Co-Founder and CIO
Rohit, a founding member and Chief Investment Officer at ArthAlpha, possesses significant expertise as a data scientist and investment professional, with a specialization in AI/ML-powered quantitative investing, financial engineering, and data science. Prior to establishing ArthAlpha, he held the position of CIO at True Beacon. In this role, he was instrumental in launching India's inaugural AI-driven long-only quantitative equity fund. This fund integrated fundamental analysis with machine learning methodologies to generate distinct returns and appeal to institutional and high-net-worth investors. Rohit boasts over two decades of experience in financial markets across India, Singapore, and the United States, demonstrating a proven ability to develop quantitative investment strategies for both Indian and international markets. Previously, Rohit co-founded Riemann Capital in Singapore. At Riemann Capital, he provided advisory services to institutional investors and family offices on financial data science and executed trades in Indian equity derivatives utilizing deep learning models. He also founded Roaring Numbers, a US-based quantitative hedge fund, which was acquired by a family office within its first year of operation. Rohit's prior professional experience includes roles at prominent global and regional banking institutions such as ICICI Bank, Citibank, Credit Agricole CIB, and ANZ. In his final banking role at ANZ, he established and managed the wealth solutions business for Asia. This involved assembling a high-performing team responsible for driving innovation in investment and financing solutions across various asset classes. Rohit is a Chartered Accountant who transitioned into data science. He holds the CFA (US) charter and is a Sloan Fellow (MS-Business) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Furthermore, he has earned graduate certificates in AI/ML and Data Science from MIT and Harvard. Rohit's perspectives on the application of AI in finance and market strategy are frequently published in leading Indian financial media, including The Economic Times, Mint, and Moneycontrol.