Fund Managers
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Ekta Mehta
Ekta Mehta is a Portfolio Manager at Karma Capital Advisors. She has over 12 years of rich experience spread across multiple facets of investing and financial analysis. She is responsible for managing large cap funds along with coverage of companies in key sectors like Banking, Financials, Insurance, FMCG, Hotels, Hospitals and Oil & Gas. Prior to Karma Capital, Ekta was with MSCI and SGA and explored varied domains of Indexing and Investor Relations. Before that she was with B&K securities as a sell-side analyst covering the media sector and had a brief stint as Research Associate at Karma Capital. Ekta completed her MBA in Finance from N.L Dalmia Institute of Management studies and holds a CFA degree from ICFAI university.
Farokh Pandole
Mr. Pandole graduated with Honors in Economics from Harvard College in 1992. He gained an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School in 1995. He is a former Junior National Squash Champion on multiple occasions and has represented India.Mr. Pandole was Vice-President and member of the core investment team at Alliance Capital Mutual Fund between 1995–2000, responsible for managing $250mn, including FII and MF assets. He also assumed an Asian Coverage Research role and provided investment inputs into Alliance-DLJ, a $100mn Private Equity Fund at the time.Mr. Pandole moved to the sell-side, from 2000-09 at Citigroup Global Markets, where he was Head of Indian Equity Distribution. Thereafter, Mr. Pandole was Director, Equity Sales at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch until 2013.Most recently he was an Equity Portfolio Manager at HDFC Life, generating substantial outperformance over benchmark.
Gaurav Didwania
Gaurav Didwania is a finance expert with 15+ years of experience in investment management and advisory. Known for delivering exceptional returns and strategic insights, he holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) from NM College, Mumbai.
Gaurav Dua
Gaurav Dua holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a post-graduate degree in finance from Mumbai University in 1997. His vast work experience spans over two decades across in many leading research and broking companies, in equity research and other capital market functions.At Sharekhan, he was head of research for almost 10 years. Currently, he is managing Sharekhan’s flagship PMS strategy, Prime Picks Portfolio – an innovative, all-weather portfolio, which is designed to outperform in all market conditions. He is supported by a strong team of 10-15 equity research analysts having average work experience of close to 8-10 years each.
Gaurav Mehta
Gaurav Mehta joined SBI Funds Management (SBIFM) in November 2018 as an Equity Analyst in SBI Mutual Fund and subsequently moved to having fund management responsibilities as well. With effect from October 2021, Gaurav is now CIO – Alternatives where he is responsible for managing equity portion of the Portfolio Management Services & Alternative Investment Funds business. Gaurav has over 15 years’ experience in Indian Financial Markets having worked with Ambit Investment Advisors, Ambit Capital, and Edelweiss Capital. Gaurav has completed B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from IIT, Bombay and holds a post graduate diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow. Gaurav is also a Charter holder of the CFA Institute, USA
Gaurav Pant
Gaurav joined DSP in March 2014 as part of the Investment Alternatives Business. After completing his PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gaurav began his career at the London office of Goldman Sachs in the Financing Group of the Investment Banking Division. In 2007, he moved to the Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies division, where he focused on European equities. In 2011, Gaurav joined Dalton Capital and set up a long-short fund for Indian equities.
Gautam Berry
Gautam Berry has over 8 years’ experience in Indian Equities. He is the Fund Manager of Event Arbitrage PMS Investment Approach at Edelweiss Asset Management Limited. He also plays an integral part in managing Alternative Equity, Catalyst and Consumer Trends Fund. Before joining Edelweiss AMC in the year 2014, he was a consultant at Transfolign Consulting, where his core competence included business transformation, development of processes & control systems. He also received recognition for successfully conducting business entry studies using available market data, projecting growth trends and advising on investment decision. He is a CFA Charter holder from CFA Institute with Master of Science in Finance from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University.
