NEEL KASAT

Received fast-track VP promotion within 3 years (vs 5-year avg.); Lead for Asia government bonds and corporate bonds indices

• Led the inclusion of India Government Bonds in J.P.Morgan indices, bringing over $25B of Foreign Investment in India
• Advised the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on launching FAR bonds, successfully eliminating capital controls for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). This initiative led to a substantial increase in foreign investor holdings in Indian Government Bonds (IGBs), rising from 0.7% to 3.0%
• Collaborated with the RBI and the custody team to lower trade barriers for FPIs. This initiative substantially reduced the trade failure rate, decreasing it from 35% to 15%
• Conducted consultations for 90+ institutional investors ($250B combined AUM). Collaborated with government authorities to address concerns, resulting in a 23% increase in support for the inclusion of Indian bonds, reaching 73% within 2 years
• Worked with Senior management to design an expansion strategy for Asia credit indices, ensuring the market relevance of the product. Onboarded 4 new accounts with a combined AUM > $3B since the product launch
• Pioneered the creation of the inaugural tax-adjusted index return series that factored in withholding tax costs on interest income, leading to a notable reduction (~35 bps) in tracking error for portfolio investors
• Led the onboarding and training of a 14-member Client Servicing Team, reducing the average response time for client queries from 24 to 2 hours
• Collaborated with Licensing to audit index accounts, address unauthorized access, and implement index-level security across channel. Verified licensing with users, yielding an additional $3M in annual revenue,

• Re-designed credit selection matrix for the women micro-entrepreneur segment with a target to contain client's NPA under 1%
• Prepared a fund-raising strategy that helped the client to onboard three correspondent banks

• Implemented an efficient and robust calculation engine based on Python with additional analytical capabilities,saving 4-5 daily manual hours
• Handled PMO-related tasks for multiple automation projects undertaken by the team. Worked closely with senior management to design presentations for the weekly project meet

Farmer NGO venturing into value-added products: FarmVeda

• Secured raw material procurement with multiple FPOs and conducted competitive benchmarking to expand the NGO's footprint in the ready-to-eat food market
• Achieved a substantial income increase for 12K small farmers, replicating Amul's cooperative model in Agriculture
• Identified potential global markets for the peanut product range. Recommended options in Indonesia and US,based on aflatoxin standards