Mr Abhilash Misra is the CEO of NSE Academy, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Stock Exchange Ltd. In his previous assignment, Mr Misra was Director, Global Outreach and Executive Education for India, Middle East and South Asia regions at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr Misra is an award winning Banking and Financial Services business leader with more than 25 years of richexperience in operations, sales and marketing. He has had extensive exposure at AXA Investment Managers, Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Bank and Aditya Birla Group.

Mr Misra is an expert at running Joint Venture alliances. He has set up three business units, has managed two M&A integrations. He implemented multiple turn around annual operating plans and lean business strategies. Mr Misra has an MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and is a Marshal Goldsmith Certified Executive Coach.