Gautam Berry has over 8 years’ experience in Indian Equities. He is the Fund Manager of Event Arbitrage PMS Investment Approach at Edelweiss Asset Management Limited. He also plays an integral part in managing Alternative Equity, Catalyst and Consumer Trends Fund. Before joining Edelweiss AMC in the year 2014, he was a consultant at Transfolign Consulting, where his core competence included business transformation, development of processes & control systems. He also received recognition for successfully conducting business entry studies using available market data, projecting growth trends and advising on investment decision. He is a CFA Charter holder from CFA Institute with Master of Science in Finance from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University.

Vivek holds a PGDM from Symbiosis, Pune, having graduated with a B. Comm (Hons) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. He is also a FLAME scholar in investing. He has more than 17 years of rich experience of investing in the Indian equity markets. Prior to Edelweiss, he was a Fund Manager -Equities at PGIM India MF, steering their Midcap (Morningstar 5-star rated) and Aggressive Hybrid Fund. He also has sell-side experience, having worked at ICICI Securities, leading their industrial practice. During his tenure, PGIM India Midcap rose in ranks to feature among the top 3 funds in the category on a 3-year and 5-year performance basis. Further, in the approximately 1 year he managed the fund, the Aggressive Hybrid Fund turned into a top quartile fund from being the last ranked fund in that category. He is a great proponent of GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) philosophy and does not shy away from switching between growth and value strategies based on market conditions, while respecting fund benchmarks at the same time