Shri Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan who has been appointed for an initial period of 3 years, took charge as a Whole Time Member of the SEBI .

• He will handle the Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department (MIRSD), Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD), Integrated Surveillance Department (ISD), Department of Economic & Policy Analysis (DEPA) and Information Technology Department (ITD).
• Prior to this assignment, Shri Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan held the position of Associate Professor, at S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and had also served as a director on the Board of various banks and corporates.