Fund Managers

Discover all of the fund managers
Ayush Aggarwal

Mr. Ayush Aggarwal is a young dynamic business leader. He is an MBA (PGP-FMB) from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, and a graduate from Delhi University. He has a great understanding and an in-depth knowledge of financial Market. He is the CIO (Chief Investment Officer) of SMC Private wealth Vertical at SMC Global Securities ltd. managing and handling portfolio management activities. He has an excellent understanding of the various Macro & Micro factors driving the economy and financial markets. He has a knack of Identifying high growth potential as well as fundamentally strong companies. HNI clients at SMC have benefitted significantly from his practical and pragmatic views.

Ayush Vimal

Ayush Vimal has more than a decade of experience in the financial services domain across Investment Banking, Taxation and Assurance. In his last role, he was working in the Investment Banking team at Citi where he was advising top global Private Equity funds and large corporates on acquisitions, divestments and IPOs and was rated the top of his batch. He has been involved in advising on deals with a potential value of more than US$20bn across telecom, infrastructure and consumer sectors. Ayush has an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and B.Com (Hons) from St. Xaviers' College, Kolkata. He is also a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. Besides investing, Ayush is passionate about reading, writing, swimming and is an ardent follower of Roger Federer

BAIDIK SARKAR

India continues to be amongst the fastest-growing trillion-dollar economy in the world that is likely to reach a nominal GDP of USD 5 trillion before the end of this decade, from USD 2.6 trillion today. To support this scale, several social, and regulatory have been unveiled, and as they spread through the economy, powerful repercussions are being felt across India's consumption stack. An unintended consequence of this change is impacting the competitive ability of India's unorganized businesses. And this has led to a disruptive shift favoring India's organized businesses across various segments.

Bhargav Buddhadev

Bhargav Buddhadev is the Co-Fund Manager of Ambit Emerging Giants Small Cap Portfolio at Ambit Asset Management. He has over 18 years of experience in Equity Research. Prior to joining Ambit, he worked with Kotak Mutual Fund where he was part of the investment decision-making process for identifying mid and small- cap funds. He also worked with Ambit Institutional Equities and was entrusted with the responsibility of researching mid-cap stocks. Bhargav was recognized in Asiamoney polls in 2017 and ranked as the 4th best analyst for Consumer Discretionary, 4th best analyst for Small Caps, 7th best analyst for Utilities and 10th best analyst for Conglomerates. One of his major contributions was the creation of a small-cap product called Beachcombing Series at Ambit Institutional Equities that identified undiscovered names and helped his team rank in the top 3 in Asia Money polls. The secret sauce to this was the extensive channel checks which were conducted by talking to competitors, suppliers and channel partners like distributors. Bhargav is a qualified Chartered Accountant, holds an MBA in Finance and is currently pursuing American CFA level II certification.

Bhavin Shah

Mr. Bhavin Shah is one of the most awarded (unprecedented streak of a decade of number One Rankings by the Global Institutional Investors) professionals in the industry. In his career spanning over twenty years, Mr.Bhavin Shah has played leadership roles in building from scratch three top ranked Institutional Equity franchises: Global (JP Morgan), Asian (Credit Suisse) and Indian (Equirus).Mr. Bhavin Shah set up Sameeksha Capital to manage his personal savings in an institutional setup and hence enable others to benefit from his expertise. Mr.Bhavin Shah has appeared on business TV channels and Magazines across the globe to present his views on equities. He holds a MBA degree with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from the top ranked University of Chicago Booth school of Business and a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California. Mr.Bhavin Shah  jointly holds two US patents for Microprocessor Design.

Bijon Pani

Bijon Pani with 12+ yesrs' global and Indian quant investment experience, leads AIF/PMS strategies & research. Past roles include NJ AMC, IDFC AMC, Barclays capital. and Eden financials. Holds a Ph.D. in Finance (factor investing) from EDHEC, France, MS in Finance from London Business school, MSc in Computer Science from Oxford

CHAITANYA SHAH

BITS Pilani grad (2014) and former JP Morgan Investment Banker in Mumbai & New York. Served as a lead analyst on over $1B in M&A, buyouts, and IPO transactions, specializing in North American Real Estate

Charandeep Singh

Co-founder of Girik and leads the investment decision making process  . Formidable experience of over two decades in capital markets  . More than 10 years of experience of investing in Indian equities . With Lehman Brothers till 2007 as a Director of Investment Banking Division, Global Leveraged Finance group, based in New York and London Holds a Diploma in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics and Political Science (1999) and MSc in Finance from London Business School (2002) 

Chockalingam Narayanan

Mr. Chockalingam Narayanan has over 17 years of extensive experience in Fund Management, Investment Research and Market Analysis. He has been instrumental in analysing business fundamentals to derive relevant and actionable analysis that has portfolio growth. He is consistently relied upon for providing detailed analysis of the macro-economy, financial markets and ESG that serve as some of the key foundation pillars for the various investment strategies that he has worked with in his career. In his career, he has earlier worked with leading organisations like Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt Ltd, Deutsche Equities India Private Limited and Batlivala & Karani Securities. Academically, Mr Chockalingam Narayanan has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal and a Bachelor of Commerce from G.R.Damodaran College of Science. He has also passed the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification by the Global Association of Risk Professionals, USA.

DALJEET SINGH KOHLI

As the Head of Research and Strategy at Vasuki India Fund, I lead a team of talented analysts and strategists who cover the Indian equity market across various sectors and themes. I am responsible for setting the investment philosophy, strategy, and process for the fund, as well as conducting in-depth research and generating actionable recommendations. I am passionate about uncovering hidden gems and identifying emerging trends in the Indian market, and I leverage my extensive network and expertise to provide value-added insights and guidance to the fund's portfolio managers and investors.

Debashis Basu

Mr. Debashis Basu is a CA with three decades of experience as a business writer and commentator. He is the author of several business books including The Scam amd Absolute Power, a history of NSE, co-authored with Sucheta Dalal. He was a member of the mutual fund advisory committee of SEBI.

Debashish Bose

Debashish Bose has set up the ABC Equity Portfolio - a public equities offering from OAKS AMC; and is responsible for managing the portfolio.He has two decades plus experience in investments across asset mgmt., wealth mgmt., institutional equities, and global macro research.He has lived & worked across geographies (India, US & Europe) for firms such as DSP Investment Managers, IDFC AMC, Quant Capital, UBS & Kotak Mahindra and engaged with multiple categories of professional investors including family offices, endowments, hedge funds and institutions.Debashish has a PGDM from IIM Calcutta (2000) and a Bachelors in Mech Engineering From NITK, Suratkal (1998). 

Deepak Radhakrishnan

Deepak Radhakrishnan is the Portfolio Manager of Pelican PMS. He is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years’ experience across Equity research and Fund Management. His earlier assignments include managing mutual funds, private and corporate portfolios in India and abroad.

Deepak Shenoy

Founder Capitalmind.in, CEO of Algo Trading Firm (Moneyoga), Director of Strategy at Quant Hedge Fund (Estee Advisors) and CEO India of Flovate Technologies acquired by WNS, Computer Engineer from NIT Surathkal

Deven Ved

Deven has over 17 years of diverse business experience in financial programming and modelling, program management, shareholder reporting and consulting. In his previous role at HDFC Ergo General Insurance he spearheaded the launch of automated underwriting rule engine, enabling instantaneous policy issuance. Deven’s professional experience also includes working with financial institutions like Bharti AXA, Tata AIA Life and Deloitte Consulting. He’s highly analytical in his approach and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science and Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai