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Santhosh Mallikeswaran

Career factsheet  ·  As of August 2026

Santhosh Mallikeswaran

Client Portfolio Management · Emerging Markets Equity

Three-plus years at Goldman Sachs, Bengaluru, the desk that stands between the portfolio managers and the investors who allocate to them. Reporting, risk and attribution for the EM equity suite, and the automation that rebuilt how it all got produced.

Open to rolesSingapore & Malaysia · permanent or contract

Portrait of Santhosh Mallikeswaran
Last held
Associate, Goldman Sachs
Coverage
EM equity · India & Asia mandates
Based
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Division
Asset & Wealth Management
Portfolio MonitoringClient OnboardingPerformance AttributionRisk ProfilingFund CommentariesRFP / DDQ SupportMacro-Driven AnalysisMarket CommentaryESG Integration
0+ yrs
Asset management & portfolio reporting at Goldman Sachs
0+
Workflows automated using Python & Excel
15-20
EM Equity institutions supported · multi-billion AUM
0 / yr
RFP & DDQ submissions incl. ESG frameworks

Objective

The mandate, in his own words.

Finance and ESG professional with 4+ years in asset management and portfolio reporting, including 3+ years at Goldman Sachs, Bangalore. Expert in portfolio monitoring, client onboarding, performance attribution, and risk profiling, driving efficiency by automating 200+ workflows using Python and Excel. Proven ability to prepare detailed fund commentaries, support RFP/DDQs, and resolve client queries on performance and risk. Skilled in macro-driven portfolio analysis and crafting market commentaries linked to economic trends. Currently enrolled in a CFA Institute certification on Private Equity, demonstrating commitment to ongoing professional growth.

Record

Newest first. The experience page carries every mandate in full.

Career history, most recent first
PeriodRole
Jan 2024 - Jul 2025Bengaluru, India

Associate

Goldman Sachs

Drafted quarterly & monthly commentary for 15-20 EM Equity institutions (multi-billion AUM).

Apr 2022 - Dec 2023Bengaluru, India

Analyst

Goldman Sachs

Automated recurring reporting with Python & VBA, saving 25 man hours monthly and 40 at quarter ends.

Feb 2021 - Nov 2021Chennai, India

Management Trainee · Internship

Quinstinct Advisory

20+ assessment parameters → Developed Risk Profile Questionnaire framework to evaluate investor risk tolerance and suitability.

Apr 2019 - Apr 2020Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Executive Administration

Maersk Training

100% course delivery success: managed operations, control, and coordinated all elements of course planning.

Holdings

What he owned at Goldman Sachs, by weight of the week.

Three years took me from pulling performance and risk reports for senior CPMs to owning key EM accounts of my own. Along the way I rebuilt the reporting engine with code, carried the DDQ and RFP pipeline for our EM products, brought ESG screening into the review cycle, and trained the desk on the tools I had learned.

  1. Reporting, Risk & Attribution

    Performance reports across the EM suite (umbrella and country strategies) so senior CPMs had numbers they could rely on. Risk in Axioma plus sector, country and stock attribution. Owned monthly and quarterly Positioning & Holdings, GIPS and client management reporting, and built macro narrative pre-meeting decks around the PMs' view.

  2. Client Due Diligence & Engagement

    Recurring DDQs for existing mandates: performance, compliance against the Investment Mandate Agreement, holdings and team changes. RFP responses for prospective clients across EM coverage. Sat in client meetings for my own accounts and closed out follow-ups, and tested holdings against ESG criteria in MSCI ESG Manager.

  3. Automation & Technical Edge

    Automated the recurring output (Positioning & Holdings, attribution and periodical review decks) with Python and VBA, saving 25 man hours a month and 40 at quarter ends, formally recognised. Built FactSet, Bloomberg and Jupyter interfaces surfacing holdings, sector mix, NAV, unsettled trades and trade rationales.

  4. Separate Accounts & Team Capability

    Owned India and Asia equity mandates end to end, from reporting through client dialogue. Extended automation into external tools including FactSet add-ins feeding the reporting cycle, and trained new joiners on FactSet, Bloomberg, MSCI ESG Manager, RAD, VBA and Copilot, building tech competence beyond any one person.

