CHANAKYA CAPITAL SERVICES PVT LTD

Gautami Desai has over two decades of experience in equity investments. She spent 10 years at Unit Trust of India (UTI), gaining experience in credit research and fund management. From 2009 to 2017, she served as an advisor to Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb. She managed equity portfolios aggregating approximately INR 3,500 crore across five funds, three of which were rated among top-performing funds by CRISIL, Lipper and Value Research. She holds a BE in Electronics and a Master’s in Management Studies from the University of Mumbai.

Rajesh Tiwari has over three decades of experience across banking, equity and debt investments. He established Chanakya Capital Services in 2008 and has served as an advisor to Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb. Between 1992 and 2001, he spent nine years at Unit Trust of India (UTI), where he led professional equity research and contributed to the turnaround of India Fund into a top-quartile offshore fund. He later served as President (Credit) at UTI/Axis Bank, expanding the corporate credit portfolio from INR 1,500 crore to INR 32,000 crore while reducing NPAs from 6.50% to 0.30%. He holds a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of North Texas.