Tata Alternative Investment Fund

Chandraprakash Padiyar joined Tata Asset Management in September 2018 as Senior Fund Manager (Equities). He has over 25 years of experience in equity markets research and fund management. He manages the Tata Small Cap Fund and Tata Large & Mid Cap Fund. Previously with Alchemy Capital Management as portfolio manager for onshore long-only strategies, and began his career at UTI Mutual Fund. Holds CFA (CFA Institute, USA) and MBA (Finance) from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.

Sonam Udasi is a Senior Fund Manager at Tata AMC. Holds B.Com and PGDM (Finance). Prior to joining Tata AMC, he was associated with ASK Raymond James, JM Financial AMC, Prime Securities, BRICS Securities, and IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd.

Tapan Patel manages the Commodities fund at Tata AMC. He holds BBA, CFA, and MFA from ICFAI. Prior to joining Tata AMC, he worked with HDFC Securities Ltd, LKP Securities Ltd, Kotak Commodity Services Pvt. Ltd, and Edelweiss Comtrade Ltd.

Prathit Bhobe joined Tata Asset Management as CEO & Managing Director in May 2018. He has over 25 years of financial services experience across banking and wealth management. Prior to Tata AMC, he was Senior General Manager at ICICI Bank for more than 11 years, heading Retail Liabilities Product, Wealth Management, and Private Banking. Before ICICI Bank, he spent 8 years at Citibank running the Banking vertical in the distribution business. Holds a B.Com and MMS from Prof. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management.

Rahul Singh is CIO – Equities at Tata Asset Management. He holds a B.Tech and PGDBM. Prior to Tata AMC, he worked with Ampersand Capital Investment Advisors LLP, Standard Chartered Securities, and Citigroup Global Markets India.

Murthy Nagarajan heads Fixed Income at Tata Asset Management. He holds M.Com, ICWA, and PGPMS qualifications. Prior to joining Tata AMC, he worked with Quantum AMC as Head Fixed Income and Mirae Asset Global Investment India Ltd.

Rajiv Sabharwal is the Chairman of Tata Asset Management Pvt Ltd and an Associate Director on the Board. Also on the boards of Tata Securities, Tata Capital, and Tata Capital Pte Ltd. Has more than 29 years of experience in banking & financial services. Former Partner at True North Managers LLP and Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank, leading retail banking, business banking, rural banking, financial inclusion, and digital banking technology. Holds B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT Delhi and PGDM from IIM Lucknow.

Suprakash Mukhopadhyay is an Associate Director on the Tata AMC Board. He is currently Tata Group Corporate Secretary & Company Secretary of Tata Sons Limited. Previously with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as head of Corporate Secretarial & Governance, Treasury and Internal Audit. Holds B.Com (Hons), ACA, AICWA, ACS.

Gagan Rai served as MD & CEO of NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (2013–2021) and National Securities Depository Ltd (2008–2013). He has four decades of experience in IT-enabled governance and financial market solutions, and has served on SEBI's Secondary Market Advisory Committee, RBI's Technical Advisory Committee on Financial Markets, and PFRDA's Pension Advisory Committee. Holds B.Com (Hons), Cost & Management Accountant, M.A. (Economics).

Dr. Punita Kumar Sinha has a 30-year career focused on corporate governance and investment management. She has been an Independent Director on global public and private company boards for over 10 years, chairing Audit, Stakeholder Relationship, and Nomination Committees. Holds PhD and Masters in Finance from Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), CFA Charter holder since 1993, and B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from IIT Delhi.

Sujit Kumar Varma worked with State Bank of India at various levels including Deputy Managing Director Corporate Accounts Group (2018–21), Chief General Manager International Banking (2015–18), and CEO SBI New York (2009–13). Certified by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Harvard Business School, NYU Stern, and IIM Ahmedabad.