LEADERSHIP

The People Behind the System

Every great system has architects who designed it, governance that protects it, and a team that operates it with discipline. Meet the people who build, govern, and run India's Momentum House.

Investment Leadership AMC Board Trustee Board Management Team Fund Managers Functional Leadership
Investment Leadership

The Architects

Jimeet Modi
Jimeet Modi
Founder, Group CEO & Associate Director of Samco AMC
Mr. Jimeet Modi is a Rank Holder Chartered Accountant and Founder & CEO of the SAMCO Group. Under his leadership, SAMCO operates under a wide range of financial service businesses including equity and commodity broking, depository services, equity research, mutual fund research and distribution. He has a career spanning over 15 years with rich experience in equity research, investment analysis and technology.
Umeshkumar Mehta
Umeshkumar Mehta
Executive Director · CIO & Fund Manager
Mr. Umeshkumar Mehta has over 26 years of experience in Indian Capital Markets. His role involves overseeing investment strategies and managing assets across diverse portfolios. He has profound knowledge of financial markets, believes in data driven approach to investments and draws lessons from financial markets histories. He used to lead the Samco group’s Research team. He has been associated with the group for the last fifteen years. He is an CA and MBA by qualification.
Governance

AMC Board of Directors

SAMCO Asset Management Private Limited

Ashok Kacker
Ashok Kacker
Independent Director
Mr. Ashok Kacker has more than 3 decades of experience of working in the Government as an Indian Revenue Service (IRS – Income Tax) Officer. After seeking voluntary retirement from Government in 2007 (while working as a Chief Commissioner of Income Tax), he is currently involved in providing Financial Consultancy Services. During his long years with the Government, he has held important senior positions both in Executive capacities as well as in policy formulation roles.
Jimeet Modi
Jimeet Modi
Associate and Non-Executive Director
Mr. Jimeet Modi is a Rank Holder Chartered Accountant and Founder & CEO of the SAMCO Group. Under his leadership, SAMCO operates under a wide range of financial service businesses including equity and commodity broking, depository services, equity research, mutual fund research and distribution. He has a career spanning over 15 years with rich experience in equity research, investment analysis and technology.
Umeshkumar Mehta
Umeshkumar Mehta
Associate and Executive Director
Mr. Umeshkumar Mehta has over 26 years of experience in Indian Capital Markets. His role involves overseeing investment strategies and managing assets across diverse portfolios. He has profound knowledge of financial markets, believes in data driven approach to investments and draws lessons from financial markets histories. He used to lead the Samco group’s Research team. He has been associated with the group for the last fifteen years. He is an CA and MBA by qualification.
Ishwar Naik
Ishwar Naik
Independent Director
Mr. Ishwar Naik is a practicing Chartered Accountant since 1984, practicing in the field of Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Income Tax, Company Law, FEMA, Mergers & Acquisitions. Actively involved with a group of Companies’ having diversified interest in varied industries as a consultant.
Governance

