Kaku Nakhate currently serves as President and Country Head for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in India, a position held since June 2010. Prior experience includes serving as Vice Chairperson at J P Morgan from July 2009 to June 2010 and Head of Global Markets at DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd from June 1989 to June 2008. Kaku Nakhate holds a Master of Management Studies in finance from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), completed between 1986 and 1988.