Home: Hong Kong. Age: 44. Birthplace: India. Profession: Family Office professional. Organization: Carret Private Capital. Title: Multi-Family Office Managing Director. Alma mater: Mumbai University. Languages spoken: English, Hindi and Marathi.
Current project: Working on a direct investment in a pre-owned luxury watch space. Recent recognition: Consistent above average performance in both of my Fixed Income and Equity strategies. Recent professional development: Made my first direct investment in a startup for the firm. Latest accomplishment: Ran my first marathon in October last year in Amsterdam, and then a second one in February this year in Delhi. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Running a full marathon with no real outdoor running history, from 0 to full in 4 months. Hobbies: Sailing, running, spending time with my kids. Recent travel or adventure: Finishing the first marathon in October last year. Last book read: Think Again, by Adam Grant. Recently viewed and recommended: Oppenheimer. Recent unique acquisition: Whoop.
Personality profile: Calm demeanour, open, some sense of humour; love intellectual conversations; loyal to friends, easy going, hard working. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Loyal. Moral compass: Be your better self every day. If you can’t do good, do no harm. Life is short. Strive for success. Work hard. How do you define a perfect friendship? Good conversations, loyalty, intellectually stimulating. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Win/win. What is your greatest joy? Becoming a father, twice. What is your greatest fear? Failure. What is your guilty pleasure? Fine whiskey. What word or phrase do you use far too often? Work hard, play hard. What natural talent have you neglected? Sailing. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Athletes, anything to do with high level sports performance.
What three emojis best describe you? 🏃🏽⛵✈️.
What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Favorite place: Madrid (for now). Favorite way: travel to see friends or, maybe, to buy a boat. What is at the top of your bucket list? Running a full marathon under four hours. Professionally, to take my fixed income strategy to over USD 100M. How do you relieve stress? Running, sailing, drinks with friends, reading. What is your go-to workout? Running. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Staying at a good property.
What was your first paying job? Insurance advisor while I was doing my undergrad work in engineering. What was your favorite college course? Physics and Maths. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Cricket. What book have you repeatedly read? Zero to One, by Peter Thiel. What movie have you repeatedly watched? The Swahshank Redemption, The Godfather series, The Dark Knight and many others. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Family pictures. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My sailing coach and my ex-boss. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Persistence pays. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Work harder than everyone around you; be the best at things you do and success will follow. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? AI. What is your favorite app? X. What is your go-to source of news and information? X and FT. What company or organization do you most admire? Apple and SpaceX. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? The Covid pandemic.
What is your big idea? Scale up my fixed income strategy; find the next big idea, find a way to invest in it personally as well as for my clients. What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? To find the best founders and investors and a way to collaborate with them. What change would you like to see in the world? Common sense and the setting of practical global policies by global leaders. What message do you want to send out into the world? Just show up. What widely held belief do you reject? Money can’t buy happiness. What mega-trend most excites you? AI. What mega-trend most concerns you? Geopolitical instability.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Just Show Up. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Cillian Murphy. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Steve Jobs. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A naval officer. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My mobile phone. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Go for a good sail with my close friends. What advice would you give your younger self? To work smart, working hard is not enough. Find a good mentor. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? When I got selected to be a part of the Indian National Team for the sailing world championship, as the junior most member in the squad.
Personal mission: Be the best. Personal motto: Just show up. Favorite quote: “I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed” (Michael Jordan). Desired epitaph: Life is short!
