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BS BFSI Insight Summit 2022: Fireside chat with G Quant's Shankar Sharma

Sharma has been called "The Alchemist of Dalal Street" by Forbes. His investment mantra: Don't be bullish or bearish; always be hare-ish

Shankar Sharma
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Shankar Sharma

BS Reporter
A maven when it comes to investing in stocks, Shankar Sharma’s straight talk and original thinking sets him apart from the rest.

Sharma co-founded the securities firm First Global in the early 2000s, and was part of the core investment management team in First Global’s asset management business worldwide. First Global has a presence in major geographies such as Asia, the UK and the US. More recently, in 2022, Sharma founded GQuant Investech, a global fintech and asset management company.

Known for his contrarian bets and for spotting major trends ahead of the market, he has been successful at investing for several