Shilpi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lighthouse Canton. He is responsible for driving the company’s vision and objectives as well as overall business directions. He oversees the Multi-Family Office, Asset Management and Bespoke Solutions businesses and creates synergy between the verticals.

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Shilpi has about 14 years of experience prior to co-founding Lighthouse Canton. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Private Bank where he managed the Ultra High Net Worth portfolio for the bank. During his time there, he was the team head NRI and subsequently a senior client partner. Prior to that he spent over 6 years at Citibank in India where he was exposed to the various businesses of the bank from Asset based Financing to Wealth Management.

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Shilpi received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD.

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Prashant joined Lighthouse Canton in 2016 in Singapore and moved to Dubai in 2017 to set up the DIFC business. He is the CEO for Lighthouse Canton Capital (DIFC) Pte Ltd and heads the Multi-Family Office business for the firm. He is responsible for engagement with key clients in addition to building a footprint for the business in the MENA region.

Prashant brings over 20 years of experience across large international banks like Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Barclays. In Barclays, he was responsible for managing the Non-Resident Indian team in Dubai along with the portfolios of select Ultra-High Net Worth and Institutional clients based in MENA and South/South-East Asia. Prashant has specialized skills in complex derivative products across interest rates, equities and FX and has a keen understanding of the requirements of corporate and institutional clients.

Prashant qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a merit holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University in India.

Capital & Financial market professional with two decades of experience in financial markets. In his last role as Executive Director with Avendus Capital he was responsible in managing a profitable vertical within the Wealth Management business. He has previously worked as a Sr. Market Director with Reliance Capital and has been instrumental in setting up a profitable private wealth business for the ADAG group and spent 6 years in building a $500 MM Private Client Business in India.

He has also worked with Citi Private Bank as Vice President heading the Investment advisory vertical in the year 2010. He was instrumental in setting up the PMS business for ING Investment Management in India as Vice President & Zonal Head in the year 2008 before joining Citi Private Bank. He has worked with organizations like Citibank , GE Money Consumer finance & American Express across various business verticals.

Audrey is part of the team that co-founded Lighthouse Canton and she is responsible for the overall financial strategy and direction at Lighthouse Canton. Within finance, she takes the lead in strategic planning as well as managing tax, accounting, internal and external audit functions to ensure a steady and sustainable organizational growth.

Prior to Lighthouse Canton, she spent 10 years in various banks which include Credit Suisse and ABN Amro Bank. Her last position was with Credit Suisse as an Account Manager within a Senior Client Partner team where she participated in the active management of a book size of over USD 1 Billion.

Audrey received her degree in Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Finance from University College Dublin and obtained an Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management from Singapore Management University.

Sanket brings with him over one-and-a-half decades of expertise in investment management, structured credit, and private financing. Sanket has worked with renowned global financial institutions including Edelweiss Financial Services, X10, and Deutsche Bank. He also holds a unique distinction of being a co-founder of a fintech venture, which enables him to have unique insights into this domain. Sanket has executed over US$750M of private investment transactions across sectors like life sciences, logistics, marine, roads, real estate, and technology. Sanket received his degree in Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode. Sanket is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Sunil joined Lighthouse Canton in 2022 and is Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer. Based in Dubai, Sunil oversees the overall strategy of the Investment function, including investment advisory, portfolio management, market analysis, and optimizing our investment processes. In his role, he looks to ensure that our investment team continues to deliver high-quality investment solutions while driving innovation and growth.

With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Sunil is an expert in global markets, banking, and macroeconomic research. Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, Sunil was International Equity Research Head at JP Morgan. He oversaw the organization's global expansion of ESG research and data-driven research in EMEA and APAC. He was also a member of the Corporate Investment Banking Management Committee. Previously, Sunil has held leadership positions with some of the renowned investment banking institutions in London and Hong Kong, including Fox-Pitt Kelton, Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and HSBC.

Antoine joined Lighthouse Canton in 2018. He is a key member of the investment team, supervising asset allocation across portfolios and managing equity strategies (Long Only as well as Absolute Return) in-house.

