Nalin graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005; with joint degrees in Economics from the Wharton School & Computer Science Engineering from the Moore School. He is on the M&T Dean’s Advisory Board and has led India admissions for the program for the past 14 years.

Professionally, Nalin is the CIO of Alternative Equity at Edelweiss Asset Management where looks after the firm’s listed and unlisted alternatives business. Prior to this, Nalin was the founder of Forefront Capital Management which was acquired by Edelweiss in 2014. He started his career as a portfolio manager with Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Nalin is a five-time Eureka Hedge Indian Hedge Fund of the Year nominee and was voted as one of the top 40 under 40 professionals in Indian alternative investments. He is the chair of IVCA’s category III council where he helps shape the government’s asset management policies. Nalin is a CFA charterholder.

Nalin is one of India’s top endurance athletes – having represented India at the 2023 Ironman World Championships and qualified for the 2024 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.