Ashish Chauhan
Ashishkumar Chauhan is an Indian business executive and administrator, who is currently the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). A technocrat from IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta, Chauhan was a founding member of NSE. Prior to joining NSE in 2022, he was the MD and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for 10 years. Chauhan is a member of the University Grants Commission and is the Chancellor of University of Allahabad. He also serves as a member of Governing Council of IIM Calcutta.
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Ashishkumar Chauhan | |
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.jpg) Chauhan in 2012 | |
| MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vikram Limaye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashishkumar Chauhan 16 March 1968 India |
| Spouse | Sonal Chauhan |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | IIT Bombay IIM Calcutta |
Ashishkumar Chauhan is an Indian business executive and administrator, who is currently the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).[1][2]
A technocrat from IIT Bombay[3] and IIM Calcutta,[3] Chauhan was a founding member of NSE. Prior to joining NSE in 2022,[3][4][5] he was the MD and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)[6][7] for 10 years.[8][9][10] Chauhan is a member of the University Grants Commission[11] and is the Chancellor of University of Allahabad.[12][13] He also serves as a member of Governing Council of IIM Calcutta.[14]
Early life
[edit]A mechanical engineer from IIT Bombay and alumnus of IIM Calcutta, Chauhan was recruited from the campus as an officer by the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) in 1991.[15][16]
Career
[edit]Chauhan's first break came in 1993, when the Government proposed a stock exchange in the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Chauhan was a member of the core team that founded the NSE, and responsible for setting up their equities and derivatives markets from 1993 to 2000.[17][15] In addition, he was instrumental in setting up initial information technology infrastructure, including the first commercial satellite telecom network in India for NSE.[18] He was also involved in conceptualization of National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCCL) and initial set up of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).[15]
In 2001, Chauhan left NSE to begin his entrepreneurship venture, financed by the Reliance Group, and soon began working for Reliance Infocomm.[15][19] In 2004, Chauhan became the chief information officer (CIO) of Reliance Infocomm, and then the Reliance Group CIO in 2005.[15][19] He was also the CEO of the cricket team Mumbai Indians, owned by Reliance Industries, in its formative years.[19]
After leaving Reliance Industries, Chauhan joined BSE as Deputy CEO in 2009 and was appointed as CEO in 2012.[20][21][22][23][24] In 2013, he pushed BSE to develop a mutual fund distribution platform called BSE StAR MF.[25][26] He was also instrumental in setting up India International Exchange, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in January 2017 at Gandhinagar, GIFT City.[27]
Chauhan re-joined NSE in 2022 as MD and CEO.[28][29]
Leadership roles
[edit]Beyond corporate roles, Chauhan has contributed to public policy and higher education. He serves as a member of the University Grants Commission,[11] Chancellor of the University of Allahabad,[12][13] a member of the Governing Board of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Board of Direction of the World Federation of Exchanges[30] and a board member of the Data Security Council of India.[31] He chaired the committee that recommended the conversion of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) into the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.[32]
He is a member of the Board of Advisors at the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay.[33] He also served as Director of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.[34]
Biography
[edit]A book titled Sthithapragya: The Process of Maintaining an Equilibrium addresses his life's journey.[35]
References
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- ^ a b "Sebi approves appointment of BSE's Ashishkumar Chauhan as next CEO of NSE: ET Now". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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- ^ "Board of Governors | IIM Calcutta". www.iimcal.ac.in. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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- ^ Sengupta, Devina; Vijayaraghavan, Kala (29 July 2016). "25 years of reforms: Meet entrepreneurs of the open era". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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- ^ "Sebi approves appointment of BSE's Ashish Chauhan as next CEO of NSE: ET Now". The Economic Times. 17 July 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Board of Directors | The World Federation of Exchanges". www.world-exchanges.org. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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- ^ "BSE's Ashishkumar Chauhan to head expert panel on bringing NITIE Mumbai under IIM Act". Financial Express. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Advisory Committee – Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Board of Management". gipe.ac.in. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ IANS (18 July 2025). "National Stock Exchange CEO Ashish Chauhan's book 'Sthitpragya' releases in Marathi". IANS News. Retrieved 23 December 2025.