Education Catalyst Trust

Ashwin Bhatia is the SEBI-designated contact person for Education Catalyst Trust, an education-focused Category II AIF registered in April 2017 at Bandra East, Mumbai.

Amit is responsible for origination efforts at ECF. He was a founder Director at Kaizen - the first education focused investment manager in India. Amit has 15 years of experience in investment management starting with ICICI Bank. Amit is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an Executive MBA degree from NMIMS.

Bhavesh brings 15 years of PQE with Private Equity funds as head of Funds and Finance. His areas of experience include fund management, deal execution, investor relations and financial management. Prior to joining CBA, Bhavesh was Director at Lok Capital. Bhavesh is a Chartered Accountant and becoming a CFA.

Vishal is an advisor and investor in small businesses. He has more than 25 years of experience in financial services industry including impact investing and SME financing. He has experience in promoter management, business planning, financial planning and corporate governance.

Praveen holds a Master's Degree in Finance from Goa Institute of Management. Earlier, he has worked at Infosys and a start-up where he worked on software testing. At CBA he actively manages various portfolio companies.

Rimzhim Mathur is an Investment Analyst at CBA, managing investments in the Education and Skilling sector companies. She hails from Delhi and holds an Integrated Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore. She has a keen interest in music and dance and holds a diploma in Kathak and Tabla.