Trustee Board of Directors

SAMCO Trustee Private Limited

G N Bajpai
Ghyanendra Nath Bajpai
Independent Director
Mr. G N Bajpai, a distinguished leader in Indian business was the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Earlier Mr. Bajpai was Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Mr. Bajpai was also Non-Executive Chairman of National Stock Exchange, Stock Holding Corporation of India, LIC Housing Finance Ltd, and LIC International EC Bahrain and LIC Nepal Ltd. Mr. Bajpai is on the Board of Advisors of Indian Army Group Insurance Fund and Member of Governing Board of National Insurance Academy. Mr. Bajpai was the Chairman of Indian’s National Pension Trust Board. Earlier he has served on the Governing Board of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
Prabhat Kumar
Prabhat Kumar
Independent Director
Mr. Prabhat Kumar is retired civil servant. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer (Economies) of the 1963 batch and Uttar Pradesh cadre, Kumar served as secretary to the Ministry of Textiles before his appointment as the cabinet secretary between 1998 and 2000. Upon creation of the State of Jharkhand in November 2000, he was made the first governor.
Shailesh Ghedia
Shailesh Ghedia
Independent Director
Mr. Shailesh Ghedia has over 36 years’ experience in managing in the field of Direct and Indirect Taxes, Bank Audits, Project Finance and Management Consultancy Since the past 27 years, he is associated with Investors’ Grievance Forum (IGF) a SEBI registered NGO working in the field of investors’ protection as founder general secretary. Currently holds the position as Honorary Vice President of IGF.
Sanjiv Kapur
Sanjiv Kapur
Associate and Non-Executive Director
Sanjiv J Kapur has over 31 years of experience including having worked with various exchanges for about 25 years like Multi Commodity Exchange, Metropolitan Stock Exchange, United Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in the areas of Compliance, Operations, Surveillance, Listings etc. He had lead various departments in the Stock Exchanges in a very senior capacity during his stint in the Stock Exchanges. He contributed in formulating policies, streamlining processes etc, across different verticals along with the Regulators.
Balkrishna Kini
Balkrishna Kini
Independent Director
Mr. Balkrishna Kini is a seasoned professional with over four decades of multi-disciplinary experience across leading fund houses. His career includes 25 years with Unit Trust of India, senior management roles at Reliance Mutual Fund (4.5 years) and Pramerica Mutual Fund (3.5 years), and over a decade at Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) as the Deputy CEO. He has strong domain expertise in regulatory matters, corporate governance, and operations. At AMFI, he played a pivotal role in policy advocacy and regulatory engagement with market regulators and the Government, coordinated and participated in various AMFI committees, and contributed to the formulation of key policies and best practice guidelines for the mutual fund industry to facilitate ease of doing business for AMFI members, investors and various stakeholders. He has delivered talks as AMFI’s representative at the annual conferences of International Investment Funds Association (IIFA), a global organization representing the investment funds associations from over 40 countries, in Osaka (Oct. 2016), Zurich (Oct. 2017), Beijing (Oct. 2018) and Dublin (Oct. 2024). Mr. Kini has done his MBA from Mumbai University through Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and also holds B.Sc. (Hons.) and LL.B. degrees from Mumbai University. As an Independent Director, Mr. Kini brings strong expertise in governance, compliance, and regulatory matters, which will contribute to effective oversight and enhanced investor protection.
The Team

