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{{Short description|Indian investment banker (born 1952)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vallabh Bhanshali
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|03|04}}
| birth_place = [[Pali Marwar]], [[India]]
|alma_mater = [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]]<br>[[University of Mumbai]]
|citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Investment Banker]]
| years_active =
| known_for = Served on the board of directors for the [[Reserve Bank of India]]
| notable_works =
| spouse = {{marriage |Suraj Balai |1977}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Vallabh Bhanshali''' (born 4 March 1952 in [[Pali Marwar]]) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[investment banker]],and [[venture capitalist]] best known for co-founding the [[Enam Group]] in 1984,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Rashmi |title=ENAM Group's Vallabh Bhansali life mantra: Be passionate about your job |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/enam-groups-vallabh-bhansali-life-mantra-be-passionate-about-your-job/articleshow/55448181.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=16 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Palak |title=Enam to retain Rs 10,000-cr proprietary biz |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/enam-to-retain-rs-10-000-cr-proprietary-biz-110111800047_1.html |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=21 January 2013 |location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref> where he served as its chairman until 2018. He has previously served as a trustee on the first index committee at the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]], as a committee member for [[SEBI]], and served on the board of directors for the [[Reserve Bank of India]],<ref name="DNA">{{cite news |title=End of an innings for Vallabh Bhansali |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-end-of-an-innings-for-vallabh-bhansali-1468339 |editor-last=Mampatta |editor-first=Sachin P |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=30 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Axis Bank]].<ref name="ET"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Government has done everything which is reformist, difficult: Vallabh Bhanshali |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/government-has-done-everything-which-is-reformist-difficult-vallabh-bhanshali/articleshow/55330188.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=9 November 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
He completed his undergraduation from [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]] and his law degree from [[University of Mumbai]] and is also a [[chartered accountant]].
==Career==
As an investment banker, he is widely credited for aiding [[Narayan Murthy]] to bring [[Infosys]] to an [[IPO]] in 1993,<ref name="DNA" /> and the IPO of [[Coal India]] in 2010.<ref name="ET">{{cite news |title=Axis-Enam deal: The people behind |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/axis-enam-deal-the-people-behind/articleshow/6945197.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=18 November 2010}}</ref> A founding member for FLAME University and the Indian School of Public Policy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: A Fireside Chat with Vallabh Banshali and Chicago Booth Dean Madhav Rajan |url=https://polsky.uchicago.edu/event/distinguished-entrepreneur-series-a-fireside-chat-with-vallabh-banshali-and-chicago-booth-dean-madhav-rajan/ |website=Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation |publisher=[[University of Chicago Booth School of Business]] |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amin |first1=Ruhail |title='New Universities Will Give Shape To New Culture' |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/-New-Universities-Will-Give-Shape-To-New-Culture-/14-11-2016-108250/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=BW Businessworld |language=en}}</ref> he previously served as chairman of the [[Global Vipassana Foundation]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Rith |title=Mind detox with 10-day meditation |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/mind-detox-with-10-day-meditation/cid/1683691 |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=[[Telegraph India]] |date=4 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and was the host for the [[talkshow]] ''Kaun Hai Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' on [[CNBC Awaaz]] in 2011.<ref name="DA">{{cite web |title=VALLABH BHANSHALI |url=https://www.deshapnayen.org/vallabh-bhanshali/ |website=Desh Apnayen Sahayog Foundation |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> In 2012, he also ventured into [[solar energy]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Obiko Pearson |first1=Natalie |title=Bhanshali’s Talma Chemical Completes India Solar-Power Facility |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-01-17/bhanshali-s-talma-chemical-completes-india-solar-power-facility |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |date=17 January 2012 |language=en}}</ref> He has an honorary doctorate from [[Teerthanker Mahaveer University]],<ref name="DA" /> and is a [[fellow]] of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=#6th VIPS 2022 - In conversation with Mr. Vallabh Bhanshali |url=https://cfasocietyindia.org/blog/6th-vips-2022-in-conversation-with-mr-vallabh-bhanshali/ |website=CFA Society India |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

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