Tenure
3+ years · Analyst to Associate
Mandates supported
Multi-billion AUM · pooled & separate accounts
Automation
25 man hours saved monthly · 40 at quarter end
Coverage at exit
Four pillars · India & Asia separate accounts
The through-line
Accuracy at scale, delivered on time

Endorsements

Recommendations written on LinkedIn, reproduced here with permission.

  • Santhosh has been a huge support as a mentor to me since college. I've always admired his consistency in getting things done and the hard work he puts into every single task he does. We worked together in DAVARA and E-Cell, and from my experiences, I can vouch that he would be a great asset in any team.

    Keerthana Sundararaj

    SaaS Implementation and Enablement Specialist

    Pinpoint

    Keerthana worked with Santhosh on the same team · Dec 2021

  • For almost 18 odd months that we worked together with the then lesser known entity 'entrepreneurship' I have known you to be a thorough professional. In fact many-a-times there were situations where my work was made simpler as a result of your efforts out of zeal to not just become an entrepreneur yourself but also to play a key role in creating the required ecosystem in your environment (via E-Cell @ SASTRA). I know for sure that someday you will make your mark felt and my best wishes for your future endeavours partner..🙏🙏😎

    Adarsh Mittal

    Program Manager

    Adarsh was Santhosh’s mentor · Nov 2019

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  • A great mentor I would say! He helped me in turning myself from a guy who knows nothing about Digital Marketing to the one who got most interested to it. The spark and mentoring that he gave while I was clueless helped me in becoming what I am today.

    Prashanna Vasan P

    Email Automation specialist

    Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Santhosh was senior to Prashanna but didn't manage Prashanna directly · May 2020

  • Santhosh is wonderful to work with, and has exceptional expertise in leadership. He always learns new things and share the knowledge with his fellow teammates. Coming to team management he cares about every single person in the team and brings the best out of them. He is dedicated, insightful, and extremely capable. He has my enthusiastic recommendation and I firmly believe in his outstanding abilities.

    Madhurya Oddula

    Senior Software Developer

    SG Analytics

    Madhurya reported to Santhosh directly · May 2020

  • I have known Santhosh in my capacity as his team member, mentee and a successor to walk his paths in leading the Entrepreneurship Cell's Publicity and Public Relation team. I look up to his unparalleled dedication and steadfast approach in realizing goals. Santhosh is empathetic in understanding his peers' and affiliates' perspectives and feedback, constructively restructuring his approach to work in unison with them. His goals are pragmatic and bolstered by his perseverance. He makes a motivated manager in exploring his teams' potential and charts the way forward with transparency and inclusion.

    Sai Raghul Kuppusamy

    Product and Solution Engineer; Business Development Executive

    Sai Raghul reported to Santhosh directly · May 2020

  • A respected team leader during my stint at E-Cell SASTRA, Santhosh was known for this passion towards the field of management, oratory skills, and his in-depth knowledge in Marketing & Finance. His ability to run a startup during his post-sophomore year at college and carrying out projects for NGOs free of cost is an example of how good he is as a Leader and a human being. I was fortunate to work under his Leadership and would be happy to collaborate again with him.

    Gowrishankar Natarajan

    Engineer, Business Owner

    Santhosh was senior to Gowrishankar but didn't manage Gowrishankar directly · May 2020

  • Santhosh is an amazing person to work with. While working with him I learnt many things. He leads by example and knows how to motivate a person and get the best out of him. His out of box thinking to address problems is inspiring. I was always in awe of the way he makes decisions. Santhosh would be an asset to any team.

    Manoj Sanagapalli

    Software Engineer

    Intuit

    Manoj reported to Santhosh directly · May 2020

  • A very positive thinker and a strategic business planner who doesn't leave a stone unturned when it comes to achieving a target. Always rejoiced the time spent together during startup internship.

    Rahul Gopakumar

    Technical Manager, Chemical Logistics

    Rahul worked with Santhosh but they were at different companies · May 2020

  • It was an amazing opportunity to know Santhosh and work with him for 2 years. I have always been inspired by his enthusiasm, dedication, consistency and out of box thinking. He made sure to bring in the same vibe to the fellow teammates and tries to bring the best out of people. He is very comfortable to work with and never hesitated to help us with any doubts. He also has a very positive attitude and innovative approach in solving a problem. As a team member or a team lead or a person, Santhosh always earns my highest recommendation.

