Nishant Shah
Born and raised in Mumbai, Mr Nishant Shah took over as Managing Partner of Jackstien Practices in 2021 with expertise developed over two decades of international experience with global MNC banks.
Professional Profile
After advancing through Citibank and Standard Chartered, Mr. Shah spent the last thirteen years with JPMorgan Chase where he held several senior positions internally and across the financial industry, including as Head of Operating Risk for India.
Senior Positions held by Mr Shah:
- Head of Operating Risk, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., India
- Head of Banking Markets Compliance, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., India
- Head of NBFC Compliance, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., India
- India Operating Committee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- India Risk Committee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- International Emerging Technologies Working Group, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- India FX Committee, (auspices of) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Managing Committee, Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI)
- India Working Body, Fixed Income & Money Market Dealers Association (FIMMDA)
- India Working Group, International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA)
- Technical Committee, Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI)
- Banking & Finance Committee, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)
- Working Group on Third Party Custodians, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Working Group on Foreign Currency and Interest Rate Derivatives (RBI)
- Working Group on LIBOR Transition, Indian Banks Association (IBA)
Mr Nishant Shah is also considered one of the foremost experts in the complex global derivatives space and has led the development of several key industry initiatives, playing a pivotal role across the industry members, regulators, industry bodies and self-regulatory organizations.
Mr Shah is now the founder and Managing Partner, Jackstien Practices and Consulting International LLP, a pioneering firm of risk management consultants who focussed their expertise to become the first and foremost consulting firm specializing in every aspect of remote and hybrid work and distributed organizations.
Winner of the Indian Achievers Award for 2021-22, he has been conferred many other awards in his distinguished career, including, amongst others, the Award for Excellence personally by Mr. Jamie Dimon, the global CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
Personal Profile
Mr. Nishant A. Shah’s interests lie in finance, technology, global markets, macro-economic development and trend-projection, tokenised assets, metaverse, automobiles, pens (and ashtrays, as soon-to-be antique relics).
Mr Shah is a Chartered Accountant by education and a futurist by choice; he continues to be located in Mumbai along with his wife and daughter.
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