Leadership

With a career spanning over 45 years, Michael Pinto joined the Government of India in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and served till his superannuation in 2003. He held several assignments during this tenure including: CEO - Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp., Vice-Chairman and Managing Director - MSRTC, CMD - Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India, Chairman - Central Cottage Industries Corporation, MD - Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Minister (Economic) - Embassy of India - Paris, Chairman - Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Director General (Shipping) - Govt of India, Chairman - Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Secretary (Shipping ) - Govt. of India. He has also served as Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in the rank and status of Union Minister of State. He is also a Director on the Board of various other companies.

He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, Master of Arts degree in Sociology and Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.

Mr. Raman Uberoi was COO of CRISIL and headed the Ratings Business of CRISIL. He also headed Risk & Infrastructure business for subsidiary of CRISIL. Currently he is advising CRISIL on Regulatory & Government Affairs. Mr.Uberoi is also Advisor on Strategic matters to Aspiring Minds Assessments Private Limited and Piramal Capital Housing Finance Limited. He is Director on the Board of Receivables Exchange of India Limited.

He holds a B.Com, ACA.

Mr. Ameet Parikh is the Managing Partner of Morphis Business Advisory LLP , which provides advisory and financial services to family owned SME companies in India. Mr. Parikh is also cofounder of Morphis Management Services LLP which provides the financial operations services to Investee Companies of PE funds. He was previously Global partner of Arthur Andersen and EY and also founder and Managing Director of Axis Risk Consulting Services, which is now a Genpact company.

He holds a B.Com, FCA, Bachelor of Law.

Mr. Alejandro Echegorri Rodriguez is Chief Investment Officer for Principal Global Asset Management. He is responsible for overall investment strategy and the investment process for the group and for overseeing the management of pension, mutual funds and general accounts in the Asia as well as for supporting the overall development of the asset management business in the region. He has been associated with Principal Group since 2003.

He holds a Masters in Economics from Argentina

Mr. S. Viswanathan was Executive VP in Kotak Mahindra Bank heading Compliance. He was previously associated with ING Vysya Bank as Senior VP, Compliance Head from July 1996 till March 2015.

He holds a B.Com, Associate Company Secretary – Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Certified Associate – Indian Institute of Bankers

Madhukar Kamath has over 28 years of experience in the Industry especially in the field of project approval and implementation, Investment Advisory, dealing with regulatory authorities, preparation of project reports, handling bankers, financing and administration and management activities. He has been handling Foreign Direct Investment projects since last 10 years and has been instrumental in helping many multinationals in implementing projects in India. He has won awards for successful implementation and for excellent performance in Project Management. Presently, Kamath is acting as an advisor to Tessitura Monti India Pvt. Ltd. He is also a Director on the Board of various other companies.

He holds a B. Com and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI).

Mr. Pedro Borda is currently working as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Principal International. Prior to that he was President of Southeast Asia & India of Principal International. He has served in multiple leadership positions for Principal over last 22 years including Managing Director in Argentina, Country Head and Managing Director of Principal in Mexico, a board member of Principal Chile, CEO of Principal’s ASEAN Region. He has done Master in Finance, Bachelor in Administration, specialization in Agriculture Businesses, both degrees from  Universidad Argentina de la Empress - Buenos Aires Argentina.

Mr. Ganesh Natarajan is Executive Chairman and founder of 5F World, a platform for Digital Start-ups, Skills and Social Ventures in the Country. He is also founder of Global Talent Track & Skills Alpha and co-founder of 2 Indo-US Joint Ventures – Kalzoom Advisors and Centre for AI and Advanced Analytics. He is also working as Director and ‘Digital and IT Committee’ Head of Fino Payments Bank.
He was earlier CEO of eminent companies like Aptech Ltd and Zensar Technologies Ltd.

He holds a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, PG in Industrial Engineering, PhD in Knowledge Management, Advanced Management – Harvard Business School.

Suresh Mahalingam in the last 30 years has been in Senior Leadership roles across BFSI and FMCG Industries. He has worked as MD & CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance, General Manager at HDFC Life, Business Head, South at ITC Ltd. He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Member - Group Management Council at Wadhawan Global Capital. He holds PGPIM, IMI, New Delhi, B.Com, University of Madras.

