Aditi Kothari

"Aditi is the Executive Vice President at DSP. At DSP Investment Managers, Aditi Kothari Desai religiously preserves the organisational culture that her father Hemendra Kothari built. She is also a member of its Executive Committee and the CSR committee.

"Aditi is the driving force behind DSP BlackRock’s WINVESTOR, launched in 2012 with the aim to encourage and educate women on the need to gain financial knowledge, and plan for long-term security. She believes in taking a strategic approach to philanthropy and looking at improving how funding is used in the grassroots level to create maximum impact. She hopes to see more people getting involved in the sector in order to collaborate and accelerate change. Aditi also serves as a trustee on the ‘Wildlife Conservation Trust’ board, which aims at preserving and protecting India’s rich and natural heritage.

"She is an alumna of Wharton School and Harvard Business School."

• Advisor, British Asian Trust