M. Rajeshwar Rao

M. Damodaran

Ananth Narayan G.

Mr. Ananth Narayan is currently a Whole Time Member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), looking after Market Regulation Department (MRD), Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD), Enforcement, Enquiries & Adjudication Department (EAD), Office of Investor Assistance & Education (OIAE), and Department of Economic & Policy Analysis (DEPA).

Prior to this current role, Ananth has had extensive experience of academia, governance, and international banking.

Between 2018 and 2022, Ananth was an Associate Professor at S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai. He also served on several boards, including as Independent Director on SBI Capital Markets, Additional Director (appointed by RBI) on Yes Bank Ltd., Public Interest Director (appointed by SEBI) on NSE Clearing Limited.

Between 2009 and 2017, Ananth was with Standard Chartered Bank, last as Managing Director & Regional Head of Financial Markets, ASEAN and South Asia. Between 2006 & 2009, he was with Deutsche Bank, last as Managing Director, Global Rates, South Asia. Between 1993 & 2005, he was with Citigroup, last as Director, Financial Markets, South Asia.

Ananth has also served on several RBI and SEBI committees and working groups.

Ananth holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and is a Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Deepak Sood

Deepak Mohanty

Dr. Deepak Mohanty assumed charge as Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on 20th March 2023.

Dr. Deepak Mohanty is an Economist, with substantive policy experience.

Earlier, he was Chief Economic Advisor, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); served as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI); and worked as Senior Adviser at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He chaired several committees. He has several publications in professional journals and edited two books.

He has a doctorate and two master’s degrees in Economics.

Prashant Kumar

Sankaran Naren

Hitendra Dave

Hitendra Dave has been the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India, effective from June 2021.  

Prior to taking on this role, Hitendra Dave (known widely by his last name, Dave) was the Head of Global Banking & Markets where his span of responsibilities included Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions, Debt and Equity, Capital Markets, Global Markets and the custody business.  

Amongst the more visible figures in India’s banking industry, Dave is a senior banker and highly respected for his understanding and views on macro economy, corporate developments and financial markets. A member of various advisory committees including RBI’s and SEBI’s consultative Committees, Dave is a well recognized figure amongst India Inc. and policy makers.  

Dave joined HSBC India in 2001 and since, has held several senior positions across roles including being Head of Global Markets and later as the Head of Global Banking and Markets for HSBC in India.  

He has more than 30 years of work experience in the Indian Financial Markets.  

Dave is a post graduate in Business Administration and holds a degree in Economics from Delhi University.

Pranav Chawda

Pranav Chawda is the CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, India and Head – Global Corporate Banking.

The Bank has been in India since 1945. As a full service Bank, the India franchise caters to the needs of some of the largest Indian and MNC Corporates along with key Financial Institutions and Foreign Institutional Investors. The addition of Commercial Banking in recent years, completes the client segment offering of the bank.

Pranav Chawda heads Global Corporate Banking in India, based in Mumbai. As part of his overall responsibility, he was in-charge of launch of Commercial banking and build the business of Indian headquartered mid-market corporates basis his extensive experience in this segment. Pranav is also a member of the India Management Committee, the ALCO and the India Credit Committee for JP Morgan Chase NA, India branch.

Pranav joined the firm in November 2019. He has spent over 23 years in banking industry and has held senior leadership roles with another global bank heading various business segments i.e. SME, Liability and Mid-market. His last employment was with a Regional foreign bank in India, as Commercial Bank head.

Pranav is a Chartered Accountant and has worked with Deloitte, Price Waterhouse, Citigroup and DBS.

Sriram Iyer

Mr. Sriram Iyer is the Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Pension Management Company Ltd. He carries close to 3 decades of experience in the Banking and Financial services industry having played leadership roles in areas spanning Banking and Capital markets. He has extensive experience in Financial Product distribution and has a deep understanding of a wide array of Investment products. He is passionate about spreading Financial literacy and has conducted numerous financial awareness sessions with investors and has helped them navigate through complex world of financial products by un-complicating key concepts relating to Personal Finance.

He has been covered extensively in Print and TV media and has authored numerous articles in domestic and international publications on the topic of NPS and Retirement Planning. He was recently recognized as one of the Top 20 Pension Fund executives in Asia by the Asian Investor magazine.

Sriram qualified as a Civil (Structural) Engineer and an MBA with specialization in Finance. He has also undergone various certification courses in Personal Finance and Wealth Management.