Ms. Jane Ann Conway has more than 3 decades of experience in finance Industry during which she has worked with Companies like Principal Financial Group, Nationwide Group and Freedom Mortgage in United States in the areas like Risk Management, Operations and Marketing. She has done Graduation in Spanish in International Studies from IOWA State University.

Mr. Bharat Ravuri is an experienced financial services professional with over 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Mr. Ravuri was the Managing Director for Principal Retirement Advisors - India before being appointed as Managing Director of Principal Asset Management Private Limited, Prior to his stint with Principal Retirement Advisory services, he launched a FinTech company called MintZip to help customers make better financial decisions. This helped him build a deep insight into customer mindset & their needs. He was formerly associated with Fidelity Investments, working closely on Asset Management and Brokerage businesses. Bharat has cultivated strong business knowledge in banking, asset management and benefits administration. He started his career with Citibank while working in its India, London and US offices – primarily in Capital Markets business. He has graduated from Andhra University, MCA from Andhra University and MBA from Indian School of Business

Mr. Douglas Alan Fick is an experienced professional. Presently he is also holding the position as Vice President of Principal Global Services, Des Moines, IOWA. He had formerly worked as a Chief Executive Officer for Principal International Hong Kong overseeing mandatory pension business as well as retail mutual fund distribution. He has done Master of Business Administration from University of IOWA.

In his 29-years of work experience in Investment Management, Rajat Jain has been associated with Principal Mutual Fund for 16 years. In his present role, Jain monitors the investments of Principal Mutual Fund and leads the overall portfolio strategy. Before this, he was the Chief Investment Officer at SBI Mutual Fund.

Jain has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Allahabad and a PGDM from IIM Lucknow.

Hariharan Iyer has over 21 years of experience. His areas of expertise comprise network management, customer services and process management in mutual fund and transfer agency. In the past, he was associated with Deutsche Investor Services Private Limited, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Limited, ING Investment Management Co. (I) Private Limited. and HDFC Asset Management Company Limited.

Iyer holds a Masters in Marketing Management and is an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India.

 

Richa Parasrampuria is the Head of Compliance and comes with over 11 years of experience in Asset Management Compliance. Prior to this, she has worked with JPMorgan Asset Management India Private Limited., Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited and Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Private Limited.

Parasrampuria, a graduate in Commerce, is a qualified Company Secretary. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in law.  

Bekxy Kuriakose has over 18 years of experience in dealing, research and fund management. Having primarily managed Fixed Income funds, she has worked as Asst. Vice President with L&T Mutual Fund, as Fund Manager with Reliance Life Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund. 

Kuriakose holds a graduate degree in Economics (Hons) and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.

Gaurav Goyal has over 17 years of experience in financial services - Sales & Distribution. His responsibilities include leading institutional, retail sales and business development initiatives for organizations. Earlier, he was with ICICI Prudential Asset Management as Vice President, and Head – IFA Channel & Investor Education. He has also worked with HDFC Bank, Citi Financial, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and IDBI Capital. In his previous roles, he was involved in launching and setting up multiple locations, new product launches and multiple distribution channels.

Goyal is a B.Sc and a Master in Management Studies.

Ragesh Renganathan is currently managing Fund accounting, Commission and MIS functions. He has an overall experience of over 18 years, of which he has spent around 10 years in the asset management industry. In the past, he was associated with Franklin Templeton MF, managing the Fund Administration and NAV functions. 

Ragesh is a Commerce Graduate and a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also accredited with CISA.

 

Siddharth Singh heads Products and Bank Alliances. With over 17 years of experience in financial services, he is currently responsible for product development, management and distribution alliances with banks. Prior to Principal Mutual Fund, he has worked with DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers, Deutsche Asset Management and ICICI Prudential Asset Management.

Singh is a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and holds a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan has over 25 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked across many Asset Management Companies, including Canara Robeco AMC, Pramerica AMC, and Sun F&C AMC. He has managed several funds across Large Cap, Multi-cap and Mid cap strategies. He has a very strong research background and has sound knowledge of the fund management business.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan is a M.S. Finance(Investments) &  holds a M.B.A.

