Summary
Ashutosh Jha is an investment professional with 10 years’ experience blending quantitative rigor and fundamental analysis across public and private markets, currently a Senior Associate covering India long/short equities at Balyasny Asset Management in Singapore. Trained at IIT Madras (B.Tech. Hons, Mechanical Engineering) and an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, he has a rare mix of derivatives and quant strategy experience from Goldman Sachs and deal execution pedigree from J.P. Morgan and ChrysCapital. He focuses on consumption and healthcare sectors in India and is particularly excited about applying machine learning and deep learning techniques to financial research and investment decisions. A hands-on builder who codes and tinkers with gadgets, he brings both technical curiosity and practical product instincts to investment problems. Outside work he balances analytical intensity with creative pursuits—swimming, piano and violin—which inform a disciplined yet curious approach to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, Overall - 3.53/4.33 (Overall Institute Rank 20/400+ students), Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, Overall - 3.53/4.33 (Overall Institute Rank 20/400+ students) at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Finance, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Finance, General at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
English, Hindi, Telugu, Maithili