Gautam Trivedi
Gautam Trivedi is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Nepean Capital. He has over 26 years of experience in the Indian and Asian financial industry. In his last role, he was the CEO of Religare Capital Markets, one of India's leading domestic Investment Banks. There he pioneered 'The Great India Roadtrips' that conducted channel checks across in Tier 2 & 3 towns and villages. Before joining Religare, Gautam was a Managing Director and Head of Equity Distribution at Goldman Sachs India; he served on the board of Goldman Sachs India Private Limited. He moved to India from Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong) where he was an Executive Director in the Asian Equities team. Gautam spent 4 years in the Corporate Finance and M&A team at Reliance Industries Ltd, India's largest company by market cap. He has also worked at DSP Merrill Lynch, CLSA Asia and Jardine Fleming (Hong Kong). Gautam graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with an MBA and has a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Mumbai University. He is also an Aspen Institute fellow and is the President of the USC Marshall Alumni Association of Mumbai. He sits on the boards of Collective Artist Networks, Extramarks Education India Pvt. Ltd., Landmark Cars Ltd., Maddock Films and UFO Moviez India Ltd. Gautam also sits on the India Advisory Board of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. He is an avid traveler and enjoys penning his experiences in travelogues.
Geetika Gupta
Ms Geetika Gupta is Fund Manager – Portfolio Management Services at ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd (IPAMC), having joined the company in August 2021. She has over a decade of experience in investments, both in sell-side equity research and buy-side research. Prior to joining IPAMC, she was Vice President at First Voyager Advisors for six years, where she was responsible for the fund's investments in Indian equities. Prior to that, Ms Gupta was a research analyst at Kotak Institutional Equities for four years (2011-15), covering the Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) space. She began her career in 2007 at Lehman Brothers covering US Equities and later interned with Morgan Stanley, Singapore in the Investment Banking Division in 2010. She comes with deep understanding of the BFSI sector, as well as in B2C businesses in the consumer and technology space. She is an alumnus of IIT Delhi (B.Tech, Chemical Engineering) and IIM, Ahmedabad.
George HeberJoseph
George brings over two decades of experience in equities and capital markets. At ASK, he leads investment strategy, performance, product innovation, and growth across PMS, AIFs, offshore funds, and the upcoming mutual fund platform. He joins ASK from Jio BlackRock AMC, where he was Chief Investment Officer and played a key role in setting up the India JV. Previously, he led investments and strategy at ICICI Prudential PMS and ITI Asset Management. He has spent over a decade at ICICI Prudential AMC where he was overall responsible for managing ~USD 2 billion in equity assets. A Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant, George is known for his stock-picking skills, long-term value approach, and track record of scaling investment platforms.
Gopal Kavalireddi
Gopal Kavalireddi brings over 20 years of experience, having held key leadership positions at renowned global organizations such as Thermax Global and Siemens Gamesa. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from India, a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, and a PGPM from the Great Lakes Institute of Management. In addition, he has completed a Management Development Program in Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Govind Jhawar
CA Govind Jhawar is the Founder and CEO of Finideas, a premier investment advisory firm. He is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Treasury Manager, and SEBI Approved Investment Advisor with over 23 years of experience in the Capital, Currency, and Derivatives Market, managing an AUA of over ₹600 Crores.Under his leadership, Finideas launched the Finideas Growth Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). A prominent figure in financial training, he has trained over 90,000 traders and investors since 2004. Govind specializes in developing innovative trading strategies and offers consultancy to exchange members. He has conducted numerous workshops on behalf of SEBI, NSE, BSE, and MCX across India, focusing on options trading and financial market education.
Gunit Singh Narang
MA Economics from Delhi School of Economics (DSE) NISM certified. Half decade experience in credit risk management & market research at American Express & Wells Fargo.
Hardik Doshi
Hardik’s 20-year career includes 6 years of equity research at Lehman Brothers in New York and 13 years of investing experience in India as head of the investment research team at First Voyager, advisor to the TVF Fund, a large India-focused FII fund. Over the last five years of his involvement, the fund delivered high teens absolute returns significantly outperforming the MSCI India by high single digits annually. He is also a charter holder from the CFA Institute.
Harsh Gupta
CFA ,Fund Manager PMS