Prior to Lighthouse Canton, Antoine has had over 12 years experience, having most recently worked as the CIO of a Dubai-based Single-Family Office. Previously, he was in a Paris-based Hedge Fund, in charge of Business Development and prior to that, he spent seven years in investment banking at Société Générale and BNP Paribas doing Equity Derivatives sales in London.

Antoine received his Masters in Management degree from Edhec Business School and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

Dinesh joined Lighthouse Canton in 2017. As the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, he is responsible for establishing a strong risk and compliance culture in the organization. In this role, Dinesh is in charge of overseeing compliance to regulatory expectations, developing and implementing the company’s policies and procedures relating to Risk and Compliance, and training the Company’s employees on Compliance expectations.

He has close to 20 years of experience in Financial Industry mainly in the areas of Risk Management and Compliance. Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, he worked for over 10 years at Standard Chartered in senior roles, His most recent role at Standard Chartered was in managing global Financial Crime Compliance projects. Prior to that, he worked for over 6 years at Citigroup in New York and Singapore in Market Risk and Credit Risk functions. He also has held senior positions in Oracle Software and Indian Railways Service.

Dinesh received his Bachelor of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.

Charu joined Lighthouse Canton in 2019. She heads up the Human Resources function at Lighthouse Canton. Charu is responsible for driving the People agenda of the organization to make Lighthouse Canton the “Employer of Choice” for existing and prospective employees in the Wealth and Asset Management space. She works with the management team to deliver business results through efficient management of People practices including leadership & capability development, establishment and maintenance of positive relations with employees, creation of a performance-oriented culture and the fostering of a productive working environment. Charu is a seasoned HR Leader with proven expertise in HR consulting, Talent and Leadership development and Business HR.

Charu has over 20 years of core HR experience and prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, she has worked in HR Leadership roles in major IT Services organizations such as Genpact and Birlasoft. At Genpact, she led Global HR for the Marketing and Sales Operations team and was the Global Talent Development and Diversity Head at Birlasoft.

She received her degrees in Bachelor of Science in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and Master’s in Business Management from Birla Institute of Management Technology in India.

Himangshu oversees the comprehensive marketing strategy and go-to-market approaches for all companies within the group, encompassing areas such as Branding & Awareness, Demand Generation, and Public Relations.

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With over 20 years of experience, Himangshu has held various leadership roles in Sales, Marketing, Corporate Strategy, M&A, and General Management, spanning both large corporations and startup enterprises. Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, he served as the head of Marketing for APAC & India at Softline / Noventiq, a technology company. In this capacity, he was responsible for crafting and implementing the company's go-to-market strategy, including initiatives to enhance market awareness, drive demand generation, and execute field marketing programs in the APAC & India markets.

Himangshu's outstanding achievements include his recognition as one of Asia's 100 Power Leaders in Marketing & Communications for 2022, as well as being honored as the CMO of the Year 2021 by Enterprise IT World, among other notable accolades.

He holds an MBA in Marketing & Finance from IIPM / IMI Belgium and a bachelor's degree in commerce from Delhi University.

Manas is founding member of LC Capital India business and is the Managing Director for LC Capital India. He has nearly 15 years of experience in Consumer Lending, Asset & Wealth Management. Prior to joining LC Capital, he has worked with Private wealth firms like Avendus & Reliance Capital as a Director. His asset management experience as a State Head with ING Investment Management give him an edge in understanding the structuring transactions for large family offices and institutional clients. He has previously worked with organizations like Citibank, Citigroup Global Services across various business verticals.

Varun leads the legal and business solutions strategy for Lighthouse Canton as Global Head of Legal & Business Solutions. He oversees the group's legal affairs and offers expert structuring advice to high-net-worth individuals and families.

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Varun's legal expertise encompasses navigating complex international business and tax structures, often intertwined with intricate succession and estate planning needs. He works closely with compliance and Lighthouse Canton's leadership to ensure sound legal arrangements.

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Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, Varun built a distinguished legal career spanning over 16 years across two large and one boutique law firm. He served as a partner at two of these firms, leading their general corporate, private client, and real estate practices.

