Sanjeev Prasad

Sanjeev Prasad is Managing Director & Co-Head at Kotak Securities Ltd.
A highly ranked and passionate analyst, he leads KIE’s research team for Strategy - a logical role after decades of sectoral research.
As managing director, he has the mandate to market the firm’s research across markets.
He has been with KIE since October 1996 and is regarded as a leading analyst and commentator on Indian equities in Indian and international media.
Sanjeev began his career in oil and gas research, topping broker polls as best sectoral analyst and best India analyst for over a decade.
He move into strategy research also quickly earned him the respect, and votes, of institutional investors.
Consistently ranked India’s leading analyst by institutional investors, he has a strong global franchise in Indian equity research.
Over the years, he has built one of the strongest research teams among broking houses in India, respected for its intensive and incisive analysis as well as independence.
Sanjeev considers himself a lifelong student and analyst of capital markets, which feeds those of his curiosities not stoked by books, dogs, travel and Formula 1.
He has a B.Tech degree from IIT, Delhi and a management degree from IIM, Calcutta.