Rahul Rathi
Chairman & Fund Manager
Our overall extraordinaire-in-chief, Rahul Rathi has 15 years of investment and risk management experience gained from working with global investment institutions across the world. His professional and personal legacy includes creating wealth in the stock markets, that has been fundamental in shaping Purnartha’s core values. Rahul holds Master’s degree in Administration from Carnegie Mellon University USA and a Polymer Engineering degree from the University of Pune.
Rahul serves on the board of directors of two listed companies, Onward Technologies Limited and Plastiblends India Limited. He has equity ownership in Capital Metrics and Risk Solutions and is also a partner in Beharay Rathi Group of companies.
Rahul is also an active contributor in society and is a trustee on Poona Blind Mens Associations H.V Desai Eye Hospital and Laxminarayan Devasthan trusts. He is an academic expert on Kaveri group of Institute’s College.
Raghu Sundaram
Director
Joining Rathi, we have Raghu Sundaram, an IIM Ahmedabad graduate and our director.
He is a Dean at New York University’s Stern School of Business for MBA Programs & online learning. Sundaram has substantial experience of working with major Wall Street firms. His unparallel background in derivatives and credit research has provided finesse to the equity research at Purnartha.
Hemant Vispute
Managing Director
As our Managing director, Hemant brings over 15 years of experience in consulting, strategic planning and operations. The brain and heart behind Purnartha’s services, he has been part of the journey from the very beginning. His leadership, vision and discipline havs provived our teams with strategic guidance that helped in conceptualizing blueprints related to the aspects of business development and expansion.
Adesh Gokhale
Executive Director
After an illustrious career as the Executive Director and SLE IBM’s Pune, India operations, Adesh is now the Executive Director at Purnartha. With over 30 years of experience in finance, technology and telecommunications, he holds patents in technology and process areas. He is a part of Startups mentorship programmes and has worked extensively on SmartCity project. He is an Advisory Member of The Board of Studies and also an Executive Counsel and Guest Lecturer with several educational institutes.
Dilip Apte
Director
26 years of hands on experience at HDFC Ltd. Successfully handled Retail operations, Channels, Deposit Mobilization, Corporate Relations & helped set up the first mortgage finance company in the private sector in Egypt. A Chartered Accountant and was a regional council member of the CA Institute.
Deepak Soman
Director – Capability Development and Client Experience
Deepak holds a postgraduate degree in Management Studies. With over 29 years of experience in India and overseas, primarily with HSBC Bank and Vodafone, Deepak has been associated with various roles in the Customer Experience, Call Centre, Branch Operations and Project Delivery departments. He has been a Corporate Trainer in the Customer Service and Service Marketing areas and also a visiting faculty at various business management institutes in Pune.
Tausif Ahmed
Head of Sales
A student of economics, Tausif holds postgraduate degree in advanced economic theory from the University of Calcutta and an MBA in finance. Prior to Purnartha, he was associated with Kotak for 11 years and headed broking in Maharashtra. Tausif joined Purnartha as the Head of Sales and has been instrumental in development and expansion of the business by building a dedicated and passionate sales team with inclination towards customer satisfaction.
Devendra Phadke
Portfolio Manager
A Chartered Accountant and commerce graduate from Pune University, Devendra has over 14 years of experience in equity research. Devendra is a proficient analyst with a decade-long experience in buy-side equity research that covered emerging and developed markets, such as India, China, Brazil, US and Europe. Previously, he had worked with Morgan Stanley, Thomas Weisel International and Multi-Act Asset Management.