Nikhil Desai
Founder & Director The Strategist
Overall buy side experience of over 30 years. 19 Years with Karma Capital.
Academics – MBA from Virginia Tech and Bachelor of Commerce from Sydenham College, University of Mumbai.
Academics – MBA from Virginia Tech and Bachelor of Commerce from Sydenham College, University of Mumbai.
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With 29 years of experience, Nikhil brings a blend of domestic depth and global best practices. Formerly the Head of Equity Assets at ABN AMRO Bank (Private Banking), he played a pivotal role in aligning Indian portfolio management with global standards. The Edge: An MBA top-honors graduate from Virginia Tech, Nikhil combines academic rigor with the street-smart resilience required to navigate market cycles.
Nikhil started on a full-time career in the Investment Management field in 1993 when he joined as a buy-side equity analyst at ASK Raymond James Securities. Here, he went on to manage discretionary equity assets of domestic high net worth and offshore investors.
In 2003, Nikhil joined ABN AMRO Bank’s Private Banking division as Head of its Equity Assets business. At ABN AMRO, he was responsible for formulating the equity investment strategy and managing segregated equity assets of very high net worth investors. Nikhil also played a key role in setting asset allocation strategies and integrating the portfolio management in India to the best practices followed globally by ABN AMRO Bank NV.
Nikhil graduated from the University of Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s in Commerce degree. He graduated at the top of his MBA class at Virginia Tech where he was awarded honors for scholastic achievement.
Nikhil started on a full-time career in the Investment Management field in 1993 when he joined as a buy-side equity analyst at ASK Raymond James Securities. Here, he went on to manage discretionary equity assets of domestic high net worth and offshore investors.
In 2003, Nikhil joined ABN AMRO Bank’s Private Banking division as Head of its Equity Assets business. At ABN AMRO, he was responsible for formulating the equity investment strategy and managing segregated equity assets of very high net worth investors. Nikhil also played a key role in setting asset allocation strategies and integrating the portfolio management in India to the best practices followed globally by ABN AMRO Bank NV.
Nikhil graduated from the University of Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s in Commerce degree. He graduated at the top of his MBA class at Virginia Tech where he was awarded honors for scholastic achievement.