Overview/Our Team
Our Team

The people behind the process.

Portfolio managers, quant researchers and sector specialists with decades of capital-markets experience — united by one discipline: systematic edge, fundamental conviction, institutional risk control.

80+
Years of heritage
14 Yrs
Avg. investment tenure
25+
Investment professionals
Leadership

The people behind the performance.

Decades of institutional leadership across banking, capital markets, and quantitative research — steering PL Capital's next chapter.

Amisha Vora
35+ Yrs Experience
Chairperson & MD, PL Group

Amisha Vora

Astute entrepreneur & visionary leader

  • With 35+ years of experience, a highly sought-after opinion maker across Indian capital markets.
  • Led multi-fold growth across business verticals at PL through hands-on leadership.
  • Member of the CII Capital Markets Committee for over 5 years.
  • Sits on the Board of the Association of Portfolio Managers of India (APMI).
  • Recipient of several prestigious industry awards and recognitions.
Zarin Daruwala
35+ Yrs Banking Leadership
Group CEO, PL Capital

Zarin Daruwala

Powering PL Capital's transformative journey

  • Seasoned leader with 35+ years of expertise across corporate & retail banking, governance and strategy.
  • Former CEO — India & South Asia at Standard Chartered.
  • 25+ years in leadership roles at ICICI Bank; former board member, ICICI Lombard & ICICI Securities.
  • Currently a board member at PhonePe.
  • All-India Rank Holder in both ICAI & ICSI; featured among India's Most Powerful Women in Business.
Fund managers

Leading fund managers.

Sandeep Neema

Sandeep Neema

Director – PL Asset Management

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  • Investment professional with over three decades of global expertise in emerging markets including India.
  • Worked for 13 years as a PM / Sr Analyst at GMO Emerging Markets, a global investment management firm based out of Boston, US.
  • Prior to GMO, worked for 7 years at JM Financial MF managing the equity schemes as a PM.
Siddharth Vora

Siddharth Vora

Head of Quant Investment Strategies · Executive Director – PL Capital

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  • Head – Quant Investment Strategies and Fund Manager at PL Asset Management.
  • CA, CFA, CMT Level 2, a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager.
  • M.Sc. in Management for Business Excellence from the University of Warwick and one of the most definitive voices on quant investing in India.
Advisory board

Our advisory board.

Dr. Punita Kumar Sinha

Chairperson – PL Asset Management

  • CFA charter-holder and PhD, with a strong track record in managing large India-focused funds from the US.
  • Currently an Independent Director at Embassy REIT, Lupin, Marelli and other companies.
  • Has held leadership positions at Blackstone and was an Independent Director at Infosys and JSW Steel.

Mr. Ashok Barat

Advisory Board

  • Fellow — ICAI and ICSI. Associate — ICAEW (England & Wales) and CPA Australia.
  • Past President of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India.
  • Board member of Bata India, Mahindra Accelo, Huhtamaki India and Alembic Pharmaceuticals.
  • B.Com from Allahabad University (1975) — Chancellor's Gold Medal and First Rank Holder; ICAI Rank Holder with AF Ferguson & R. Venkatesan Awards.

Mr. Rajesh Narain Gupta

Advisory Board

  • Founder & Chairman of SNG & Partners, specialising in financial services, commercial law, real estate and private wealth.
  • Advocate with the Bar Council of India since 1988 — 35+ years of legal experience across corporate and transactional matters.
  • Pioneer in India in Succession & Estate Planning; key advisor on the SARFAESI Act and legal frameworks for stressed assets.
  • Recognised by Forbes, Legal 500 and Chambers. Independent Director at HDFC Capital Advisors and J.C. Flowers ARC.
The team behind the model

Beyond the named fund managers, PL Asset Management runs a dedicated quant bench across research, technology and risk.

Quant researchersQuant developersData scientistsMacro analystsTechnical analystsEconomistsFinancial engineersAI/ML engineersStatisticiansMathematiciansRisk analystsFundamental analysts

Oversight and governance

Every strategy runs under two layers of review.

Investment Committee

Sanctions investment proposals and decisions in line with each strategy's stated objective.

Portfolio Management Committee

Monitors ongoing portfolio and fund performance against that mandate.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

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