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Ashish Kumar Chauhan, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, has recently been appointed Chancellor of Allahabad University. He is also a founding member of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Ashish Kumar Chauhan, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, has recently been appointed Chancellor of Allahabad University. He is also a founding member of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). (Photo: Twitter/@ashishchauhan)
Ashish Kumar Chauhan, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, was recently appointed Chancellor of Allahabad University by President Ram Nath Kovind. He will hold the position for a period of five years.
Who is Ashish Kumar Chauhan?
Ashish Kumar Chauhan is an alumnus of the 26th batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Management at IIM Calcutta.
He is currently the general manager and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange and is best known as the father of modern financial derivatives in India due to his work at NSE.
He is a founding member of India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) and was instrumental in establishing India’s first fully automated screen-based trading system and the first commercial satellite communications network.
The groundbreaking frameworks, including Nifty index and NSE certifications in financial markets, are his creations.
Chauhan previously held the role of President and CIO of Reliance Group and was also the CEO of the Mumbai Indians cricket team in his early years.
He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from IIM Calcutta in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to India’s financial sector.
Word from IIM Calcutta Director
Commenting on Chauhans’ historic achievement, Prof. Subir Bhattacharya, Director-in-Charge, IIM Calcutta: “The announcement of Ashish Chauhan’s appointment as Chancellor of Allahabad University is a matter of immense pride for all of us at IIM Calcutta.
We, as academics, have always respected the rich tradition of Allahabad University in their teaching and research. We congratulate Ashish on his new role and look forward to his tenure as he steps into public service and accelerates the transformation of the university in the coming years, he added.
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