Prashant Khemka
Prashant R. Khemka | |
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| Occupation | Business Executive |
| Known for | Investment Management |
Prashant R. Khemka is a CFA, the founder and managing director of WhiteOak Capital Management, and the former CIO of emerging market equities for Goldman Sachs.[1][2]
Early life and career
Born on 4 November 1971, in Mumbai, India, Khemka obtained an MBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management under Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988.[3]
He started his professional career at State Street Global Advisors in Boston.[4]
Life at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
In 2000, Khekma joined Goldman Sachs as an equity analyst and was co-chairing an equity fund worth $30 billion within four years.[5]
After returning to India in 2006, he started managing Goldman Sachs India Equity which received a AAA rating from Citywire. Under Khemka, Goldman's Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Equity grew from less than $500 million to more than $2.6 billion.[6]
In 2017, Khemka quit Goldman Sachs India to launch his own Mumbai-based firm, White Oak Capital Management.[7]
Personal life
Prashant Khemka is married to Ritu Khemka and has three children. He is an avid cricket fan and was a chess enthusiast in college.[1]
Sources
- ^ a b Asia, bloomberg. "2021 a Year of Normalization for India: White Oak Capital". www.chelseafs.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Reuters Editorial. "No end in sight to India's growth boom - Goldman". IN. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Education, vanderbilt. "FROM ENGINEERING TO EQUITIES". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Blogs, pmsbazaar. "From GoldmanSachs to WhiteOak Why Prashant Khemka Remains A 100 Percent Equity Advocate". www.gsamequityconversations.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Business, TheIndianWire. "Prashant Khemka quits Goldman Sachs; to launch his own fund". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Education, Vanderbilt. "FROM ENGINEERING TO EQUITIES". Vanderbilt. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Chauhan, Prithviraj (30 May 2013). "Prashant Khemka quits Goldman Sachs; to launch his own fund". The Indian Wire. Retrieved 11 November 2018.