Fund Manager Profile
Chetankumar Jagdishchandra Pandya
Managing Director, Principal Officer, and lead Fund Manager
Chetankumar Jagdishchandra Pandya serves as the Managing Director, Principal Officer, and lead Fund Manager at Prajana Advisors Private Limited, bringing over 25 years of extensive professional track record across banking and investment management. An alumnus with an MBA in Finance and a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM, GARP New York), Mr. Pandya has held senior institutional leadership roles at elite financial networks including ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, Motilal Oswal, and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Known for his technical expertise in cross-asset allocation, data visualization, and behavioral finance frameworks, he pioneered the proprietary AVID model (Analytics, Visualization, Insights, and Decisions) to systematically separate volatility from real portfolio risk, emphasizing institutional simplicity and rigorous risk management.