Meet the Mentors

Working inside a family office, Budhaditya studies businesses, builds valuations, and turns financial data into investment decisions. He brings that live-market perspective into class, helping students understand how financial statements, valuation, and risk concepts are applied in real investment work.

With over a decade across Big Four consulting and investment banking, Anurag brings the discipline of audit rooms and deal desks into class. He helps students see how financial concepts are applied when businesses, transactions, and investment decisions are evaluated.

With 9+ years across high-growth businesses, Vidyut brings a practical understanding of strategy, scaling, and execution. His experience at Uber India, Swvl, and SSEI helps students see how strong business decisions are made in fast-moving, real-world environments.

Since 2017, Saharsh Sir has led FADA through major shifts including BS-VI, COVID-19, semiconductor shortages, and EV adoption. His sessions show students how data, policy, and industry economics shape real business decisions across India’s automobile sector.

Niraj Sir brings a process-driven, risk-aware approach to equity investing, shaped by managing real portfolios and working across institutional finance. His sessions help students understand how professional investors research businesses, manage downside, and build long-term conviction.

With 14+ years in capital markets, Krishna Appala brings a research-led investing mindset shaped by real portfolio management. His sessions help students understand how fund managers study businesses, generate alpha, and turn market insights into disciplined investment decisions.

Mritunjoy Sir works at the intersection of policy, credit, and financial services, bringing a practical view of how institutions and markets respond to change. His sessions help students connect regulation, credit decisions, and real business outcomes with greater clarity.

Krishna Sir brings a rare full-cycle view of investing, shaped by BCG consulting, Bain Capital private equity, and building LifCare. In his classes you will understand how investors study businesses, evaluate deals, assess value, and build long-term investment conviction.

Sumangal Sir combines academic excellence with frontline institutional investing experience at Rare Enterprises. His sessions show students how professionals study businesses, interpret financial statements, and build conviction before making an investment decision.

Tarang Sir manages the Old Bridge Focused Fund and brings the discipline of live portfolio management into class. His sessions help students understand how professional investors research businesses, construct focused portfolios, and stay patient through changing market cycles.

With 10+ years across equity research and portfolio management, Naveen Sir brings real PMS-level discipline into class. He helps students understand how investment ideas are researched, portfolios are constructed, and conviction is built before capital is deployed.

Sanjay Kumar’s journey from engineering roles at Tata Steel and Deloitte USI to managing portfolios at ithought PMS gives him a distinct analytical lens. He helps students understand how research, investment committees, and portfolio decisions work together in real markets.

At the intersection of data science and equity investing, Kumar Saurabh uses AI and analytical frameworks to study markets more systematically. His teaching helps students understand how data, technology, and investment research come together to support sharper financial decisions.

With 10+ years in risk and finance education, Suushant Arora has trained 5,000+ professionals across banks, funds, and insurers. He brings that structured thinking to Business Law, helping students understand provisions, interpret questions, and apply legal concepts with clarity.

Harsh Sir brings risk consulting experience from Grant Thornton Bharat and L&T Technology Services into Quantitative Aptitude. Having worked on risk audits, SOX testing, and internal controls, he helps students approach numbers with structure, logic, and practical clarity.

Pravin Sir brings nearly two years of internal-audit experience into the classroom, helping students connect accounting, economics, and finance with how businesses actually work. His teaching is structured, application-led, and focused on building strong fundamentals for exams and practical decision-making.

With 8+ years in ACCA education, Nishant Sir combines classroom experience with his earlier corporate role at TUI India. His exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting helps students understand how organisations, technology, and finance work together.

A Chartered Accountant, ACCA Fellow, and corporate finance manager, Satyarth Sir brings corporate decision-making into the classroom. Having mentored 1000+ learners and produced 6 world rank holders, he makes complex accounting and performance concepts easier to understand and apply.

Specializing in the corn commodity trade, Shubhkant helps Class 12 and college-bound students simplify complex financial concepts, providing the analytical foundation necessary for a successful career in finance.

With 16+ years in finance education, Dr. Sarfaraz Ansari teaches financial modelling by connecting Excel, valuation, and company analysis to real business use-cases. His sessions help students move from concepts to building practical, decision-ready models with clarity.

CA Ashwini Bhanushali is a Senior ACCA Faculty at SSEI, specializing in Strategic Business Reporting at the Professional Level. She is known for her structured teaching approach, conceptual clarity, and focus on helping students connect reporting standards with practical business understanding.