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OAWA is an online education academy founded by investment professionals and academicians. We are on a mission to serve as a platform to help learners expand their horizons through life-changing learning experiences. At OAWA, we believe that the right knowledge delivered at the right time to the right mind can be the first step in staying a step ahead in life. We are determined to curate courses that will help students and professionals sharpen their skills and make it in today’s world. The “The Program in Wealth Management” is designed as a first of its kind premium program in India which blends fundamental, practical, soft skills and case studies.
- What makes us stand apart is our unique blend of industry veterans and illustrious academicians.
- The ways of teaching at OAWA will be awe for many as it blends the best of the conventional world of learning along with the new age internet learning tools.
- The pedagogy will deliver what you are looking for as it is curated to take you down the alley of the world of wealth management.
We have intertwined our several decades of learning from the world of investments, finance and wealth into this Program. We welcome you all to go through the details and enrol for the program. An exciting journey awaits in the virtual classroom. We welcome candidates from across the country to make the most of this opportunity, where you get to learn from the country's best brains.
Former Head-Fixed Income at Invesco Asset management. Over 25 years of experience in Fixed- Income and currency markets.
Founder and CEO of Integrated Advisory GmbH, a Swiss company.
He is a Master’s degree holder in Economics & MBA from IIM Calcutta.
Meenakshi is a motivated ed-tech professional looking to inspire others to pursue academic and personal development.
Bekxy has multiple years of work experience in the mutual fund and insurance industry.
Former Head-Fixed Income at Invesco Asset management. Over 25 years of experience in Fixed- Income and currency markets. Managed funds for both domestic and offshore funds. In 2005 and 2012, was featured amongst the top debt fund managers in the country in a survey conducted by Business Today and Mutualfundsindia.com
Founder and CEO of Integrated Advisory GmbH, a Swiss company focussed on distribution and digital projects. Sreeja is a Sales and Marketing professional with multiple years of global experience. Previous corporate experience include heading Sales at Sodexo and Deutsche Bank in India. She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and MBA in Digital Business from EU Business School, Barcelona. Sreeja is based in Basel, Switzerland.
He is a Master’s degree holder in Economics & MBA from IIM Calcutta. Associated with the Indian capital market for more than 18 years with investment banks like Lehman Brothers, Nomura & presently runs his own Wealth Management company.
Prof Binay Bhushan Chakrabarti is a former Professor of Finance at IIM Calcutta and ex- Director-in-charge of IIM Ranchi. He has worked as a member of the RBI’s committee on Financial Benchmarks and the Advisory Committee of the Risk Management Institute of the National University of Singapore. He is a Mechanical Engineer from Jadavpur University, Calcutta (Gold medallist), PGDM from IIM Calcutta (Gold medallist), Cost Accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, and Ph. D in Economics from Jadavpur University, Calcutta. He has worked in the industry for 24 years, primarily in the manufacturing and financial services sector in GKW, Metal Box, Nagarjuna Group, Keventer, and NICCO-UCO as President, General Manager.
Apart from teaching at IIM Calcutta, he has been a visiting professor at IIM Ahmedabad and other IIMs, including CFVG, Vietnam, ESCP Paris, National University of Singapore, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Reims Business School, Bordeaux Business School, and ESC Toulouse in France. He has published more than forty research papers in international and domestic journals.
Dr. Debashis Sanyal is currently the Director at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon. With over 35 years of rich experience in top business schools, Dr. Sanyal has received numerous honors for teaching. He has a Master’s degree from Calcutta University and holds a Doctoral degree in Commerce. He is a merit holder from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountant of India (ICWAI), where he also served as Joint Director. Before joining Great Lakes, Gurgaon, he was Vice Provost-Management and Dean of School of Business Management at NMIMS for around eight years. Before his stint at NMIMS, Dr. Sanyal was Dean at Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, and headed the EMBA program at S.P. Jain Centre of Management, Singapore.
Dr. Kavita Sharma recently retired as the president of South Asian University, New Delhi, India, in 2020. Before this, she was a professor at Hindu College, Delhi University, for 37 years (1971-2008), during which she also served as principal for ten years. Kavita then served as the Director of India International Centre, New Delhi, from 2008 to 2014. She is a life member of several prestigious associations and institutes, including the Indian Association of Canadian Studies, Indian Law Institute, Association of Comparative Literature, and Indian History Congress.
A passionate educationist with over 17 years of experience. Co-founder of Gurukul.education and LIFE Foundation. Have been contributing towards increasing accessibility and quality of education in the formal university system, private institutions and NGOs. Has authored five books covering Statistics, Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Communication and Ethics. Anup has a diverse work-ex stretching from as an analyst with JP Morgan Chase and the founder of restaurant Ola-Guaca’s, a Lebanese Falafel QSR. Have been recognised on multiple occasions for his innovative ways on many platforms and news articles.
Mr. Nilesh Shah is the Group President & Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd. He is also presently part time member of the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC). He has also held the position of the Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds India (AMFI). He has close to 3 decades of experience in capital markets and market related investment, having managed funds across equity, fixed income securities and real estate for local and global investors.
In his previous assignments, Nilesh has held leadership roles with Axis Capital, ICICI Prudential Asset Management, Franklin Templeton and ICICI Securities.
Mr. Shah is a gold medallist Chartered Accountant and a merit ranking Cost Accountant. He has also co-authored a book on Financial Planning called A Direct Take.
Meenakshi is a motivated ed-tech professional looking to inspire others to pursue academic and personal development. She strives to create a challenging and engaging environment for learners, yet ease the challenges related to implementing technology.
An enthusiastic academician having more than 10 years of teaching, research and corporate experience in the finance domain.
Bekxy has multiple years of work experience in the mutual fund and insurance industry. She is a prolific writer in finance matters. Before joining OAWA as Head-Academics she was the Head-Fixed Income with Principal Mutual Fund. She is an Economics major from Lady Shriram College, Delhi and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore.
