Fund Manager - PMS
Mr. Hitesh commenced his tenure at Axis AMC in 2022, assuming the role of Senior Vice President and Head of Listed Equity Alternatives. In this capacity, he oversees the Axis PMS portfolios and associated Category-III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) strategies. Mr. Hitesh brings a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in portfolio management, investment banking, and equity research. Before his appointment at Axis AMC, he held the position of Head of Investments within the PMS division at Aditya Birla Mutual Fund. His prior professional engagements include serving as Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at Enam Asset Management, and as Senior Vice President and Co-Head of Institutional Research at Edelweiss Capital. During these roles, he managed substantial equity funds, authored comprehensive research reports, and was instrumental in executing numerous transactions across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), and Investment Banking (IB) assignments, including those involving Restructuring and Delisting. Mr. Hitesh's research has been acknowledged through its inclusion in the book ‘Wall Street Research – Past Present & Future,’ co-authored by Harvard Business School Professors Boris Groysberg and Paul Healy, and published by Stanford Press. **Educational Qualifications:** Mr. Hitesh holds an MBA from Mumbai University. He has further augmented his expertise by completing the Advanced Management Program, Investment Management Program, and General Management Program at Harvard Business School, alongside the Executive Development Program from The Wharton School. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School and serves as an Advisor to the Board of the HBS Club of India.