Mr. A. Balasubramanian is the Managing Director & CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. A stalwart of the mutual fund industry, he brings with him over three decades of rich experience.

He has been associated with the organisation since 1994. Prior to assuming the role of CEO in 2009, Mr. Balasubramanian served as the Chief Investment Officer from 2006 to 2009. As Managing Director & CEO, Mr. Balasubramanian oversees over Rs. 3.60 lakh crore in Assets Under Management at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC. Before joining ABSLAMC in the year 1994, he worked with GIC Mutual Fund, Can Bank Financial Services and Pandit & Co. between 1989 and 1994.

Mr. Balasubramanian was awarded CEO of the Year title by Asia Asset Management in 2018 and 2020. He has been awarded the Chairman’s Individual Award by the Aditya Birla Group for being an Outstanding Leader in 2015 and for being a Leader of Leaders in 2018.

Mr. Balasubramanian is closely associated with key industry bodies. He has been on the board of AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) since 2009 and was the Vice Chairman of AMFI in 2015-2016. He has served as the Chairman of AMFI for two terms, from 2016-2018, and was reappointed for the period of 2021 – 2023. Mr. Balasubramanian is the Chairman of the AMFI Equity CIOs’ Committee. He is also an esteemed member of the Fund Management Advisory Committee of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). He has been the Governor on Board of Governors at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), an institute affiliated with SEBI, from 2018 to 2024. He was also a member of the Advisory Committee of the SEBI Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) for a period of five years 2019 – 2024. He has been appointed on 14th October 2024, as an Additional Director on the Board of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the year 2024-25.

He has completed advanced management programs from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Harvard Business School. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in science (mathematics) and a master’s degree in business administration from the GlobalNxt University.

Mr. Balasubramanian is involved with philanthropic work through various charitable organisations. He is one of the active members at the Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care. He is also associated with the Sathya Sai University, Gulbarga that imparts knowledge on Human Excellence to students during their higher education. He also promotes Indian arts and village traditional culture.

Ms. Keerti Gupta is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited (ABSLAMC). She brings with her over two decades of experience and has been with the organisation since January 2015. She is a Director at MF Utilities India Private Limited and ABSL Umbrella UCITS Funds Plc.

She has previously worked at Gujarat Lease Finance Limited and has been associated with the Aditya Birla Group for last 25 years.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Home Science) from Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.

Mr. Mahesh Patil is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. As the CIO Mahesh oversees over INR 3 lakh crore of assets under management. With over thirty years of rich experience in fund and investment management, Mahesh leads the entire investment team, comprising fund managers and analysts. He personally manages funds such as Aditya Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity, Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi-Cap Fund, and Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Equity.

Mahesh has been with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC since October 2005. Mahesh was awarded the India CIO of the Year, Equity by Asia Asset Management in 2016 and 2018. He has been awarded Chairman’s Individual Award by The Aditya Birla group for being an Accomplished Leader in 2015.

He has previously worked at CMC Limited, Tata Economic Consultancy Services, Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services Limited, Motilal Oswal Securities Limited and at Reliance Infocom Limited.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Bombay and a Master’s degree in Management Studies from University of Bombay. He has also qualified the Chartered Financial Analysts examination from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Hyderabad.

Mr. Dhaval Gala is a Fund Manager and Senior Analyst with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited (ABSLAMC). He has an overall experience of 15 years in equity and capital market space. He joined ABSLAMC in February 2011 as a part of the Equity Fund Management and Analyst team. He specializes in Banking and Financial Services sector.

Prior to joining ABSLAMC, Dhaval has worked with B&K Securities Limited and J P Morgan Chase India Private Limited.

Dhaval is an MBA in Finance from N L Dalmia Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.

Mr. Anil Shyam is the Head-Strategy at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. (ABSLAMC). He has over two decades of experience and has been associated with the organisation since October 2007.

He has previously worked at AK Capital Services Limited, Cholamandalam AMC Limited, JM Financial Asset Management Private Limited and at ICICI Prudential AMC Limited.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in commerce and Master’s Degree in Finance & Control from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

Amit Purohit is Head of Digital Business at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited and has been a part of ABSLAMC since 2017.

In his current role, Amit leads the team responsible for Digital Business which encompasses, Digital Sales & Strategic Alliances, Digital Marketing, Digital Operations & Customer Experience and Digital Technology. He manages the digital requirements of business verticals like Investor, Distributor and Corporates. He has been instrumental in revamping Digital business and has spearheaded ‘Industry first’ innovations in the Digital space.

Amit’s career spans over 18 years with prominent industries like BFSI, Telecom and Pharma. In the past, Amit was associated with organizations like Reliance Mutual Fund, Tata Docomo and ICICI Bank for business functions like Marketing, Product Management and Strategic Sales & Business Development.

Amit holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Pune University, Maharashtra and is a BMGI certified Green Belt holder in Six Sigma.

Mr. Sidharth Damani is the Head of Business Enablement at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. He has over two decades of experience and has been part of the organisation since October 1998.

Siddharth holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

Ms. Sunaina da Cunha is the Co-Head of Fixed Income at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. She has a rich experience of 20 years in fixed income fund management with an expertise in structuring bond solution and credit transactions. As Co-Head, Sunaina leads the overall credit portfolio of the AMC..

She has been a part of the Aditya Birla Group since 2004 having started as a Group Management Trainee in Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited.

Sunaina is a CFA Charter Holder from the CFA Institute, Virginia, USA. She is also an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.

Mr. Bhupesh Bameta is a Fund Manager and Economist with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. He brings with him an overall experience of 12 years in the financial services industry, and joined ABSLAMC’s Fixed Income Investment team in December 2017.

Prior to joining ABSLAMC he was the Head of Research in Forex and Rates Desk at Edelweiss Securities Limited, covering global and Indian forex markets and economies. He was also associated with Quant Capital for 6 years as an Economist and was covering Indian and global economy and markets.

Bhupesh is an Engineering graduate from IIT-Kanpur and was All India Rank 1 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

Mr. Kaustubh Gupta is the Co-Head of Fixed Income at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited (ABSLAMC). Kaustubh brings with him 17 years of extensive investment experience having worked in various capacity of treasury finance, liquidity management and fund management. As Co-Head, Kaustubh leads the overall fixed income portfolio management.

Prior to joining ABSLAMC in 2009, Kaustubh worked with ICICI Bank for 5 year in the Asset Liability Management team.

Kaustubh is a Chartered Account and CFA (Level 2) by qualification.

Mr. Vikas Mathur is the Head of Institutional Sales at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. He comes with a rich experience of nearly two decades and has been a part of the organisation since August 2008.

Vikas has previously worked at HBL Global Private Limited and at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from University of Madras, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Entrepreneurship and Management from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the International Management Institute.

Mr. Vinod Bhat is a Portfolio Manager and Equity Strategist at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited (ABSLAMC). Vinod comes with an overall experience of two decades with close to 15 years in the financial markets and investment banking space. He has been associated with ABSLAMC since July 2018.

Prior to joining ABSLAMC, he was the Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Business Development with Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Previously he was an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse and Ocean Park Advisors in the USA.

Vinod is a CFA (USA) and has done his MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (USA). He holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (USA) and B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.