Prashant Khemka
Prashant R. Khemka | |
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| Occupation | Business Executive |
| Known for | Investment Management |
Prashant R. Khemka is a CFA, the founder and managing director of WhiteOak Capital Management, and the former CIO of emerging market equities for Goldman Sachs.[1][2]
Early life and career
[edit]Born on 4 November 1971, in Mumbai, India, Khemka obtained an MBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management under Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988.[3]
He started his professional career at State Street Global Advisors in Boston.[4]
Life at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
[edit]In 2000, Khekma joined Goldman Sachs as an equity analyst and was co-chairing an equity fund worth $30 billion within four years.[5]
After returning to India in 2006, he started managing Goldman Sachs India Equity which received a AAA rating from Citywire. Under Khemka, Goldman's Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Equity grew from less than $500 million to more than $2.6 billion.[6]
In 2017, Khemka quit Goldman Sachs India to launch his own Mumbai-based firm, White Oak Capital Management,[7] where he launched Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust in July 2018.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Prashant Khemka is married to Ritu Khemka and has three children. He is an avid cricket fan and was a chess enthusiast in college.[1]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 a Year of Normalization for India: White Oak Capital". www.chelseafs.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "No end in sight to India's growth boom - Goldman". IN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Education, vanderbilt. "FROM ENGINEERING TO EQUITIES". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Blogs, pmsbazaar. "From GoldmanSachs to WhiteOak Why Prashant Khemka Remains A 100 Percent Equity Advocate". www.gsamequityconversations.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Prashant Khemka quits Goldman Sachs; to launch his own fund". Moneycontrol. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Education, Vanderbilt. "FROM ENGINEERING TO EQUITIES". Vanderbilt. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Chauhan, Prithviraj (30 May 2013). "Prashant Khemka quits Goldman Sachs; to launch his own fund". The Indian Wire. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ King, Max (5 November 2023). "Ashoka: A new, but reliable, trust you can count on". Moneyweek. Retrieved 4 June 2025.