Navneet Munot

Navneet Munot is the MD & CEO of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC). He joined the firm in February 2021. HDFC AMC manages over Rs.7.5 lakh crore across Equity and Fixed Income Mutual Funds for over 1 crore investors across the country. Navneet is also the Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

A veteran of financial markets, Navneet has 3 decades of rich experience in the industry. Prior to joining HDFC AMC, he was the Executive director and Chief Investment officer of SBI Funds management Private Limited and was responsible for overseeing AUM over USD 150 billion across mutual funds and segregated accounts. Navneet was also a Director on the board of SBI Pension Funds (P) Limited.

In prior assignments, he was the Executive Director & Head – multi-strategy boutique with Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income and Hybrid Funds at Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund.

Vidya Krishnan

Nirav Shah

Nirav Shah is an accomplished Managing Director at Equirus Capital with over 17 years of experience in Investment Banking, Advisory, and Strategy. Throughout his career, he has honed his expertise across the Financial Services sector, specializing in client coverage, deal origination, transaction execution, and closure.

Nirav brings a unique perspective as both a ‘Banker’ and an ‘Operator.’ In addition to his banking experience, he was part of the CXO team with responsibility for multiple strategic initiatives, stakeholder management, and driving business growth.

Leadership & Strategic Roles:

• Headed multiple critical functions, including Strategy, Investor Relations, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and Fundraising from Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Impact Funds.

• Led the ESG implementation strategy.

• Spearheaded the company's growth trajectory by 5x within 2.5 years, overseeing all business facets such as people, technology, product, and marketing.

Nirav has successfully completed over 15 transactions for top-tier financial institutions, including leading Banks, Small Finance Banks, Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs), Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), and FinTech companies.

With his robust background and expertise in strategic advisory and investment banking, Nirav Shah continues to be a key leader in the financial services space, driving value for clients and stakeholders alike.

Vishal Gupta

Anjani Rathore

Rajiv Gupta

With over 34 years of leadership experiencein the BFSI space , Rajiv has a proven record of building and scaling large businesses, having worked extensively across Banking, Insurance, Securities , Fintech and Insuretech.

As President, Rajiv overseas the  New Strategic initiatives, Risk Management and Advocacy across the PB Fintech group, as well as identifying group's key policy and regulatory issues to drive policy advocacy by engaging directly with government policymakers, regulators, industry associations and other strategic stakeholders. 

He also serves on the board as Director at PB Pay and PB Fintech Account Aggregator and a few other subsidiaries of the group and has been a face of the group at most Govt events, Industry Asscociations and  Public Forums.

He is also currently the Co Chairman of the NationalCommittee of insurance at Assocham and the Co Chair for BFSI at the European Union Chambers of Commerce and also serves on the National Committee of Fintech at CII.

He has previously worked with GE Capital , ICICI Ltd , HDFC Securities , Willis Towers Watson , SBI Life and also had the experience of managing his own  start up InstaRemedy.

On the personal front Mr. Gupta has also represented his country many times during his student life for key international assignments. He is also a qualified CFP and CWP.
 

Puneet Gupta

Puneet Gupta is the Vice President & Managing Director for NetApp India & SAARC and has been instrumental in driving the overall business and operations of NetApp in the regions. An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience with Industry Leaders line IBM, Cisco & Tech Mahindra. Puneet is an alumni of IIT-BHU and IIM Bangalore and he has gained industry recognition through some coveted awards – the recent one being ‘The Most Promising Business Leader of Asia 2024’ presented by The Economic Times and One of the influential Leaders by Marksmen Daily.

Madhurima Mukherjee

Manish Shah

Manish is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Godrej Capital. He has spent over 20 years in financial services in diverse businesses such as secured and unsecured lending, credit cards, wealth management and life insurance with Citibank, AEGON and Bank of Baroda in India and in the US. He has held leadership roles in organizations ranging from MNCs, Public Sector enterprises to co-founding a start-up that was later acquired by Newscorp, making it one of India’s earliest fintech exits to a large global organization. These stints involved setting up large distribution networks across the country, strategic business development, institutional fund-raising and building analytics & risk management frameworks, often from the ground up. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Shahir Daya

Shahir Daya is the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zafin, a leading provider of SaaS solutions for core modernization and transformation in banking. Joining as CTO in 2023, Shahir drives Zafin’s technology and product strategies, delivering intelligent, scalable, and customer-focused solutions that enhance operational efficiency and profitability for top banks worldwide.

Previously, Shahir served as Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect at IBM. He holds a B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, has co-authored IBM Redbooks on Microservices and Hybrid Cloud Integration, and is an inventor with multiple U.S. patents. A member of IEEE and ACM, Shahir is recognized for his innovation and dedication to advancing the financial services ecosystem.

