Ashish Chauhan | |
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![]() Chauhan in 2012 | |
MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India | |
Assumed office 17 July 2022 | |
Preceded by | Vikram Limaye |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashishkumar Chauhan 16 March 1968 India |
Spouse | Sonal Chauhan |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | IIT Bombay IIM Calcutta |
Ashishkumar Chauhan is an Indian business executive and administrator,who is currently the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). [1] [2]
A technocrat from IIT Bombay [3] and IIM Calcutta, [3] Chauhan was a founding member of NSE. Prior to joining NSE in 2022, [3] [4] [5] he was the MD and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) [6] [7] for 10 years. [8] [9] [10] Chauhan is a member of the University Grants Commission [11] and is the Chancellor of University of Allahabad. [12] [13] He also serves as a member of Governing Council of IIM Calcutta. [14]
A mechanical engineer from IIT Bombay and alumnus of IIM Calcutta,Chauhan was recruited from the campus as an officer by the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) in 1991. [15] [16]
Chauhan's first break came in 1993,when the Government proposed a stock exchange in the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Chauhan was a member of the core team that founded the NSE,and responsible for setting up their equities and derivatives markets from 1993 to 2000. [17] [15] In addition,he was instrumental in setting up initial information technology infrastructure,including the first commercial satellite telecom network in India for NSE. [18] He was also involved in conceptualization of National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCCL) and initial set up of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). [15]
In 2001,Chauhan left NSE to begin his entrepreneurship venture,financed by the Reliance Group,and soon began working for Reliance Infocomm. [15] [19] In 2004,Chauhan became the chief information officer (CIO) of Reliance Infocomm,and then the Reliance Group CIO in 2005. [15] [19] He was also the CEO of the cricket team Mumbai Indians,owned by Reliance Industries,in its formative years. [19]
After leaving Reliance Industries,Chauhan joined BSE as Deputy CEO in 2009 and was appointed as CEO in 2012. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
In 2013,he pushed BSE to develop a mutual fund distribution platform called BSE StAR MF. [25] [26]
He was also instrumental in setting up India International Exchange,which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in January 2017 at Gandhinagar,GIFT City. [27]