Fund Managers

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Aniruddha Sarkar

Mr.Aniruddha has over 13 years of experience in the capital markets managing public money in the listed equity space generating significant alpha for clients. He has been managing one of the best performing strategies in the Indian market over the last 5 years. Prior to joining Quest he was managing the IIFL Multicap PMS for 5 years since its inception in 2014, during which he generated annualized returns of 19% as compared to benchmark returns of 9% and average returns of 13% of its peers. At Quest he is the Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of equities and is involved in devising the strategies for all the equity schemes at Quest. Aniruddha holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from St. Xaviers College, Kolkata and a MBA Finance from IMI, New Delhi.

ANIRUDH GARG

Anirudh Garg stands at the forefront of financial innovation as the architect of InvAsset. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Business Studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College and a Masters in Investment Management from the ICMA Centre. Anirudh's foray into the financial world began at his family's proprietary desk established in 1992, with his journey taking a significant turn in 2007. Navigating through the challenging financial landscape of 2008, he gained invaluable insights into the intricacies of market dynamics. His extensive research between 2008 and 2010, which involved in-depth conversations with a diverse range of investors, culminated in the creation of InvAsset Aid. This pioneering algorithm, developed over three years and rigorously tested since 1987, is at the heart of his investment philosophy, emphasizing forward-looking market analysis, bias reduction, and the critical balance of alpha preservation and generation. The successful application of this algorithm from 2013 onwards in managing proprietary funds led to the establishment of InvAsset in 2020. Today, InvAsset boasts the management of 500 crore in proprietary funds and 250 crore in client assets, showcasing Anirudh's exceptional expertise and the effectiveness of his innovative investment strategies

Anish Teli

Anish has been a successful investor in Indian equity markets for over 15 years. He has worked in senior positions with Private Equity Funds managed by ICICI Venture (AUM over $2 bn) and Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) (has invested over $2.6 bn across Asia) for over 10 years. At MSPEA he was a Voting Member of Investment Committee of MSPEA-­‐III -­‐ $1.25 bn third party fund. This committee took decisions on investments across China, India, Korea, Japan and other South East Asian Markets. During this time he continued to evaluate opportunities in the listed equity space also. In 2011 he became an independent investor and focused on listed Indian equity markets. He also conducted research and developed quantitative trading systems and has been using them successfully since 2012. Anish is a rank holding Chartered Accountant and an MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Ankit Doshi

Seasoned professional with more than a decade of experience in finance and technology with key focus on quantitative research and factor-based investing. A specialist in alpha-driven strategies, with a deep understanding of big data analytics and algorithmic trading

Anniruddha Naha

Aniruddha Naha joined PGIM India in April 2018 and is currently CIO – Alternatives. He has over 22 years of experience in the equity and debt market. Aniruddha holds a Masters degree in Finance & Control, Delhi University. Aniruddha’s stock selection philosophy is based on the Growth at Reasonable Price (GARP) principle. He is a strong advocate of managing funds through a well-defined process led strategy with equal emphasis on strong risk management practices. This enables him to focus on consistency of performance over longer term and also protect downside in his pursuit of alpha generation. Risk-adjusted returns become the key outcome metric for such a research and process based approach

Anoop Vijaykumar

He has worked as a Business Strategy & Operations Consultant with Kearney, and has held various leadership roles at Honeywell, Zomato, and Microsoft. He completed his MBA from the Indian School of Business, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Mumbai University. Prior to joining the capitalmind team he also wrote about investing on his site thecalmivestor.com

Anshuman Khanna

Anshuman Khanna is a Chartered Accountant and Lawyer by qualification possessing over 10 years experience in investing across asset classes, including real estate, listed equities, private equity and commodities. Having been actively involved in diverse areas of business including investment banking, real estate, international trade and shipping, He supplements investment acumen with hands- on experience of transaction execution, structuring, legal documentation, and international market and macro perspectives. He has advised on investment transactions valued in excess of USD 1 bn in areas ranging from education, oil & gas, shipping, real estate and cement. He has also held board positions in various companies including mining, oil trading, garments export and power generation.

ANUJ BADJATE

Over 30 years of experience in equity business. He has been a pioneer in the field of equity research and holds many multi-bagger stock identifications to his name. He preaches and practices the phrase “Create Wealth, Not Just Profits”. He is the promoter of Jain International School, Little Jewels Kindergarten and SB Jain Institute of Technology Management and Research in Nagpur. He has also acquired educational qualifications like M.Com and MBA from Nagpur University.

Anup Maheshwari

Anup brings with him 26 years of investment experience. He joined IIFL from DSP BlackRock Investment Managers (a joint venture between BlackRock and the DSP Group in India) in August 2018. He was associated with DSP BlackRock since July 1997 and was last designated as the Chief Investment Officer, Equities. Anup managed DSP BlackRock’s India funds from May 2001 to June 2018. For a brief period between December 2005 and May 2006, he was the CIO at HSBC Asset Management before returning to DSP BlackRock. Previously he was also associated with Chescor, a British fund management firm managing three offshore India equity funds. Anup is an alumnus of IIM Lucknow.

Apurva Sharma

Qualification:CFA Charter holder, MBA in Finance from Welingkars & Bachelor of Engineering (Infotech) from Mumbai University, Experience: ▪ Apurva comes with over 16+ years of experience in the finance industry.He has worked as a co-fund manager at Helios Asset Management for Flexicap Mutual Fund managing.over 1000+ crs AUM. Previously, he has also worked with PGIM India AMC, Edelweiss, ICICI Group, Anand Rathi, and Centrum Wealth Managers. Apurva is a CFA Charter holder, MBA in Finance from Welingkars & Bachelor of Engineering (InfoTech) from Mumbai University.

Arjun Narsipur

Arjun is a seasoned finance and markets professional with over 14 years of experience across equity, FX, global markets and treasury risk management. His area of focus is converting investment philosophies into testable, repetable processes and algorithms.