Sankaran Naren, the Chief Investment Officer of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC) is known for being a contrarian and value investor. An interesting facet of his investing style is he will invest against the tide and stick to his convictions.

Naren is a leading voice on the Indian capital markets and his views on macro and markets feature prominently across media locally and globally. With more than two and half decades of experience in capital markets, Naren has been instrumental in the overall investment strategy development and execution at ICICI Prudential AMC. He currently manages some of the flagship schemes for the fund house delivering an impeccable track record. By qualification, he holds a B-Tech degree from IIT Madras and PGDM from IIM Kolkata.