Ajay Mehra
Chief Executive Officer at Foresight Global Investors, Inc.
Profile
Dr. Ajay Mehra is a Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Foresight Global Investors, Inc.
Dr. Mehra served as Managing Director and Head of Equities at Salient Partners where he created and managed the firm's global equity strategy.
Dr. Mehra also served as Managing Director and Head of Manager and Fund Research at UBS where he rebuilt the firm’s manager and fund selection platform and advised on over $300 Billion in assets.
Previously, as a Partner and Portfolio Manager at private equity firm Columbus Nova.
Prior to that, Dr. Mehra was Managing Director and Head of Equity Research for State Street Research, where he was the lead portfolio manager for a Health Sciences fund (selected as the Lipper Best Health Sciences Fund 2003 and 2004) and a Large-Cap fund.
Dr. Mehra first started managing institutional money at Columbia Management Group where he was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager covering Media, Telecom, and Consumer and Healthcare sectors.
This followed a successful tenure at Morgan Stanley where he was the firm's ranked Consumer Products analyst.
Before coming to Wall Street, he was Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics.
He holds a B.S.
and M.B.A.
from Panjab University in Chandigarh, India and earned a Ph.D.
from the University of Massachusetts.
Ajay Mehra active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Foresight Global Investors, Inc.
 Foresight Global Investors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Global Investors, Inc. (Foresight Global) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Purchase, New York. The firm was founded by Ajay Mehra in 2015. Foresight Global provides fee-based investment advisory services to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2014 |
Former positions of Ajay Mehra
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
UBS AG (New York)
 UBS AG (New York) Investment ManagersFinance UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 29/08/2012 |
Salient Partners LP
 Salient Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors. | Head-Equity Investments | - |
Columbus Nova Partners LLC
 Columbus Nova Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Columbus Nova Partners LLC is a Private Equity firm a subsidiary of Sparrow Capital Holdings LLC founded in 2000.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 30/07/2008 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Analyst-Equity | 17/02/1998 |
State Street Research & Management Co.
 State Street Research & Management Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds. | Head-Equity Investments | 30/01/2005 |
Training of Ajay Mehra
| University of Massachusetts | Doctorate Degree |
| Panjab University Chandigarh | Masters Business Admin |
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State Street Research & Management Co.
State Street Research & Management Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds. | Finance |
Salient Partners LP
Salient Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors. | Finance |
UBS AG (New York)
UBS AG (New York) Investment ManagersFinance UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients. | Finance |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Finance |
Columbus Nova Partners LLC
Columbus Nova Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Columbus Nova Partners LLC is a Private Equity firm a subsidiary of Sparrow Capital Holdings LLC founded in 2000.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Foresight Global Investors, Inc.
Foresight Global Investors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Global Investors, Inc. (Foresight Global) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Purchase, New York. The firm was founded by Ajay Mehra in 2015. Foresight Global provides fee-based investment advisory services to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities. | Finance |
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