Ganeshram Jayaraman is CIO and Head of Avendus Long Only Public Equities. With a keen focus on building a credible, differentiated, and scalable domestic investment platform, he is at the forefront of driving long-term investment strategies. Prior to assuming his current role, Ganeshram was instrumental in building the Institutional Equities business at Avendus Spark to its market-leading position. As MD and Head of the business, he wore two hats. He led India's top ranked strategy research desk advising CIOs and portfolio managers on their India portfolios. He also played a pivotal role in nurturing the team and growing the business, steering it through critical phases of development and expansion. Ganeshram joined Spark as its first professional in 2006 prior to which he was a credit analyst with HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, lending to India's large corporates. He is a CPA and is deeply passionate about family, food and cricket.