Ashitosh Shirsat
Fixed Income Trader at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Joined February 2026
Summary
Progressive career in sell-side markets and treasury: Ashitosh has worked in Kotak Mahindra Bank's markets/treasury area across FX, rates derivatives and fixed income roles, moving from FX & Rates Derivatives (2021–2023) into Fixed Income Trading (from 2023) and is listed in a KYLC 2024 position at Kotak. theorg+1
IIM Indore alumnus who has reflected publicly on the B‑school experience: He completed an MBA at IIM Indore (2017–2019) and authored a firsthand piece about memorable classroom experiences during that program. insideiim+1
Engineering foundation and early technical roles: Prior to business school and finance, Ashitosh's background includes a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and early-career engineering roles including Executive Engineer at Siemens and a summer internship at Sun Pharma. rocketreach+1
Public writing and content creation on social topics and football: Maintains a Medium profile and a YouTube channel where he publishes pieces and short videos about football and related societal themes. medium+1
Work
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Writing
Memorable Classroom Experience At IIM Indore
July 1, 2018A first-person account describing memorable classroom experiences at IIM Indore (published via IIM Indore placement committee channels).
What next for Indian football ?
Medium blog post discussing developments and issues in Indian football.