NAVEEN KUMAR

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Naveen is the co-founder and managing partner of Indxx. He has been instrumental in launching a variety of products including index funds, long-only funds and private equity funds. The firm has carried out various investment decisions under his leadership, in the areas of both private equity as well as public market securities. He conceptualized and set up the Customized Index division which today produces a variety of unique, investible indices that are licensed to various organizations for the product launch. He also initiated the Analytics division at Indxx which is a unique value proposition and provides immense value to ETP issuers. Naveen started his career with the investment banking division of JM Morgan Stanley. During the initial years, he worked as part of the MARD (Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring Division) and GCM (Global Capital Markets) groups. He played a significant role in notable transactions including the BhartiAirtel IPO, Gujarat Ambuja convertible offering, acquisition of L&T Cement by Aditya Birla Group, and acquisition of Centak Chemicals by Akzo Nobel. Naveen's educational qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, University of Delhi.