Director, Point72 Asset Management,
Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta is a Board Member, Advisor and Investor in banking, markets, crypto, asset management, healthcare and technology. He has/is serving on the board or advising several financially regulated firms in the Middle East, India, UK/Europe (Apex Group, Peregrine, AusGulf, Aarna Capital, Bunat Ventures, Point72, Trillium, Cohesion, ICICI Ventures, Caravella, Truleum, Liminal). He advises UAE, India and UK-based families/Family Office Advisory firms and runs his Abu Dhabi based family office foundation which invests in funds, real estate and startups. He is a visiting faculty member and a member of advisory boards at several universities in the UK, UAE, and India.
Dr. Dasgupta’s previous full-time role was leading the market development of Abu Dhabi’s award-winning Financial Centre (Abu Dhabi Global Market) and Financial Regulator (Financial Service Regulatory Authority) for Exchanges, Crypto, Digital Banking, Broker / Dealers, Venture Capital, FinTech, Sustainable Finance & Commodities sectors. He was also responsible for Emerging Markets and Europe as a region. He helped triple AUM, making ADGM the largest regulated crypto jurisdiction in the world, quadrupled the number of broker-dealers, and helped launch ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (trading a million contracts within 6 months), making ADGM the biggest hub for venture capital in the region, etc.
Prior to joining ADGM in 2019, Dr. Dasgupta was the Chief Operating Officer of UK Export Finance (GBP 90B Capital) at the Department of International Trade, UK Government. His 30-year career included senior-level leadership, business development and transformation roles in investment banking, transaction banking, technology, and consulting in HSBC, ABN AMRO, Citigroup, and PwC.
Dr. Dasgupta holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Bhopal, an MBA in Finance from Indore University, a PhD in Financial Modelling & AI from the University of Manchester, a PhD in Terrorism and Politics from Kings College London and a PhD in Spice Food History from Brunel University, UK.