Leadership Team
Karan Bhagat
Founder, MD & CEO
Karan is responsible for providing direction and leadership towards the achievement of the organization’s philosophy, mission, vision and its strategic goals and objectives. He has more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry.
Yatin Shah
Co-Founder, Joint CEO
Yatin focuses on the wealth practice besides client services, marketing and client experiences. He has more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry, across equity research and private wealth management.
Anirudha Taparia
Joint CEO
Anirudha is responsible for the wealth practice across business verticals and geographies. He has more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry across consumer, commercial and private banking.
Anshuman Maheshwary
Chief Operating Officer
Anshuman is responsible for designing and implementing business strategies besides setting comprehensive goals for performance and growth. He has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting domain.
Navin Upadhyaya
Chief Human Resources Officer
Navin is responsible for the overall human resources strategy, with a deep focus on culture, talent management, learning & development and diversity & inclusion.
Vinay Ahuja
Executive Director - Wealth
Vinay is responsible to carry out wealth management activities for HNI clients in the western & southern region, while executing sales strategies nationwide. He has more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry, across wealth and asset management.
Shaji Kumar Devakar
Executive Director - Wealth
Shaji Kumar is responsible for expanding and growing the wealth business in the southern region of India and spearheads the international business in UAE. He has more than two decades of experience spread across large private sector banks.
Umang Papneja
CIO - Wealth
Umang provides strategic guidance for investment decisions across asset classes including equities, real estate, fixed income, commodities and alternatives with a focus on continuous product innovation. He has more than two decades of experience in investments and wealth management.
Himanshu Jain
Head - Lending
Himanshu is responsible for growing the NBFC business backed by his domain experience and business development focus. He has two decades of work experience across capital markets, wealth management and lending business.
Girish Venkataraman
Head - Estate Planning
Girish is responsible to the estate planning function for the group with specific focus on ultra-HNI clients. He has over two decades of experience in the financial services industry across Asset Management and Wealth Management.
Himadri Chatterjee
Head - Advisory
Himadri heads the Key Clients Group, a specialized team that customizes platform solutions and provides investment counselling to the group’s Key Clients. Previously, Himadri spearheaded the US business and was based in New York.
A Pramod Kumar
Head - Customized Managed Portfolios
Pramod brings over three decades of experience in capital markets with specific focus on multi-asset class investment management. He is the Chief Investment Officer for IIFL-One.
Niraj Murarka
Head - Credit Risk & Treasury
Niraj is responsible for the credit function at IIFL Wealth group. He possesses more than two decades of experience in structured finance, corporate finance, project finance, treasury, M&A, credit risk underwriting & management.
Nikunj Kedia
Senior Managing Partner
Nikunj has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Sanjay Wadhwa
Chief Finance Officer
Sanjay brings a wealth of expertise in finance and has an overall experience of 24 years. His judicious industry knowledge comes with an established track record of streamlining business and finance operations that drive growth and increase efficiency.
Pavan Manghnani
Strategy & Investor Relations
Pavan is responsible for driving the strategic business planning process across the organization. He supports the executive leadership and key stakeholders in developing relevant business strategies, defining long-term business goals and objectives and implementing specific business and project initiatives.