ASK - IEP

George brings over two decades of experience in equities and capital markets. At ASK, he leads investment strategy, performance, product innovation, and growth across PMS, AIFs, offshore funds, and the upcoming mutual fund platform. He joins ASK from Jio BlackRock AMC, where he was Chief Investment Officer and played a key role in setting up the India JV. Previously, he led investments and strategy at ICICI Prudential PMS and ITI Asset Management. He has spent over a decade at ICICI Prudential AMC where he was overall responsible for managing ~USD 2 billion in equity assets. A Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant, George is known for his stock-picking skills, long-term value approach, and track record of scaling investment platforms.

Mr. Sumit Jain has over 16 years of experience in Indian equity markets. He was actively involved in the conceptualization of the Indian Entrepreneur strategy and currently manages the Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio with an AUM of over USD 2.5 billion. He has also been instrumental in building the proprietary valuation models at ASK. In the past Sumit has worked with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and First Global Securities in the past. He is a Postgraduate in Management from Mumbai University. He first joined ASK in October 2005.He is also engaged in the research of businesses with ASK IM universe, identifying new investment opportunities and tracking their performance at regular intervals.

Over 16 years of experience in Indian equity markets.

Specializes in Indian equity markets, business research, and identifying new investment opportunities.

Mr. Chetan Thacker has a total work experience of more than 11 years with 7 years plus in equity research. He has a sector research expertise in agriculture; chemicals; metals mining and midcaps. Previously Chetan has worked with McKinsey Co; HSBC InvestDirect; Emkay Global Financial Services. His educational qualification includes CFA (ICFAI University) and PGDBM from NMIMS.

Over 11 years of work experience, with more than 7 years in equity research.

Specializes in equity research across agriculture, chemicals, metals, mining, and midcap sectors.