Praveen Sancheti

Biography

Praveen Sancheti is Vice President, Industrials Coverage at ICICI Securities, with a career spanning equity capital markets and investment banking at J.P. Morgan, ICICI Securities and Morgan Stanley. He is a Chartered Accountant, having secured All India Ranks 11 and 15, and is a CFA charterholder who cleared all three levels of the CFA Program in the first attempt. Praveen is also a qualified actuary, having cleared all 15 actuarial examinations with a specialisation in Investment and Finance. He secured All India Rank 1 in four actuarial examinations. His transaction experience includes initial public offerings, qualified institutional placements (QIPs) and large-scale fundraising assignments across multiple sectors and geographies. Passionate about mentoring students and young professionals, Praveen has guided thousands of aspirants exploring careers in actuarial science, finance, investment banking and capital markets.

Professional Credentials

• Chartered Accountant — All India Ranks 11 and 15
• CFA Charterholder — cleared all three levels of the CFA Program in the first attempt
• Qualified Actuary — cleared all 15 actuarial examinations
• Specialisation in Investment and Finance
• All India Rank 1 in four actuarial examinations

Career Highlights

• Vice President, Industrials Coverage — ICICI Securities (current role)
• ICICI Securities
• J.P. Morgan
• Morgan Stanley
• Initial public offerings
• Qualified institutional placements (QIPs)
• Large-scale fundraises
• Transactions across multiple sectors and geographies
• Passionate about mentoring students and young professionals navigating actuarial and finance career paths, having guided thousands of aspirants over the years

Sessions at IAC Kolkata 2026

• Session 6 · Moderator

  Navigating Regulation and IFRS 17

• Session 8 · Speaker

  Cracking the Code — How to Score an All-India Rank

Specialisations

• Equity capital markets
• Investment banking
• Industrials coverage
• Initial public offerings
• Qualified institutional placements
• Large-scale fundraises
• Cross-sector transactions
• Cross-geography transactions
• Actuarial careers
• Finance careers
• Investment banking careers
• Student mentoring
• Professional development