Management Team

SAMCO Asset Management Private Limited

Viraj Gandhi
Viraj Gandhi
Chief Executive Officer
Viraj Gandhi has over 16 years of experience in stock market, setting distribution channel for online sales with deep knowledge of BFSI sector due to his past role as research analyst with ICICI Securities and ASK investments. He is an MBA in Capital Markets from NMIMS University and his expertise of BFSI sector, public relations and marketing skills will be key to his role for setting up banking, broking and wealth management channel sales for the company. He’s associated with Samco group for more than 10 years and growing stronger by the day.
Umeshkumar Mehta
Umeshkumar Mehta
Director & Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Umeshkumar Mehta has over 26 years of experience in Indian Capital Markets. His role involves overseeing investment strategies and managing assets across diverse portfolios. He has profound knowledge of financial markets, believes in data driven approach to investments and draws lessons from financial markets histories. He used to lead the Samco group’s Research team. He has been associated with the group for the last fifteen years. He is a CA and MBA by qualification.
Sachin Shetty
Sachin Shetty
Chief Operating Officer
Sachin Shetty has over 20+ years of extensive career in financial services, He has leveraged his expertise to augment functions in Asset Management, Investor Service, Banking, Investment Operations, audit, and general management. His last association was with ITI Asset Management where he served as Chief Operations Manager. He has also worked with institutions like Kotak Asset Management, Peerless Fund Management and Prudential. He believes in persistent learning. After his MBA, he broadened his multi-sector knowledge by completing the Executive Management Program from IIM Lucknow.
Fund Management
Nirali Bhansali
Nirali Bhansali
Fund Manager
Nirali Bhansali (B.E.,MBA Finance) has been the Head of Equity Research at Samco Securities Limited before becoming the Fund Manager at Samco Mutual Fund. She has been managing the Samco Flexi Cap Fund since inception and has around 11 years of work experience with more than 8 years spanning capital markets and investment research. She is also the Fund Manager for Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund. Her deep understanding of fundamental analysis has enabled her to provide cutting edge insights in conceptualizing and developing Samco Mutual Fund’s proprietary research and Investment technology product – The HexaShield Framework. She has also been instrumental in preparing diversified long-term baskets of stocks for the StockBasket product at Samco Securities Limited by deep-diving into the business models and number crunching nittygritties of varied Indian companies. She believes in the “Buy Right Sit Tight” philosophy and her endeavour is to generate long term wealth for her investors through the Funds. She is a regular panelist on media & business news channels such as Bloomberg Quint, Money9 Live, CNBC TV18 etc. She has completed her Engineering, MBA, CFA level 2 at first attempts. With a strong background in Finance and passion for Stock Markets, Nirali has always aimed at being the best at whatever she does and believes in cracking the code to become a value creator.
Dhawal Dhanani
Dhawal Dhanani
Fund Manager
Mr. Dhawal Ghanshyam Dhanani started out as an equity research analyst at Samco Securities Ltd. He has around 7 years of work experience with more than 5 years spanning capital markets and investment research and has been known for in-depth examination into the business models and computational crux of varied Indian companies. His multidisciplinary approach and working knowledge of fundamentals have aided the prime objective of guiding investors through insightful ideas for the long term.
shal Shinde
Vishal Shinde
Fund Manager
With more than 12 years of experience in equity investing and portfolio management, Vishal Shinde possesses deep expertise in quantitative analysis, portfolio construction, valuation and technical research, and investment risk management. He holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (Finance) and a Master of Management Studies (Finance) from the University of Mumbai.
Dhawal Dhanani
Manish Naiya
Fund Manager & Head Equity Dealer
Mr. Manish Naiya is a seasoned capital markets professional with over 20 years of extensive experience across various domains of the financial services industry. His expertise includes equity and derivatives dealing, portfolio management services, broking operations, sales, regulatory compliance, and investor grievance redressal. Over the course of his career, he has developed strong capabilities in managing market operations while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and delivering high-quality client service. Mr. Naiya holds a master’s in marketing management (MBA) from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from S.K. Somaiya College, Mumbai.
Functional Leadership
C. Saravanan
Mr. C. Saravanan
Investor Relations Officer
Mr. C. Saravanan is a seasoned professional with over 22 years of experience in the mutual fund and fund services industry. He possesses extensive expertise in fund operations, investor servicing, and customer relationship management. Prior to joining Samco Asset Management Private Limited, he held a senior leadership position at KFin Technologies Limited, contributing significantly to domestic operations and service excellence.
Natasha Mahanty
Natasha Mahanty
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Ms. Natasha Mahanty possesses over 10 years of professional experience in the Financial Sector, with expertise in Compliance, Secretarial, and Legal domains. She is a qualified Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, holds a master’s degree in law with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), LL.B & PGDSL from Government Law College, Mumbai University and degree in commerce from Mumbai University. Before her current role, she was associated with asset management and financial companies such as Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt Ltd, Groww Trustee Ltd, Nuvama Asset Management Ltd, Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt Ltd, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt Ltd, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd and LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Ltd.
Pujarani Hati
Pujarani Hati
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Pujarani Hati is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and she has overall 11 years of experience in managing the financial actions of the Company. Prior to the current assignment, she was a Senior Manager – Finance & Accounts in Samco Securities Limited since March 2018.
Nitin Zod
Nitin Zod
Risk Officer
Mr. Nitin holds MBA from IIM Indore, with a specialization in Finance, Strategy, and General Management. He also holds a B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from NIT Nagpur. Prior to joining Samco AMC, he served as a Research Associate at Counterpoint Research, where he was responsible for developing industry insights and regional market reports on a global scale within the consumer technology sector. He joined Samco AMC as the Manager – Risk Management.
Manish Sharma
Manish Sharma
Chief Information Security Officer
Mr. Manish Sharma carries 16 years of rich experience in IT field, his expertise on handling System network administration. Prior to the current assignment, he was managing Network Operation in Samco Securities Limited since last 8 years.
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