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

- Last held
- Associate, Goldman Sachs
- Coverage
- EM equity · India & Asia mandates
- Based
- Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Division
- Asset & Wealth Management
- 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.
| Period | Role | Lead contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 - Jul 2025Bengaluru, India | Associate Goldman Sachs Drafted quarterly & monthly commentary for 15-20 EM Equity institutions (multi-billion AUM). | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
View on LinkedIn“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.
- Get in touch
- santhoshmallikeswaran@gmail.comLinkedIn