Fund Manager

Nilesh Shah

Nilesh Shah is the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company and a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). A gold-medalist Chartered Accountant with over three decades of experience, he has held leadership roles at Axis Bank, ICICI, and Franklin Templeton. Under his stewardship, Kotak AMC has grown into one of India’s largest fund houses. Renowned for his ability to simplify complex macroeconomics through relatable analogies, he is a prominent advocate for investor education and a key influence on SEBI and AMFI policies, consistently driving India's financialization and capital market evolution.