Asheesh Chanda

Asheesh Chanda is the current CEO and founder of Kristal.AI, a position they have held since 2016. Prior to this, they worked as a portfolio manager at KrisCapital from 2014 to 2016, and before that they were head of FICC sales to private banks at JPMorgan Chase from 2006 to 2014. Chanda began their career in 2002 as a sales and structuring executive at Citibank India before moving to BNP Paribas in 2003.

Asheesh Chanda has a degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, and an MBA in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. Asheesh is also certified from HKSI and NISM as an Outstanding Achiever and SEBI Level 2 Investment Advisor.

Some individuals on their team include Ashwin Patravali - Head of Private Wealth, Aarthi Ramakrishnan - Country Head, India & Middle East, and Thomas Meichl - Head of Trading & Portfolio Management.