People & Governance

Leadership & Advisory Panel

Balanced representation from academia, industry, and regulators — with clear terms and engagement cadence.

Prof Ganesh Ghalme

Co-Director

Joint academic lead. Responsible for lab strategy, research direction, and external partnerships.

Prof V L Raju Chinthalapati

Co-Director

Joint academic lead. Responsible for curriculum, faculty development, and institutional governance.

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Technical Lead

AI/ML Platforms

Oversees GPU/CPU clusters, data lake, model registry, and market data infrastructure.

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Finance Lead

Theme Lead — Finance

Leads the trading, analytics, and risk research stream.

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Economies Lead

Theme Lead — Economies

Leads FinTech/DeFi, climate finance, and market design research.

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Operations Lead

Partnerships & Grants

Industry liaison, MOU management, grant applications, and executive programme delivery.