Sushant Dutt : Empowering Transformation Through Digital Innovation
By: Sushant Dutt, President & Chief Digital Officer, Loyola Technology
Vijaymohan Konda , Vice President (Investment Strategy Analytics), Fortitude Re
To ensure sustainable asset growth, diversifying investments is essential. While traditional asset managers focus on maximizing returns through market speculation and trading, a liability-driven investment and hedging philosophy, devising strategies specifically tailored to address underlying risks is the game changer. Fortitude Re, a Jersey City-based firm, exemplifies this approach under the leadership of Vijaymohan Konda, VP of Investment Strategy Analytics.
Vijaymohan, a former VP of Goldman Sachs, where he chiseled his skills as a quant over two decades, is a leading expert in investment analytics. At Fortitude Re, Vijaymohan Konda serves in a senior leadership role supporting the company’s transaction-focused, legacy solutions strategy, an approach that sets Fortitude Re apart from many traditional reinsurers.
Sushant Dutt : Empowering Transformation Through Digital Innovation
By: Sushant Dutt, President & Chief Digital Officer, Loyola Technology
MIT Gets a Fresh Round of Funding
By: Sujith Vasudevan, Managing Editor
Investing in education is always a good idea. It’s a transformative contribution to society, fueling innovation, economic growth, and social progress at large. It’s an investment with assured return.
The Ingredients of a World Class Organization
By: Sajeev Kale, Managing Director, ZChem Specialities
Sajeev is an entrepreneur and leader with more than 40 years of experience in a wide range of roles in reputable and important multinational corporations (MNCs). Strategic management
By: Peyush Bansal, Co-founder and CEO, Lenskart
Indias high caliber of engineering talent gives it a signi -ficant natural advantage in manufacturing. Besides, India’s varied tropical climate makes
By: Roshan George Thomas, Director, Hilal Technology
Roshan is an excellent leader with a vast business and technology background. Throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in driving business expansions
By: Turab Ur Rahaman, Director Operations, SAB Express
Turab Ur Rahaman, the Director of Operations at SAB Express, brings over thirty years of expertise in the package and freight delivery sector. He possesses skills in operations management, e-commerce, networking, service
By: Abinash Mishra, CMO, Captain Steel India
The building materials industry in India is an essential sector that plays a crucial part in the economic development of the country. With the ongoing growth of the construction and infrastructure industries,
Top 10 Indian Leaders from MIT Alumni - 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of the best educational institutions in the world for science, engineering, and innovation. The university is famous for its academic rigour as well as its entrepreneurial culture - in the past 50 years, the Institute has consistently developed leaders of transformative change in industries all over the world. MIT has a unique ecosystem that brings together research, innovation, and application, and allows students to lead the world-changing work they do. The alumni network at MIT specifically includes a wide array of leaders in their particular business sectors (startups and large multinational corporations), who form a large, powerful leadership web that directly or indirectly contributes positively to the ongoing technological development and economic growth around the world. Also significant, the alumni leadership network at MIT is globally collaborative; and practice sharing, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration are just some common approaches the diverse set of alumni take, despite the various sectors of entrepreneurship and leadership development in which they actively engage (aerospace, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, or IT).
"Leadership by Indian graduates of MIT reflects a unique blend of Eastern resilience and Western innovation, pushing boundaries across sectors"
They push the ball forward with market innovations, investment strategies and disruptive technologies that change market rules for good. They not only contribute to business results but also to the stepwise evolution of sustainable solutions and smart technologies. Through our strong orientation toward applied research and interdisciplinary approaches, MIT has been a critical partner in identifying advanced leadership practices in AI, robotics, big data analytics and digital transformation. Leaders from MIT are reflected through practices rooted in engagement with data and evidence-based decision making, ethical accountability and a focus on our global impact on industry challenges. The intersection of scholarship and its applied design and vision displays a commitment to the proliferation of market voluntary leaders who will continue to shape the trajectory of modern market practice in industry, governance and technological advancement, on a local to global level.
CEO Insights in this issue presents a list of ‘Top 10 Indian Leaders from MIT Alumni - 2025,' who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience in offering effective skills to the market. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board. We recognize their valuable contribution to the ever expanding and competitive market and their ability to sustain themselves and emerge as top contestants through their reliable knowledge.
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Amit Prothi, Director General | Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure | He manages multidisciplinary teams on thematic topics related to climate mitigation and adaptation, including environmental planning, urban policy, land use and transportation planning, and more |
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Basavaraj M C, CEO | Milan Infotech | He specializes in business start-ups and turnaround strategies, with expertise in change management, revenue management, negotiations, collateral development, consulting, and more |
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Chintoo Sudhiesh Kumar, CEO & Head - Technology | Machstar Group | With a background in engineering and leadership, he drives the group’s vision by integrating advanced technologies across sectors, fostering agility, and delivering scalable business solutions |
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Jagannath Raju, Director | Systemantics India | With decades of experience, he has been instrumental in developing indigenous robotic solutions tailored to industrial applications in India |
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Kalyan N Chakravarthi, SVP & Control Management Director - Consumer Banking | Wells Fargo | He leads strategic control transformation initiatives across Consumer Lending and Consumer, Small & Business Banking, driving automation, strengthening issue management, and embedding a proactive risk culture |
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Madhur Maheshwari, Vice President | Morgan Stanley | He has experience in building strong partnerships with global business and technology teams and possesses strong skills in ECN connectivity, FIX protocol, distributed systems, and more |
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Mit Jha , Managing Principal | Keystone Global | A leader with profound experience in the infrastructure industry, offering premier strategic and financial advisory services to the construction and infrastructure sectors |
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Sushant Dutt , President & Chief Digital Officer | Loyola Technology | With a sharp focus on AI, IoT, and blockchain, Sushant applies systems thinking and deep analytics to industries as diverse as healthcare, financial services, energy, and manufacturing |
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Vijaymohan Konda , Vice President (Investment Strategy Analytics) | Fortitude Re | With over three decades of professional experience in financial modeling, quantitative strategies, and portfolio management, he leads Investment Analytics at the company |
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Vishal Mehta, CMD | Rediff.com | He is known for his strategic vision and execution and has played a key role in shaping digital platforms that integrate technology, user engagement, and financial services |
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