Prashant Khemka


Prashant R. Khemka, CFA, is the founder and Managing Director of White Oak Capital Management, an investment management firm he founded in June 2017 after a career in fund management with global investment banks.

Early Life and Career

Prashant was born on 4 November 1971, in Mumbai, India and has a BE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bombay and an MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University.
Prashant's first job was at State Street Global Advisors as Assistant Portfolio Manager in Boston in 1998, right after he completed his MBA.
Through his stint at Street Global Advisors, he gained experience in the investment sector and in leading portfolio management teams, business development, and other business operations.

Life at Goldman Sachs Asset Management

On the back of his performance in US and India equities, Prashant was made the CIO of Global Emerging Markets equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2013, based in Singapore. In addition to managing the India funds, he was given the responsibility of turning around the Global Emerging Markets equity strategy. The Goldman Sachs Asset Management Global Emerging Markets equity saw a turnaround and became a 5-star rated fund ranking in the top 1 percent of the peer group since Prashant became the Lead Portfolio in June 2013. The assets under GEM strategy rose from a low of under US$500mn to US$2.6bn at the time of Prashant's departure in April 2017.

Personal life

Prashant Khemka is married to Ritu Khemka and has three children. He is an avid cricket fan and makes it a point to catch as many matches as possible. He was a chess enthusiast in college.