
Chartered Accountant and risk management professional with over 10 years of experience leading enterprise, investment, and governance risk functions within highly regulated financial institutions. Currently serving as Chief Risk Officer at DSP Pension Funds, responsible for enterprise risk management, risk governance, Board and regulatory reporting, risk assessments, KRIs, control frameworks, and cross-functional risk oversight. Proven track record of partnering with senior leadership to strengthen risk culture, enhance governance frameworks, and support strategic decision-making. Passionate about applying deep financial risk expertise to innovative fintech and digital asset environments while building scalable enterprise risk programs.
• Lead the enterprise risk management framework across pension fund operations with oversight of approximately ₹7,800 crore of assets.
• Drive investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and governance oversight to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and risk appetite.
• Develop and monitor risk metrics, stress testing frameworks and early warning indicators to identify emerging risks.
• Present risk assessments, portfolio analytics and governance updates directly to the Board and Board Committees.
• Oversee investment guideline monitoring, limit management and risk reporting to support informed decision-making.
• Strengthen risk governance through policy development, control enhancements and implementation of risk management best practices.
• Drive automation and technology-led improvements in risk surveillance, monitoring and reporting processes.
• Supported investment risk oversight across mutual fund portfolios within an organization managing assets exceeding ₹1 lakh crore.
• Led the implementation of FactSet risk analytics platform, enhancing portfolio risk measurement, monitoring and reporting capabilities.
• Designed and established the Risk Appetite Statement framework, strengthening risk governance, escalation protocols and decision-making processes.
• Conducted liquidity risk assessments, stress testing and scenario analysis across equity and fixed income portfolios to identify emerging risks.
• Monitored portfolio risk metrics, investment guideline compliance and concentration exposures across multiple schemes.
• Delivered risk analytics, portfolio insights and governance reports to senior management, risk committees and key stakeholders.
• Led trade surveillance activities across equity and fixed income portfolios, identifying exceptions and strengthening monitoring controls through automation initiatives.
• Collaborated with investment, compliance and operations teams to enhance risk frameworks and improve overall control effectiveness.