Dhruv Chopra

About Dhruv Chopra

ICR is a leading strategic communications and investor relations advisory company provided by former senior-level Wall Street professionals and agency veterans. We provide full support across the entire corporate life cycle, from young start-up to growing private company to near-IPO, IPO, and on to growing and mature public company. ICR partners with companies to develop and execute strategic communications programs that achieve business goals, build credibility, and enhance the long-term value of the enterprise. The firm’s highly differentiated service model, which pairs capital markets veterans with senior communications professionals, brings deep sector knowledge and relationships to clients in more than 20 industries. ICR is also a leader in advising companies undergoing SPAC transactions, having advised more than 120 transactions since 2020. More than 23 year\'s experience, including over twelve years in management, business and corporate development and investor relations at Lesaka, and ten years on Wall Street covering IT services globally, including payment processing, financial technology, consulting and outsourcing, BPO, and government IT services, as an analyst on both the sell side (Morgan Stanley) and buyside (Citigroup) Education: MBA Finance from Columbia Business School (New York), Post-graduate degrees from Tufts University (Massachusetts) and London School of Economics (London), BA Economics from St. Xavier\'s College (Mumbai), and schooling from Cathedral & John Connon (Mumbai) and Mayo College (Ajmer). Specialties: Business development, corporate development, operations, sales/marketing, corporate strategy, industry and company analysis, stock picking, M&A, and investor relations.

Experience

1. Senior Advisor

   ICR

   Apr 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   With India’s rapidly evolving and growing start-up ecosystem, ICR can work with you to raise profile and professionalism to attract foreign investment, go public in India or on overseas exchanges, and also with public companies to increase shareholder value. Feel free to get in touch – we’re here to help put your company on the global map!

Education

• Tufts University

  MA, Economics

  1996 — 1997

• Columbia Business School

  MBA, Finance

  2001 — 2003

• St. Xavier's College

  BA, Economics

  1992 — 1995

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Post Grad Diploma, Economics

  1995 — 1996

• Mayo College, Ajmer

  CBSE

  1987 — 1990

• Cathedral & John Connon

  ISC

  1990 — 1992