ACE Strategy

Mr. Chockalingam commenced his tenure at ICICI Prudential AMC in July 2022. He currently serves as a Senior Fund Manager, overseeing both Portfolio Management Services (PMS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) at IPAMC. With close to twenty years of comprehensive expertise, Mr. Chockalingam possesses a strong background in fund management, investment research, and market analysis. His contributions have been significant in dissecting business fundamentals to generate pertinent and actionable insights, thereby fostering portfolio expansion. He is a recognised authority for providing in-depth macroeconomic analysis, alongside insights into financial markets and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. These elements have consistently formed the bedrock of diverse investment strategies he has developed throughout his career. Prior to his association with IPAMC, Mr. Chockalingam held positions at distinguished institutions including Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt Ltd, Deutsche Equities India Pvt Limited, and Batlivala & Karani Securities. Academically, he holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, and a Bachelor of Commerce from G. R. Damodaran College of Science. Furthermore, he is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals, USA.

Ms. Geetika Gupta became part of IPAMC in August 2021. Her current role involves serving as a Fund Manager for both Portfolio Management Services and Alternative Investment Funds. With more than ten years of investment experience, her expertise spans both sell-side and buy-side equity research. Before joining IPAMC, Ms. Gupta spent six years as Vice President at First Voyager Advisors, where she oversaw the fund's investments in the Indian equity market. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2015, she worked as a Research Analyst at Kotak Institutional Equities, focusing on the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. Her career commenced in 2007 at Lehman Brothers, covering US Equities, followed by an internship in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley, Singapore, in 2010. Ms. Gupta possesses substantial knowledge of the BFSI sector, alongside B2C businesses within the consumer and technology domains. She is an alumnus of IIT Delhi, holding a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, and IIM Ahmedabad.