Manisha Girotra is the Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company in India. She was previously Chairperson and Country Head for UBS in India, with a career spanning 33 years with UBS in London, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Delhi, and with Moelis in India. Manisha has advised on over US$ 500 Bn of mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt fundraising through her career. She has done capital raising and advisory work for real estate companies as well.

Manisha is on the Global Board of Naspers and Prosus, a US$ 200 billion market cap technology investor, Ashok Leyland Limited, Mindspace Business Parks REIT and Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited. In addition, Manisha is on the Boards of Central Square Foundation and Neurology Foundation. Manisha is also a mentor for working women and aspiring working women at 'Aspire For Her', a start-up wanting to put 1 million women into the workforce by 2025.

Manisha represents the banking industry's viewpoint on several panels of SEBI, CII, FICCI, and other industry associations. Her contributions have been widely recognized through industry accolades by being named one of the '50 Women to Watch' by The Wall Street Journal, being nominated in the 'Top 50 Women in Business' by Forbes & Fortune, and being named 'Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business in India' by Business Today.

Manisha graduated in Economics from St Stephen's College, Delhi, and was awarded the Hira Lal Bhargava gold medal for academic excellence by Dr. Manmohan Singh for her Master’s Degree from the Delhi School of Economics.