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{{Short description|Entrepreneur & fund manager}}
{{orphan|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pankaj Tibrewal
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]<br>
[[Manchester University]]
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| known_for = Fund manager of [[Kotak Mutual Fund]]
| website = Bachelor of Commerce<br>
Master of Finance
}}

'''Pankaj Tibrewal''' is an Indian entrepreneur and fund manager. He is the founder and CIO of IKIGAI Asset Manager. Before founding IKIGAI, Pankaj was the senior executive vice president and fund manager at [[Kotak Mutual Fund|Kotak Mahindra AMC]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=23 November 2023 |title=Senior fund manager Pankaj Tibrewal quits Kotak Mutual Fund to start own fund |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/senior-fund-manager-pankaj-tibrewal-resigns-from-kotak-mutual-fund-11794641.html |work=Moneycontrol.com}}</ref> He has been featured in the Best Fund Manager rankings of [[The Economic Times|ET Wealth]]-[[Morningstar, Inc.|Morningstar]] consecutively six times from 2016 to 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2021-09-23 |title=Mutual fund managers who have delivered good risk-adjusted return over the long run |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/mutual-fund-managers-who-have-delivered-good-risk-adjusted-return-over-the-long-run/articleshow/86316978.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2023-02-28 |title=Best equity mutual fund managers 2022 who created most wealth for investors: Ranking by ET-Wealth-Morningstar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/best-equity-mutual-fund-managers-2022-who-created-most-wealth-for-investors-ranking-by-et-wealth-morningstar/articleshow/98227038.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Education and career ==
Pankaj graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]], and pursued a master's degree in finance from the [[University of Manchester]]. He began his career as a credit analyst and then moved into managing equity funds.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2021 |title=Rising stars in mutual funds: Pankaj Tibrewal on spotting mid and small-cap stocks early |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/personal-finance/rising-stars-in-mutual-funds-pankaj-tibrewal-on-spotting-mid-and-small-cap-stocks-early-6708001.html |work=Moneycontrol.com}}</ref> He managed various debt and equity schemes, including Kotak Small Cap Fund, Kotak Emerging Equity Fund, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund, Kotak Business Cycle Fund, Kotak Multi Asset Allocation Fund, Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund, and Kotak Debt Hybrid Fund.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Abeer |date=2024-05-10 |title=How does a demat account contribute to financial inclusion? |url=https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/pankaj-tibrewal-s-investing-lessons-that-stand-the-test-of-time-151664362242356.html |access-date= |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> In 2010, he was part of the fund management team at Principal PNB Asset Management Company. At Kotak, he managed four funds with [[assets under management]] totaling around Rs 56,000 crore. These funds included the Kotak Small Cap Fund, Kotak Emerging Equity Fund, Kotak Equity Hybrid Fund, and Kotak Business Cycle Fund.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010, Pankaj took over the management of Kotak Emerging Equity and Kotak Small Cap Fund. Over time, Kotak Emerging Equity grew to become the second-largest midcap fund in India, while Kotak Small Cap Fund became the country's fifth-largest small-cap fund.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2023 |title=Investing insights from a manager whose assets grew from Rs 113 crore to Rs 36,000 crore |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/investing-insights-from-a-manager-whose-assets-grew-from-rs-113-crore-to-rs-36000-crore-11837621.html |work=Moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=In this commoditised world, a long-term approach is biggest competitive edge: Pankaj Tibrewal |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/in-this-commoditised-world-a-long-term-approach-is-biggest-competitive-edge-pankaj-tibrewal-11837781.html |work=Moneycontrol.com | date=1 December 2023 | accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>

In 2017, Pankaj was listed among the top 10 mutual fund managers by the [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2017-08-28 |title=Top 10 mutual fund managers who created the most wealth for investors |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/top-10-mutual-fund-managers-who-created-the-most-wealth-for-investors/articleshow/60231922.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He consistently ranked in the Best Fund Manager listings of [[The Economic Times|ET Wealth]]-[[Morningstar, Inc.|Morningstar]] from 2016<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2016-08-29 |title=ET Wealth-Morningstar ranking: Top 10 mutual fund managers 2016 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/et-wealth-morningstar-ranking-top-10-mutual-fund-managers-2016/articleshow/53884620.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's best mutual fund managers {{!}} Articles {{!}} Morningstar India |url=https://morningstar.in/posts/42775/indias-best-mutual-fund-managers.aspx |access-date= |website=morningstar.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2019-09-02 |title=Best equity mutual fund managers 2019: Ranking by ET-Wealth-Morningstar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/best-equity-mutual-fund-managers-2019-ranking-by-et-wealth-morningstar/articleshow/70919859.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhanorkar |first=Sanket |date=2021-09-21 |title=Best mid- and small-cap mutual fund managers 2021 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/best-mid-and-small-cap-mutual-fund-managers-2021/articleshow/86316466.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's best equity fund managers: 2022 {{!}} Articles {{!}} Morningstar India |url=https://www.morningstar.in/posts/72963/indias-best-equity-fund-managers-2022.aspx |access-date= |website=www.morningstar.in}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he received the Best Engagement by an Institutional Investor award at the IR Magazine Awards India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infosys wins two gongs at IR Magazine Awards – India |url=https://www.irmagazine.com/case-studies/infosys-wins-two-gongs-ir-magazine-awards-india |access-date= |website=IR Magazine |date=15 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=IR Magazine Awards – India 2019 Winners and nominees |url=https://events.irmagazine.com/indiaforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2019/06/India-Awards-2019-Nominees-and-winners-V2.pdf |work=IR Magazine |archive-date=24 March 2020 |access-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324132739/https://events.irmagazine.com/indiaforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2019/06/India-Awards-2019-Nominees-and-winners-V2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pankaj was also featured in Outlook Business magazine in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=21 March 2016 |title=Midas Master - Outlook Business |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials-34/indias-best-fund-managers/midas-master-2620 |access-date= |website=Outlook Business}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 March 2017 |title=Focus on protecting the downside to generate superior returns |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials-34/indias-best-fund-managers_2017/focus-on-protecting-the-downside-to-generate-superior-returns-3438 |access-date= |website=Outlook Business}}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 March 2021 |title=We may see two or four multinational, chemical companies emerging out of India |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials-34/indias-best-fund-managers-2021-164/we-may-see-two-or-four-multinational-chemical-companies-emerging-out-of-india-6196 |access-date= |website=Outlook Business}}</ref> and [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune India]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Best Equity Fund Manager |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/long-reads/best-equity-fund-manager/115289 |access-date= |website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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