Anubrata Biswas

Anubrata Biswas, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Payments Bank, is an industry stalwart with over two decades of experience in banking and financial services. In his current role, he has been instrumental in shaping the Bank's journey in India's digital banking landscape.

Under his leadership, Airtel Payments Bank has emerged as the largest Payments Bank in the country. The Bank has built a strong portfolio of businesses, with sustained profitability since FY22. Today, the Bank is the fastest-growing digital bank. With its strong retail network of over 500,000 banking points, the Bank is serving deep rural pockets of India. Airtel Payments Bank is also the largest micro-cash B2B player, digitizing billion dollars of cash monthly with over 4,000 corporate partners.

Anubrata started his banking career with ICICI Bank in 2001, where he led several national and overseas assignments, including building the ICICI Bank brand in the USA and the Middle East, establishing retail banking for ICICI Bank in London and heading the international retail business for ICICI Bank, comprising of NRI business and remittances. In his last assignment with ICICI Bank Ltd, he worked as the Retail Business Head for South India.

He serves on leading industry bodies and is currently the chair of the Payments Bank committee by the Payments Council of India (PCI) and a member of the FICCI National Committee on Fintech and CII National Committee on Fintech. In the past, Anubrata has been the co-chair of the CII Financial Inclusion and Fintech Committee for FY24 and the Co-Chair of the CII Task Force on Fintech for FY 21.

Anubrata is an alumnus of Jadavpur University and has completed his degree in Business Administration (PGDBM) from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Anish Mashruwala

Rohit Inamdar

Rohit Inamdar, is the Chief Executive Officer of CARE ESG Ratings Limited. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise from over twenty-five years in leading Indian credit rating agencies. Throughout his career, he has held significant leadership positions in Corporate, Structured Finance, Public Finance, Infrastructure, and Financial Sector Ratings. As a seasoned member of the rating committees at CRISIL and ICRA for over two decades, Rohit has often chaired key meetings, leveraging his deep industry knowledge and strategic insights. His academic credentials include a Master of Science in Engineering from Auburn University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pune, further enhancing his capability to lead and innovate in the ESG ratings domain.

Mayank Bathwal

Mayank Bathwal is the Chief Executive Officer of Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd. With over 30 years of experience in the Aditya Birla Group, Mayank has held leadership roles across various sectors, including insurance, financial services, manufacturing, energy, and power.

He was the founding team member of Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance and in his last role, he was the Deputy CEO of ABSLI and had held multiple roles in the business in India and Indonesia.

In 2015, Mayank took on the challenge of setting up Aditya Birla Health Insurance (ABHI). Under his leadership, ABHI has rapidly emerged as one of India’s most recognized and fastest-growing health insurance companies. He has championed a well-diversified strategy, entering the market with a unique ‘health-first’ business model and developing an efficient multi-channel distribution system by leveraging digital opportunities.

Mayank is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a member of the ICWA and ICSI. He also serves as the co-chair of the FICCI Health Insurance Committee and plays an active role in the insurance industry forum of NATHEALTH.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Mayank is an avid reader, a fitness enthusiast, and deeply committed to ensuring that every Indian has access to a robust health ecosystem and can lead a healthier life.

Shobana Chawla

Amit Ramchandani

Amit Ramchandani brings over 20 years of experience in Investment Banking, having most recently served as Managing Director at JM Financial Ltd for more than five years before joining Motilal Oswal as CEO of the Investment Banking business.

Throughout his career, Amit has been instrumental in closing over 250 transactions across a wide range of sectors and products. His journey includes significant roles at IDFC Ltd and ICICI Securities, where his contributions were key to the growth and success of these organizations.

Amit holds a Master's in Finance from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Hansraj College, forming a strong academic foundation for his professional achievements.

Amit's strategic insights and dedication have been central to the success of the organisations he has worked with, making a lasting impact on the investment banking industry.

Jairam Sridharan

Ajay Rajan

Naveen Surya

Anuj Kacker

Kalpen Parekh

He has over two decades of experience in finance and asset management. Prior to joining DSP, Mr. Parekh was responsible for growing businesses at IDFC Mutual Fund, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd., and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.

He is passionate about behavioural finance and believes that investor behaviour is one of the most crucial aspects to a good investment experience. Mr. Parekh has undertaken various initiatives in the organisations that he has worked with to highlight the importance and learnings of behavioural finance across the value chain.

Mr. Parekh holds a master’s degree in management studies in finance from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.

Jinay Gala

Vivek Iyer

Kaushal Shah

V Vaidyanathan