks such as JP MorganChase, Lehman Brothers / Nomura and Kotak Institutional Equities. During his stint at Alphaniti (Now TORUS-Alphaniti) between 2019-2023, Akshay identified and built several multi-bagger investment themes which consistently figured in the top 10 in the Smallcase universe performance rankings. Akshay is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and is extremely passionate about equities. While being highly data driven, Akshay adopts a long-term orientation towards both business and market cycles. His favorite book is "Capital Returns" which has deeply influenced his investment thought process.
Alok Agarwal
Alok has over 21 years of experience in Finance and Markets, primarily in equity research and fund management. He worked with PGIM India AMC, where he managed their flagship fund and headed their Offshore Equity Desk. Alok has also worked with Deutsche Asset Management, KR Choksey Shares & Securities, E-nxt Financials Ltd and Pinnacle Academy. He holds a degree of M.Com and MS (Finance) & has also completed CA, CFA & CMT
Alok Kumar
Mr. Alok Kumar has more than 18 years of experience in analyzing India and Global Capital Markets at First Global. He has played an instrumental role in the development of First Global’s ExoTech systems like Agreement in Motion (AIM) ™ and Weight Watcher (WW) ™ and has run these systems since inception. He has an MBA in Finance from Pune University and a CTM from ICFAI, Hyderabad.
Aman Chowhan
Aman has over 17 years of Indian equity experience. Prior to joining Abakkus he was Portfolio manager for all local and offshore schemes for PMS division of Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management). Having worked at Singapore office of Reliance, Aman brings along a regional and global perspective in investing and has strong track record across – benchmark, absolute long and long-short strategies. Before joining Reliance in 2005 he was associated as research analyst with TAIB securities, Tata TD waterhouse and other brokerage firms. Aman holds an MBA degree from Mumbai University.
Amish Kanani
Amish Kanani is the Associate Director of Jm Financial. Jm Financial is a Financial Services company and has headquarters in Mumbai,maharashtra,india. Jm Financial has 1644 employees. It was founded in 1973. Jm Financial specialises in mutual funds, asset management, personal finance management. Jmfl.com is a public company.
Amit Goel
Amit Goel Co-founded Pace Group in 1995, and has led the group for over 25 years. Under his watch Pace group has grown from a fledgling NSE Broker in 1995 to a financial powerhouse that today has a pan-Indian presence, with customers in 35 countries. Pace has been nominated numerous times as one of the best Investment Advisors in India by ICRA & CNBC. He has appeared as an expert speaker on global markets on Indian Business Channels such as CNBC, ZEE Business, and ET Now. Over the last two and a half decades, he has managed/advised on proprietary and client investments and has traded across all financial asset classes and across a spectrum of Developed and Emerging Markets. He practices a unique investment philosophy amalgamating insights from the diverse streams of economics, finance, technical analysis, behavioral science, global politics, and the physical sciences to arrive at the most viable asset allocations and has had unprecedented success in consistently beating the markets over last two decades. Amit holds a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the Faculty of Management Studies in Delhi.
Amit Jeswani
Mr Amit Jeswani is a Double Charter, has successfully completed his Chartered Financial Analyst (Virginia, USA) and Chartered Market Technician (New York, USA). He graduated in Business with finance from Kingston University London. He has been investing in capital markets from last 14 years. He started at an early age of 16 as his father was a Stock Broker and has worked with various financial giants. He is an active member with Association of Technical Market Analyst and Indian Association of Investment Professionals.
Amit Kansal
With over 22 years of professional experience, including approximately 14 years at Aditya Birla Capital, as well as roles at ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young, and other organizations, Mr. Amit Kansal has built a broad and deep expertise in finance and investment. He conceptualized and led the joint venture between Aditya Birla Capital and Värde Partners, a US-based credit fund. At Aditya Birla Finance, he headed the Project & Structured Finance vertical for the North and East regions, delivering project-linked lending, structured debt, and corporate finance solutions to large and mid-market corporates. His experience spans the full investment spectrum, from low-yield instruments to high-yield special situation transactions. He is an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce and a rank-holding Chartered Accountant.
Amit Mantri
Amit Mantri has 10 years of investing experience across private equity and public markets. In his last role, he was a Vice-President at Hornbill Capital, a Mumbai based hedge fund. Hornbill is co-sponsored by Orchid Asia which manages US$ 3.0 billion of equity capital for Asia. Prior to Hornbill, he has been part of the private equity investment team at IDFC Alternatives and Zephyr Peacock. At Zephyr Peacock, Amit was part of the investment team that completed transactions in the logistics, IT infrastructure services, pharmaceuticals, clean-tech and financial distribution industry. He has served on the Board of 20 Cube Logistics as an Alternate Director and was part of the team that launched Sri Lanka’s first private equity fund. Amit has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Bangalore and a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Amit Vora
Amit earned his computer science degree from Michigan State University and completed his MBA at IIM Bangalore. His professional journey includes executive positions at prominent global corporations. With 25 years of total work experience, Amit has dedicated more than a decade to investment analysis and equity research.In 2023, Amit launched Waya, a quantitative investment platform serving 100,000+ paying subscribers. He has consistently achieved 40% CAGR returns for his investors. His investment principle is straightforward: maintain winning ositions, but exit losing ones before small losses become catastrophic.
Anand Shah
Mr Anand Shah has more than two decades of rich fund management experience in the Asset Management industry. Anand joined ICICI Prudential AMC in February 2021. In his previous role, he was CEO of NJ Asset Management. Prior to this stint, he was Deputy CEO and Head of Investments at BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd, responsible for investments and overseeing both onshore and offshore mandates sub-advised and sales. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, he was the Head of Equities at Canara Robeco AMC Ltd for a period of three years starting March 2008. He was previously associated with ICICI Prudential AMC Ltd in the capacity of Co-Head Equities and as Vice President Investments at Kotak Mutual Fund for a period of six years from May 2000 to December 2006. Anand has previously won multiple laurels and prestigious awards for his fund management. He was the recipient of ‘The CIO of the Year Award 2014-15’ from Asia Asset Management and has also won multiple other fund level awards for his investment performance. By qualification, he is a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and holds a B.E. degree from Regional Engineering College, Surat.