    Priyadharshini Pandian

    Marketing Operations Specialist

    Priyadharshini reported to Santhosh directly · May 2020

  • Working with Mr Santhosh will always be cool. Being worked with him for 2 years in ECell of SASTRA UNIVERSITY, it will always be fun and joy. He being an workaholic, he loves to take initiation and loves to face challenges and he loves the joy of working. Coming with innovative ideas, he never failed to astonish us. He loves to explain things in layman terms and he is very helpful to everyone who needs a help in work. His attitude towards others will attract the people.

    Mahesh Kumar

    Data Engineer

    Mahesh reported to Santhosh directly · May 2020

  • Santhosh is an excellent person to work with, and has an expertise in leadership. He has the very capability to be a pro active member of any group/team and he focuses on the current challenges than being housed at the past accomplishments. His knack of seeding motivation into the minds of starters/his peers also make him a reliable and an inspiring team player. I wish him all success and to grow more with his capabilities.

    Ashwathi Angurajan

    Project Manager, Certified Scrum Master

    Ashwathi worked with Santhosh on the same team · May 2020

  • From my experience with Santhosh, I would say he is an intuitive leader. Having directly reported to him at various projects and organizations from the campus startup he ran to the mark-comm projects for the cultural events, I observed that he has the knack of identifying the right people with the right skills for the right task. Cordial in nature, his honest guidance during the projects helped to get the projects done effectively. Working with him for a period of two years, I learned what it takes to master a skill by getting the hands dirty. A person who is ready to learn from anyone, he concentrates on the inclusive growth of everyone in his team.

    Kiran Karty Suresh

    Product Designer & CRO Specialist

    Kiran Karty reported to Santhosh directly · Dec 2019

  • I know Santhosh for 5+ years now. I closely worked with him on various grounds from the university's E-Cell, the campus startup organisation we ran together to the projects we did. I have always been awe-struck by his leadership. His principle of leading people through relationship building pretty much goes well with the new-age mantra of creative leadership. Another quality of his that amazes many people including me is the dimension at which he thinks and plans his day, the small task or the big project and the rate at which he processes the information, calculates and mitigates challenging situations and the ease with which he executes the process. In a sense, I would say he has the right balance of rationality, management and social quotient that any person or an organisation would not want to miss associating with.

    Vishnupriyan Govindarajan

    Product Manager

    Vishnupriyan worked with Santhosh on the same team · Dec 2019

  • Santosh has a practical mindset of pursuing things. I have observed him taking responsibility for the student chapters formed inside the college. He brings the charm and motivation to the people around him, which helps them to sow the seeds of new ideas. He took up the speculative job of opening Davara to follow his vision. I still miss the brainstorming sessions which we used to have. Santosh would be a great partner to a person who has a mindset to work on complex problems.

    Sarath Rachapudi

    AI Product Manager

    Ringg

    Sarath and Santhosh studied together · Nov 2019

Credentials

Degrees and certifications, with verification links where they exist.

  • 2020-2022

    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  • 2014-2018

    Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science

    Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA)

  • 2021

    Financial Modeling and Valuation Analysis (FMVA)

    Corporate Finance Institute

  • 2020

    Introduction to Principled Negotiation

    Yale School of Management

  • 2026

    Public Policy Analysis

    London School of Economics

Commentary

Notes on markets, reporting and the machinery behind both.

Drafting quarterly and monthly commentary for 15-20 EM equity institutions was part of the work at Goldman Sachs. Anything published here goes to LinkedIn at the same time.

Availability

Work authorisation, location and logistics.

I'd welcome the chance to explore how my Goldman Sachs experience in portfolio advisory, manager engagement and client communication can contribute to your team's growth.

Work authorisation
Married to a Malaysian and holds a valid resident permit, which makes securing a work pass in Malaysia easier than hiring a foreign expatriate.
He understands the complexity of securing an Employment Pass for a foreign national in Singapore. Where the profile matches, he can explore securing his own work permit through a leading human staffing firm with proven capabilities. In such cases the hired employee sits on the staffing agency’s payroll while working for the hiring organisation.
Based in
Settled in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, which strategically opens opportunities both in Singapore and in Malaysia.
Availability
Open to both permanent and contract roles.