Mrs. Gautami Desai
Fund Manager, PMS
Over 2 decades of experience in equity investments Joined CCSPL in 2008 and was part of the investment team advisers to Acacia Partners, one of the largest FIIs in India (Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb) between 2010 to 2017 for the India equity portfolio over USD 2 billion Spent 10 years at the Unit Trust of India (UTI) gaining well-rounded experience in credit research and fund management In UTI, managed equity portfolio of INR 3,500 crores across five funds, three of which were rated amongst the best performing funds by Crisil, Lipper and Value Research Gautami is known to dive deep for researching companies. Ever heard of a fund manager walking on the ramp just to know branding / marketing of a large consumer company! Gautami is also a co-founder and director Micasa Education Pvt. Ltd. that runs K-12 schools under the brand name ‘Lumens School’. Its first school was established in 2011 at Vapi, which now has over 600 students and has become known for its quality of education. Gautami earned BE (Electronics) and Masters in Management Studies from Mumbai University.
