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OUR PEOPLE

The entire team at Dawnay Day AV Analytics shares a common vision and pedigree. Our research team, based in Mumbai, India, includes highly experienced professionals with advanced degrees in business and financial analysis. The research wing is complemented by a team of equally capable professionals at client locations with a common objective of delivering value to clients.

Executive Management
One of the major pillars of strength for the company is its young and dynamic management. With highly acclaimed finance professionals being at the helm of affairs, Dawnay Day AV Analytics enjoys a brilliant combination of knowledge and drive, two crucial pre-requisites of growth in the financial research services vertical. Between themselves, the top brass has a combined 100 plus years of experience in financial markets globally.
Shailesh Dhuri
Executive Director
Shailesh has extensive experience and the domain expertise in the field of financial services and is responsible for research operations and quantitative analysis at Dawnay Day AV Analytics. In his last assignment, Shailesh worked with the treasury team of Credit Agricole Indosuez, where he was assigned the responsibility for bond trading, ALM and transfer pricing. He has also been the head of the trading desk of one of the primary dealers involved with market making in Government of India Bonds. Shailesh started his career with Unit Trust of India, India’s largest mutual fund, where he headed the treasury desk of the fund for the first money market mutual fund in India.
Shailesh is a MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore. In addition, he also holds the CFA qualification from ICFAI, FRM qualification from GARP, PRM qualification from PRMIA and Cost Accounting qualification from ICWAI.
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Gaurav Gupta
Executive Director
Gaurav is responsible for strategic planning and heads the business development operations for Dawnay Day AV Analytics, overseeing new client acquisitions. Earlier, he served as the Investment Strategist and Product Head for Onshore Private Banking, Deutsche Bank. In this capacity, Gaurav was involved in development of product strategy including development of structured investment solutions for the Bank’s clients. He was also responsible for evaluation of fund managers and product due diligence. Prior to this function, he was responsible for putting in place a complete financial advisory platform using strategic and tactical asset allocation. He spearheaded the effort for development of an efficient frontier covering Indian financial asset classes. Gaurav has also been a part of the investment & advisory team at BNP Paribas and the bond trading team at Unit Trust of India.
Gaurav received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Mumbai, and his Masters in Management Studies in Finance from NMIMS, University of Mumbai.
Paresh Sharma
Executive Director
Paresh, with extensive experience in financial markets in India, is responsible for overseeing research operations. Over the last decade, he has acquired vast experience and built on his expertise in the areas of Portfolio Management and Equity Research. In his last role, prior to co-founding Dawnay Day AV Analytics, Paresh was the Head of Equities at UTI Mutual Fund, India’s largest asset management company. Prior to that he headed the research team at UTI Mutual Fund covering Indian Equities, Fixed Income and Economy for over five years. He was a member of the core management team at UTI, responsible for the restructuring of its operations, along with implementing various strategies within the organization. He was also instrumental in the successful takeover of ILFS Mutual Fund by UTI AMC.
Paresh is a MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, and an Engineer from the Institute of Technology – Banaras Hindu University.
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