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Nilesh Shah is the Founder of Envision Capital, a leading investment management institution focused on providing Portfolio Management Services (PMS). He is highly regarded for his stock-picking skills and for identifying growth-oriented capital efficient businesses with a long-term perspective.

Nilesh has over 32 years of experience in Indian credit and equity markets, with about 15 years of working with two of India’s leading home grown financial institutions – HDFC group and Kotak group. He joined Kotak group as an Executive and soon became Executive Director at Kotak Securities and President, Kotak Asset Management. He also became the youngest member of the Kotak Leadership Team comprised of the group’s top 30 employees. During this period, Kotak Securities became India’s leading brokerage and PMS house and Kotak Asset Management received several awards.

Nilesh holds a CFA from The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), where he ranked all-India 1st in CFA Preliminary Levels, and a post graduate in management from IRMA, where he was valedictorian. He is also a recipient of
several academic and professional awards.

Achievements and Awards
  • Received the Achiever of the Year award from “Indian Jaycees” in 2003;
  • Panelist for the first-ever “Smart Investor Camp “organized by CNBC TV 18 in 2004;
  • Featured as investment wizard of Indian Stock Market in the 1st Series of “Wizards of Dalal Street” by CNBC TV 18 in the year 2005;
  • During his tenure as President, Kotak AMC, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he received the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2006-Best Mutual Fund House from the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh;
  • Panelist for “Mutual Fund Knowledge Summit” of prominent Chief Investment Officers organised by ICICI Bank in 2006;
  • The main speaker at AIBC (Australia India Business Council) President’s Lunch Series –“Investing In Equities in India” in 2007;
  • Guest speaker at Motilal Oswal “Value Investment Forum” in 2010;
  • Addressed the participants of Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on Portfolio Management Services in 2010;
  • Speaker at 7th Annual India Business Conference presented by Columbia Business School in 2011;
  • Participated in discussion in Mint’s Money Conclave in 2011;
  • Featured as a guest speaker on shows focused on value investing like Alpha Mughals by Bloombergquint & Market Makers by ETnow.
  • Guest speaker at “Townhall” organised by Moneycontrol in 2019.