Mr. Ashish Chauhan is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Bombay and a PGDM alumnus (Batch 26) of IIM Calcutta. He is currently the Chairperson (Acting) of the Board of Governors of IIM Calcutta and also serves as the Managing Director & CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia’s first stock exchange and one of the largest globally by number of listed companies. He is a founding member of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and is widely regarded as the father of modern financial derivatives in India. Ashish Chauhan pioneered India’s first fully automated screen-based trading system and helped establish the country’s first commercial satellite communication network for financial markets. The benchmark NIFTY index and NSE certification programs are among his key contributions. Earlier, he served as President and CIO of the Reliance Group and was also the CEO of the Mumbai Indians cricket team in its formative years. A recipient of several prestigious national and international awards, Ashish Chauhan has served on multiple committees of the Government of India, RBI, SEBI, and global institutions. His insights and writings on finance, technology, and governance are widely published in India and abroad.
2025-12-13
Source: IIM Calcutta
