First Global - The India Super 50

Devina Mehra is the Co-Founder and Head of Research at First Global. She holds a graduation degree in Mathematics, Statistics and English from Lucknow University.She completed her MBA in the year 1986 from the storied IIM, Ahmedabad. She is a gold medalist at both IIM, Ahmedabad and Lucknow University.

"Mr. Achin Agarwal heads the Quantitative Research, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning unit, leading a team of highly qualified mathematicians and engineers. With research interests ranging from varied investment styles to modern artificial intelligence methods, to statistically significant adaptive ensembles, he has built scalable quantitative models that invest across a wide range of asset classes and in multiple geographies and has successfully managed global funds over a decade. He has been extensively involved in research in various fields of mathematics and artificial intelligence, including deep learning, natural language processing, genetic algorithms, distributed computing, and their applications in asset management. He has an MBA from IIM, Bangalore where he was featured in the Director’s Merit List and a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur where he stood in the top percentile of the graduating class."

Over a decade of experience in successfully managing global funds.

Developing scalable quantitative models using AI and machine learning for multi-asset, multi-geography investing.

"Ms. Kavita Thomas, More than 20 years of experience in Equity Research Featured extensively in global media for her equity reports MBA from Mumbai University where she topped the course in all the semesters"

Over 20 years of professional experience.

Specializes in equity research.

"Mr. Alok Kumar has more than 18 years of experience in analyzing India and Global Capital Markets at First Global. He has played an instrumental role in the development of First Global’s ExoTech systems like Agreement in Motion (AIM) ™ and Weight Watcher (WW) ™ and has run these systems since inception. He has an MBA in Finance from Pune University and a CTM from ICFAI, Hyderabad. "

Over 18 years of experience in capital market analysis.

Analyzing India and Global Capital Markets and developing proprietary ExoTech systems.