Management Team

India Plus Advisors is led by a diverse team of professionals that come from industry, consulting and private equity.

Himanshu Gupta

Managing Director Himanshu has over 6 years experience in private equity, strategy consultancy, finance transformation, and project management. Previously, Himanshu was a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting, New York in the Strategy & Operations group, where he focused on corporate strategy, performance improvement, customer & market strategy and strategic integration for commercial banks and hedge funds. Prior to that Himanshu was a Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young, New York in the Business Advisory Service group, where he focused on performance improvement, outsourcing and business restructuring. Himanshu has received a M.S. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick and an undergraduate in Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Ashok Kumar Bansal

President Ashok Kumar Bansal has a diverse experience of more than 15 years in finance, accounting, corporate affairs, risk management and compliance. Prior to India Emerging Private Equity Group, Ashok was the Vice President of Operations & Compliance of a stock broking company based in New Delhi. Prior to that, he has also worked as Head of Finance & Accounts with a listed NBFC where he was instrumental in the IPO of the company.

Ashok has received a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi and a Bachelor degree in Law (LLB). He is also an Associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Riya Gandhi

Vice President Riya has over 5 years of experience in private equity, capital markets, financial restructuring and marketing. She is responsible for monitoring, strategy execution and public relations for our portfolio companies. She has been instrumental in successfully closing 3 PE transactions in the past. Prior to India Emerging Group, Riya was a Senior Finance Strategist with Prithvi Information Solutions, where she was responsible for planning and managing the IPO of the company. Riya holds a Business and Management honors degree from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK combined with Higher National Diploma in Finance from Edexcel, UK. She has received a full time resident Diploma in Corporate Finance and M&A from Harvard University.