Ganesh Nayak, FRM®, SCR®

Co-Founder

Mumbai, India15 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Mentored over 10,000 finance candidates.
Achieved 60% pass rate for rigorous finance exams.
Recognized GARP Approved Education Provider.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance Education Specialist with a focus on exam preparation and risk management.

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Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisFinancial Risk ManagementAnalysisBusiness AnalyticsMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentValuationBusiness StrategyInvestmentsCorporate FinanceDerivativesMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeTeam Management

About

Most finance candidates don’t fail exams because they are lazy. They fail because they never truly understand finance. Over the last decade, I have mentored 10,000+ candidates across CFA, FRM and SCR, helping them convert dense curriculum into practical understanding. Before founding 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, I worked with institutions such as Nomura, Morgan Stanley and Kotak, gaining real exposure to markets, risk and decision-making. What defines my approach: • 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 • 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 • 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐏 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐌® 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐂𝐑®. We independently support candidates pursuing CFA® and CAIA®, with no affiliation to the respective institutes. If you want to think like a finance professional, not just clear an exam, you are in the right place.

Experience

15 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Fintelligents

5 roles

Podcast Host

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

SCR Mentor

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

FRM Mentor

Oct 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

CFA Mentor

Oct 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

Founder

Sep 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

Achieved a commendable 60% pass rate for our rigorous exams.
Recognized as a GARP Approved Education Provider for FRM and SCR courses.
Boasts an esteemed faculty with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field.
Distinguished for offering 4+ specialized finance courses, including CFA and FRM.
Fosters a global alumni network spanning 20+ countries.
Maintains an impressive 95% student satisfaction rating.
Provides flexible learning options with 24/7 access to resources.
Successfully trained over 8,000 students to date.

Nomura

Associate - Risk Management

May 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Morgan stanley

Operations Risk Manager

Mar 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Assessed the Business Environment and Internal Control Factors through the Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA).
Monitor and assess effectiveness of controls through independent assessments.
Incident Mapping - Analyzing Technology Incidents, Operational Loss data, Audit/regulatory issues, Info security incidents, and Privacy incidents.
Create RCSA unit structure within RCSA tool (Forcast) following a prescribed process.
Executed RCSA controls testing and consolidation of controls testing utilizing Excel spreadsheet template.
Development and Maintained of Operational loss Database.
Collated & investigated Operational loss data.
Instrumental in creating reporting Matrix for governance Committee .

Kotak life insurance

Manager - Process Assurance & Risk Management

May 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Creating Risk Management Framework for each department in the organization.
Gathering risk-related data from internal resources and further analyzing it.
Investigated events related to operational loss.
Managing internal controls by reviewing operational procedures and guidelines.
Served as Member of a team authorized to support ISO Certification for the organization.
Carried out Scheme and Incentive audit.

Enarr capital

Summer Intern

May 2012 – Jun 2012 · 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Was working on Project "Low Cost/Affordable Housing in India - A Feasibility Study".
Analysing the financial attractiveness of Low Cost /Affordable housing Sector in India.
Identifying the risk-reward profiles of various micro-markets, and key factors affecting investment returns
Government regulations and policies for the sector, and their impact on investor risks

Real estate intelligence

Manager - Business Development

May 2009 – Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Understanding the Private Equity Landscape in the Real Estate sector, including investment and regulatory challenges
Successfully managed relationships with PE fund managers by assisting them in their investment strategies
Worked closely with the research teams to generate research products to aid PE investors for real estate investments
Effectively managed a team of five sales trainees to expand the firms market-share in the PE research space