Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, April 2026 — Vikash Wadekar has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Deven Choksey, marking an important milestone in his leadership journey across wealth management, mutual funds, passive investing, sales, and business development. In this role, he is focused on building a full-stack digital wealth platform and a digital B2B business, reflecting the company’s growth ambitions in the evolving investment and advisory landscape.
Before joining Deven Choksey, Vikash Wadekar served as Head Business – Passive Funds & Quants at Axis Mutual Fund. Prior to that, he was associated with Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co Pvt Ltd as Head Sales – Passive Funds and with Vijya Iprism Infotech Pvt. Ltd. as Director Business Development. These roles reflect his strong progression across business leadership, product-focused growth, and digital financial services.
Earlier, he worked with Edelweiss Financial Services as Senior Partner – Family Office and Institutions Group, Global Wealth Management, with Market Place Tech. Pvt. Ltd. in Business Development – BSE StAR MF Platform MFDs, and with Wind World India Ltd as General Manager Central Marketing. He also held roles with Union KBC Asset Management Co Pvt Ltd, Benchmark Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd., Sunidhi Wealth Advisors Pvt Ltd, ING Vysya Bank, and IL&FS Mutual Fund. Together, these assignments reflect a long and progressive leadership journey across institutional sales, wealth advisory, asset management, and financial services.
With experience spanning Deven Choksey, Axis Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co Pvt Ltd, Vijya Iprism Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Edelweiss Financial Services, Market Place Tech. Pvt. Ltd., Wind World India Ltd, Union KBC Asset Management Co Pvt Ltd, Benchmark Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd., Sunidhi Wealth Advisors Pvt Ltd, ING Vysya Bank, and IL&FS Mutual Fund, Vikash Wadekar brings a rich and well-rounded background to his new role. His appointment as Chief Executive Officer is expected to support Deven Choksey’s continued growth in wealth management and investment advisory.
About Deven Choksey
Deven Choksey is a trusted name in Wealth Management and Investment Advisory, serving individual investors, HNIs, institutions, and family offices. The company’s approach blends in-depth research with expert advisory to drive long-term wealth creation.
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