Hemendra Kothari

"Founder, Chairman and Trustee of the Hemendra Kothari Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Trust, Hemendra Kothari represents the fourth generation of a family of prominent stockbrokers. Former President of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Kothari founded DSP Financial Consultants Limited which later became DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd. He served as its Chairman till 2009 and is currently the Chairman of DSP Investment Managers Private Limited. A board member of several industrial companies, Kothari is associated with the Confederation of Indian Industry. Keenly involved in environmental, educational, health and cultural initiatives, he is a Member of the Rajasthan State Board for Wildlife, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Advisory Council of the Global Tiger Forum (GTF), and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Governing Council; and the India Chairman of TNC-The Nature Conservancy Centre."