(NISM)

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a public trust established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulator of the securities markets in India. The institute carries out a wide range of capacity building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards in securities markets.

  • Name: Dr. Ruchi Chojer
    Designation: Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India

    Dr. Ruchi Chojer joined SEBI in 1995 with a Management degree with Major in Finance. She has handled various roles in different departments like Investment Management, Market Surveillance, Market Intermediaries Supervision, Corporation Finance and Restructuring.

    She is indebted to SEBI for the range of exposure gained in securities market during the period of around 29 years she has spent at SEBI.

    She acquired Doctorate in Management from the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2012 with a thesis on Governance in Mutual Funds.

    She has represented SEBI on domestic and international fora including that in Shenzhen (in 2008 on fund management experience during financial crisis), in Botswana as a trainer in the capacity building program for officials of Botswana Stock Exchange. She has represented SEBI in the inter-ministerial dialogue between India and Japan (in 2019); India and Korea (in 2024).

    She was designated Executive Director in 2023 and currently is assigned the department regulating and supervising Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI).

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