Who will manage Jio BlackRock's four equity index funds? Know about fund managers here

Three fund managers will manage the first four equity index funds of Jio BlackRock AMC. The asset management company has received SEBI's nod for launching the four equity index funds and has launched their new fund offers.

The Jio BlackRock AMC has also filed draft papers with the markets regulator for these four equity index funds.

Who are the fund managers?

There are three fund managers for all four equity index funds to be launched by Jio BlackRock AMC. They are: Tanvi Kacheria, Anand Shah, and Haresh Mehta.

The following are brief details about the three fund managers, including their education and what they did before joining the Jio BlackRock AMC, according to the draft document with SEBI.

She is a CFA charterholder from the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. She has a total work experience of 14 years. Kacheria previously worked with BlackRock Financial Management and Jio Financial Services.

Age: 36 Years

• CFA
• BA in Biological Sciences with a minor in Business Administration from University of Southern California.

• JioBlackRock Asset Management Private Limited (Fund Management) - December 01, 2024 - Present.
• Jio Financial Services Limited (Special Projects)– April 10, 2024 –November 30, 2024.
• BlackRock Financial Management Inc. (Portfolio Management) – July 3, 2017 – August 26, 2023

Shah has a total experience of 23 years. He has previously worked with Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited as chief investment manager and BOI AXA Investment Managers Pvt Ltd as an equity dealer.

Age: 47 Years

• PGDBA from K.C. College of Management Studies
• Bachelor in Commerce from Mumbai University

• JioBlackRock Asset Management Private Limited - December 01, 2024.
• Jio Financial Services Limited (Special Projects)– June 03, 2024 –November 30, 2024.
• Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited (Chief Manager -Investment) – June 06,2018 – May 29, 2024.
• BOI AXA Investment Managers Pvt Ltd. (Equity Dealer) – November 17, 2015 –June 01, 2018.
• Zyfin Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd (Product Manager– Equity) – June 01, 2013– November 16, 2015.
• Daiwa Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. (Equity Dealer) – October 01, 2008 – June 26, 2013.

Mehta has a total experience of 18 years. He has previously worked with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC and Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Age: 41 Years

• Masters in Business Administration from SMU (Sikkim Manipal University) in the year 2017.
• B.Com from Mumbai University in the year 2009.
• CFA Level 1 in the year 2019.

• JioBlackRock Asset Management Private Limited - May 05, 2025.
• Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited - December 9, 2024 - April 25, 2025.
• Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited - September 16, 2022 -November 26, 2024.
• Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Private Limited - June 18, 2018, to August 31, 2022.
• First Global Stock Broking Private Limited - April 20, 2007 to June 15, 2018

The new fund offers of these schemes will remain open for subscription during August 5, 2025 and August 12, 2025.

(This article was first published on July 17, 2025 and updated in August after the launch of the NFOs)