Team :

Prof. G. Sethu, In Charge of NISM
Prof. Sethu has 30 years of experience in teaching, research, advisory, and administration. He has B.Tech (Honours) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Doctorate in Management with finance specialization from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has served in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) during 1981-1991.

Mr. Paritosh Sharma, Advisor
An MBA graduate from XLRI Institute of Management, Jamshedpur, Mr. Sharma has over 17 years of consulting, change management and operational experience in the area of capital markets. His experience covers all aspects of capital markets from policy development and strategy through to operational implementation. He has worked in a variety of roles, most recently as the Resident Advisor & Chief of Party for the USAID Financial Institutions and Reform (FIRE) Project that provided assistance to Indian capital market institutions and the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Sharma is charged with the responsibility of School for Certification for Intermediaries (SCI) and School for Investor Education and Financial Literacy (SIEFL).

Prof Sunder Ram Korivi, Visiting Professor
Prof. Korivi has MA (Economics & Political Science), PhD (Mumbai), Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Associate of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India and Associate of the Insurance Institute of India. He is a Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) on sabbatical leave from NMIMS University. He was Dean of the School of Business Management and Head of the Department of Finance and Economics at NMIMS University. He has authored two books. His interests are in the field of Financial Institutions & Markets and Fixed Income Securities. He has lectured at several institutions of national importance, such as the BSE Training Institute, RBI Bankers' Training College, National Institute of Bank Management, GIC, SPBT Bankers Training College, LIC Management Development Centre, NITIE, and Indian Institute of Capital Markets.

Dr. K Kiran Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Kiran Kumar holds a PhD in Finance from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore after completing M A (Economics) from Hyderabad Central University. Dr. Kiran's research focuses on market microstructure, derivatives, applied financial econometrics. He received five best paper awards in national and international conferences and has ten research papers. He delivered lectures in several research workshops including SAS Workshop for Researchers at Indian School of Business; Structural VAR Models at RBI Staff College; Econometrics Workshop of Indian Econometric Society. Formerly, Dr. Kiran was with Centre for Analytical Finance, Indian School of Business as Senior Researcher; Researcher at ICICI Research Centre, Chennai. At NISM, Dr. Kiran is associated with School for Securities Information and Research and involved in building Network for Securities Market Data.

Mr. V.C. Chaturvedi, Officer on Special Duty, SEBI
Mr. Chaturvedi is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1989. He joined the services of Government of India (CSS-DR) through the Civil Services Examination, 1991. During his 15 years of services with Government of India, Mr. Chaturvedi has worked with Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Law, Department of Disinvestment, Department of Atomic Energy, and Ministry of Finance (Banking Division). He is Officer on Special Duty in SEBI (NISM Cell). Mr. Chaturvedi handles duties relating to HRD and Administration.

Mr. Anupam Tandon, General Manager
Mr. Anupam Tandon is a management graduate from Lucknow University and a cost accountant from the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. He joined SEBI in 1995. During his 12 years stint with SEBI, he has worked in various departments of SEBI which include Investigations, Enforcement and Surveillance, Office of the Chairman SEBI, Office of International Affairs etc. Mr.Tandon is known for his organizing abilities and has been instrumental in successfully organizing the IOSCO Annual Conference in Mumbai during April 2007. Mr. Tandon has joined NISM on deputation from SEBI. He is handling Media Management, Branding & Marketing and International affairs.

Mr. Muralikrishnan.N, Deputy General Manager
Mr. Muralikrishnan. N was in the Subordinate Accounts Service (SAS), Group "B" services of Govt. of India, Indian Audit and Accounts Department. He joined SEBI in September 1994 on deputation and was permanently absorbed in SEBI subsequently. During his more than thirteen years of service in SEBI, he has worked in various departments including Primary Market, Secondary Market and Investigations. Mr. Muralikrishnan was also attached to Chairman, SEBI as Protocol Officer at New Delhi during which time, he was handling the sensitive job of liaison and coordination with Joint Parliamentary Committee of 2001 probing the securities scam then. Mr. Muralikrishnan has joined NISM on deputation from SEBI. He is handling the Executive Education Programme for officers of State/Central Governments and other key segment persons, finance function and liaison with State/Central and Multilateral Agencies.

Mr. Suneel Sarswat, Consultant
Mr. Sarswat is an MSc in Statistics and Informatics from the Department of Mathematics at IIT Bombay. He has worked with Bank of America on Financial Analytics with a keen interest on Computational Finance. He is well versed in Visual Basic, C++, Matlab, R, PERL and other programming languages useful in Financial Engineering.

Prof Nitin Tike, Professor
Prof Nitin Tike is a B.Sc. and holds an MBA-Finance from Pune University. He is currently Professor in Finance at Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management & Research Studies, Navi Mumbai. Prior to this, he has been associated with the financial sector in various positions at Wiezmann, Mafatlal Finance, Mafatlal Securities and India Infoline. His total experience in the financial sector is 19 years.

Ms Monali Maduskar, Head, Knowledge Management
Ms. Monali has about 10 years of experience in handling the information and knowledge aspects of organisations. She has M. L. I. Sc. Degree from SNDT University, Mumbai and is a graduate in Science - Botany (B. Sc.) from Mumbai University. She has experience in setting up & systematizing libraries including physical collection as well as electronic sources. She has also worked as an Information Specialist in the research area for few years. At NISM, she is involved into various projects like resource management, publications, website development etc.

Ms Devvya Sharma, Project Manager
An MBA graduate from NMIMS University, with a specialization in Finance, Devvya has previously worked with TATA Consultancy Services on the SBI Core Banking Solutions project, the world's largest core banking solution, as well as a project for the German Stock Exchange- Deutsche Boerse. She has recently joined NISM as Project Manager and is currently handling three projects including program on Investor Education and Financial Literacy, Data Centre for high level Research and a capital markets Simulator, along the lines offered world wide.

Ms Gargi Datta, Project Manager
Ms. Gargi Datta, B.E. Electronics and Instrumentation (BITS Pilani), M.Sc. Mathematics (BITS Pilani), M.B.A. Finance (NMIMS), has worked with WIPRO Technologies on Non-Stop Tandem Servers under the Embedded Systems vertical on several projects. She is currently a project manager at NISM. She is associated with projects relating to Certification Examinations, IT Administration and Simulator.

Mr Chaitanya Nemali, Project Manager
Mr. Chaitanya Nemali is a B.Tech in Computer Science & Information Technology from JNTU and an M.B.A. with Finance specialization from NMIMS University. He has worked previously in Capital markets and IT industry. He joined NISM as a project manager and is associated with Financial Engineering & Risk Management programme and Corporate Governance workshops for media persons.