IDBI Mutual Fund

1. Mr. Dilip Kumar Mandal

A seasoned financial expert with over 30 years of experience behind him, Mr. Dilip Kumar Mandal is a well-recognised name in banking and financial sectors in India. He specialises in mutual funds, asset management, project financing, venture capital financing, risk management and mitigation, corporate banking, etc.

Mr. Mandal is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he completed his Bachelor in Technology in Metallurgical Engineering. He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.

Mr. Dilip Kumar Mandal has been associated with IDBI Bank for more than 28 years. He started his career as the Regional Head of Corporate Banking of the west zone in 1987. He was promoted to Chief General Manager (Zonal Head) for the eastern zone in April 2014 by the IDBI Bank, and in 2016 was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the IDBI Asset Management Ltd.

Mr. Dilip Kumar Mandal currently handles total financial assets of over Rs. 6719 Crores in association with the AMC.

2. Mr. Firdaus Marazban Ragina

Mr. Firdaus Marazban Ragina acts as the current Fund Manager for two schemes, IDBI Nifty Index Fund and IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund. Mr. Ragina has a B.Com degree and over 20 years of experience in the financial sector.

Mr. Firdaus Marazban Ragina currently handles over Rs. 301 Crore spread over 7 different schemes offered by IDBI new Mutual Fund. He has been appointed for this position in October 2018.

3. Ms. Ayushi Sethia

Ms. Ayushi Sethia has been appointed as the Co-Fund Manager for three schemes of IDBI Mutual Funds. She currently oversees IDBI Banking and Financial Services Fund, IDBI Equity Advantage Fund and IDBI Long Term Value Fund. In total, she handles Rs. 923 Crore in assets.

Ms. Sethia is an alumnus of Jadavpur University, completing her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She completed her Masters in Business Administration on Finance and Strategy from the Indian School of Business. Before joining IDBI Asset Management Ltd., she was a Junior Research Analyst in Quant One Technologies Pvt. Ltd. IDBI appointed her in May 2018.

4. Ms. Uma Venkatraman

An Alumni of Boston College Carrol School of Management, Ms. Uma Venkatraman is the acting Fund Manager for the Equity Funds at IDBI Asset Management Ltd. She was appointed in September 2017, and currently oversees IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund, IDBI Nifty Index Fund, IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund, IDBI Monthly Income Plan, and IDBI Small Cap Fund.

Ms. Venkatraman completed her Bachelors in Commerce from Ethiraj College for Women, following which she studied at XLRI Jamshedpur. She joined Boston College Carroll School of Management in 2003 to complete MSF in Finance.

Ms. Uma Venkatraman has a total experience of over 15 years. She started her career at UTI AMC in 1999. In 2004, she was appointed as a Research Associate at Adams Harkness, and later in the same designation at Morgan Keegan. In 2006 she joined ASK Raymond James as an Analyst, and in 2008 in B&K Securities in the department of Institutional Equity Sales.

IDBI appointed her as the Head of Research (Equities) in December 2010. She was promoted to Fund Manager of the Equity department in September 2017 and has held the position for the last two years. She currently handles Rs. 2663 Crore across different schemes.

5. Mr. Ashish Mishra

Mr. Ashish Mishra works as the acting Vice President-Fund Manager at IDBI Asset Management Ltd. He is an expert in asset management, risk management and mitigation, project financing, mutual funds, and venture capital financing.

Mr. Mishra completed his Bachelor of Engineering from RGPV and joined S.P. Jain Center of Management to complete his Masters in Business Administration in Finance. He started his career in Infosys, as a SE, in 2004. Later, he joined Merrill Lynch as a consultant in 2006.

His venture into the Indian Banking industry started in 2009 when he joined Union Bank of India as the Manager of Treasury. Then he joined ING Investment as a Senior Manager for Portfolio Management in 2010.

Mr. Ashish Mishra was appointed by the IDBI Asset Management Ltd. in 2014 as the Vice President and Fund Manager managing Equity funds, ETF, and Fund of Funds. He is holding the position for 5 years.

6. Mr. Bhupesh Kalyani

Mr. Bhupesh Kalyani has over 16 years of work experience, with over 12 years in fixed income fund management and dealing. He is a CA, ICWA, and CISA, completing his education from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2002. He joined Tata Mutual Funds as a Dealer of Fixed Income in 2009 as the beginning of his career.

Mr. Kalyani also worked with Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. before joining IDBI AMC. He was appointed as an Investment Manager and worked for four years in the company managing its entire debt and money market portfolio.

Mr. Bhupesh Kalyani was appointed as the Associate Vice President at IDBI Asset Management Ltd. in January 2017. Currently, he is the Fund Manager of the Debt Funds, holding the ranks for two years.