Nilesh Chonkar

Nilesh Chonkar is Head of Operations & Finance for Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited. He is responsible for operations, finance and service delivery, enabling the brand to build on its customer obsession journey through various strategic interventions and initiatives. During his career, spanning more than two decades, he has worked with AIG Investments, Principal Financial Group, IIFL Wealth & Asset Management & Motilal Oswal Group.

Nilesh comes with years of experience in spearheading functions like Customer Service, Registrar and Transfer Agency Operations, Branch Operations, Custody, Fund Accounting & Administration, across Mutual Funds, AIFs, Portfolio Management Services (PMS) and SMA/Offshore offerings. He has pioneered multiple segments of revenue generation by embedding various third-party products, re-engineering and streamlining AMC & Wealth Operations using technology. He has also been a key member of the mutual funds industry body of India, AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India), from 2016 to 2017.

Nilesh has completed his Master’s in Finance Management from the University of Mumbai - Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and a Master’s in Commerce from the University of Mumbai - Sydenham College. He has also completed his PRINCE2® Certification from QA (UK). He was also a national level water-polo player & swimmer.