Mr. Sudhir Kedia has over 13 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked with Mirae India AMC and ASK Investment Managers. He has managed Hybrid strategies and other Multi cap portfolios is his earlier organizations. He has a very strong research background and has sound understanding of the fund management business.
He holds CA, CWA and MBA.

Mr. Bharat Ravuri is an experienced financial services professional with over 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Mr. Ravuri was the Managing Director for Principal Retirement Advisors - India before being appointed as Managing Director of Principal Asset Management Private Limited, Prior to his stint with Principal Retirement Advisory services, he launched a FinTech company called MintZip to help customers make better financial decisions. This helped him build a deep insight into customer mindset & their needs. He was formerly associated with Fidelity Investments, working closely on Asset Management and Brokerage businesses. Bharat has cultivated strong business knowledge in banking, asset management and benefits administration. He started his career with Citibank while working in its India, London and US offices – primarily in Capital Markets business. He has graduated from Andhra University, MCA from Andhra University and MBA from Indian School of Business

Ms. Mansi Mehta has an overall experience of 8 years in the field of Fixed Income. She has previously worked with SBI DHI Ltd,  ITI Gilts (Erst while Crest Debt Capital), SBI Capital Market Securities, ICAP and Tata Consultancy Services.

Mr. Kunal Sen has an overall experience of 23 years in the field of Information Technology and Cyber Security. He has previously worked with Sallie Mae Solutions (now SunGard), Deutsche Software Limited (Now HCL Technologies), Goldman Sachs, Principal Global Services.

In his 29-years of work experience in Investment Management, Rajat Jain has been associated with Principal Mutual Fund for 16 years now. At present, he monitors the investments of Principal Mutual Fund and leads the overall portfolio strategy. Before this, he was the Chief Investment Officer at SBI Mutual Fund. 

Rajat holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Allahabad and a PGDM from IIM, Lucknow.

Bekxy Kuriakose has over 18 years of experience in dealing, research and fund management. Having primarily managed Fixed Income funds, she has worked as Asst. Vice President with L&T Mutual Fund, as Fund Manager with Reliance Life Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund. 

Kuriakose holds a graduate degree in Economics (Hons) and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.

Gurvinder Singh Wasan is a Fund Manager at Principal Mutual Fund. He has over 14 years of work experience in Fixed Income markets, credit analysis and structured finance. Before joining Principal Mutual Fund, he worked with CRISIL Limited and ICICI Bank Limited. 

Wasan holds a post-graduate degree in Commerce (Masters in Commerce). He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a CFA (from CFA institute USA) as well.

Rupali Pandit is Dealer – Equity. She has over 19 years of experience in equity dealing and liaisoning with brokers. Prior to this, she has worked with ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Limited, IL&FS Asset Management Company Limited and GIC Mutual Fund as an Equity Dealer. 

Pandit is a B.Com and Chartered Accountant (Intermediate).

Siddarth has been a part of Principal Mutual Fund since 2009. He has over 14 years of experience in Finance and Stock Markets. Prior to joining Principal, he worked as an Analyst in Adventity Global Services, ICRA Management Consulting Services, and Polaris Software Ltd.

Mohta is a B.Com and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Finance and Certified Financial Risk Management.

 

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan has over 25 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked across many Asset Management Companies, including Canara Robeco AMC, Pramerica AMC, and Sun F&C AMC. He has managed several funds across Large Cap, Multi-cap and Mid cap strategies. He has a very strong research background and has sound knowledge of the fund management business.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan is a M.S. Finance(Investments) &  holds a M.B.A.

Ashish Aggarwal has 15 years experience across buy-side and sell-side. He has earlier worked with IL&FS Investsmart, Tata Securities and Antique Stock Broking. He has been working in Principal Asset Management Private Limited since August 2015. He is BE & holds PGPM.

Mr. Sudhir Kedia has over 13 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked with Mirae India AMC and ASK Investment Managers. He has managed Hybrid strategies and other Multi cap portfolios is his earlier organizations. He has a very strong research background and has sound understanding of the fund management business.
He holds CA, CWA and MBA.

Ms. Mansi Mehta has an overall experience of 8 years in the field of Fixed Income. She has previously worked with SBI DHI Ltd,  ITI Gilts (Erst while Crest Debt Capital), SBI Capital Market Securities, ICAP and Tata Consultancy Services.