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Varun's achievements are a testament to his exceptional skills. In 2024 alone, he was recognized as General Counsel of the Year in both Banking & Financial Services and Private Credit, highlighting his leadership in the legal industry. He is also known for his dedication to pro bono work, including his contributions to the Freedom Employability Academy (FEA).

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Varun holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from NYU School of Law and an honors Bachelor's degree in Law from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

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Ratna has over 25 years of experience across Private Banking, Wealth and Investment Management. She is responsible for building new geographies for the wealth management business in India. 

She was previously President at Credence Family Office. There, Ratna set up the Mumbai office where she was responsible for acquiring clients, managing the product team and strengthening the network through marketing initiatives. Prior to this Ratna has held senior roles within HSBC, ABN Amro and Standard Chartered.

Ratna graduated from St. Xaviers College, Calcutta, India and completed her advanced management program in Business Administration and Management from and Alumni of Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

Anjali has over two decades of experience in Private banking and Wealth management across geographies in India.

In her last role as Director with Avendus Capital, she was responsible in managing multi asset portfolio for family offices and Ultra HNI families. She has previously worked as Sr. Director with Reliance Wealth and was managing private clients across North India. She has also worked as an Associate Director with Standard chartered Private banking and HSBC Bank for over 12 years before joining Reliance Wealth. She started her banking career with IDBI bank in the year 2003 and has worked with IDBI bank across various location in India covering Wealth client across Madhya Pradesh & Andhra Pradesh.

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Pradeep Joined Lighthouse Canton in 2022 and is leading investments, research, and family office advisory practise for our India business. He is involved in anchoring marquee client relationships and works closely with UHNI families for the firm to structure bespoke solutions. Pradeep also continues to be involved in key strategical causes aimed at nurturing our value proposition and enhancing overall domain expertise.

He has over 15 years of experience in investment management & advisory across top tier organizations within private wealth space. In his last role, he played a critical role in building a holistic & competitive investment platform for LGT Wealth India as a core team member.

He has previously worked with organizations like Deutsche Bank, ASK Wealth Advisors across multiple spectrums thus having a sound understanding of business strategy, broader investing landscape, structuring & investment management.

Archit Garg serves as the Executive Director of Capital Markets at Lighthouse Canton. With over a decade and a half of experience in the financial domain, he spearheads the establishment and development of the Equity Capital Market (ECM) business in India.

With a rich professional background that began with Deutsche Bank in London and spanning roles at Milestone Religare and Rabo Equity Funds, Archit has been pivotal in executing notable transactions, many achieving significant market recognition or public listings. He holds a master's degree from the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. 

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Salil Thanawala serves as the Executive Director of Wealth Management at Lighthouse Canton. He is a seasoned capital market professional with close to two decades of experience at Edelweiss Group/Nuvama. With expertise in capital trading derivatives across global markets and a strong focus on risk management, he has played key roles in business strategy, including early-stage involvement in the life insurance business.

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In his recent role, Salil co-founded the family office practice, providing bespoke financial solutions and facilitating private deals for prominent Indian families. In his recent role in Private Wealth, Salil co-founded the family office practice where he worked with some of the largest families in India. He enabled solutions from bespoke financial investing to business growth, risk management, setting up family board and family charter review. He also enabled private deals (equity and credit) for the client's group businesses. Additionally, he led the establishment of Nuvama Private's private banking offering, tailored to support the needs of India's new generation economy, from early to late-stage startups.

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Salil holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business, specializing in Finance and Strategy, making him a trusted leader in capital markets and private wealth management.

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Devesh Wadhwani serves as the Executive Director of Wealth Advisory at Lighthouse Canton India. With nearly two decades of experience across prominent institutions such as ICICI Bank, CitiBank, 360 One, and INDmoney, Devesh brings a wealth of expertise in financial services.

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In his previous roles, Devesh demonstrated a strong focus on delivering tailored financial solutions, driving business growth, and managing complex portfolios. His leadership has helped high-net-worth clients achieve their financial objectives through bespoke advisory services, investment strategies, and risk management solutions.

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Devesh holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the Institute of Management Development and Research, making him a trusted leader in wealth advisory and market expansion initiatives.

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