Ashu is one the best known and respected faces in India’s Financial Markets. He is currently the Chief Consulting Editor – Financial Markets for ET NOW and anchors the channel’s flagship programs “Place Your Bets with Ashu Dutt”, “First Trades with Ashu Dutt”, “Hot Stocks with Ashu Dutt” and “Mid Cap Mantra with Ashu Dutt”

Ashu has been a Financial Markets Anchor/Editor at CNBC, Star News, NDTV Profit. He has anchored flagship programs like “Bazaar”, “Mid Cap Radar”, “Mutual Fund Investor”, “Classroom” etc

Ashu is also the author of the best selling “The Penguin Guide to Personal.Finance” and the “The Penguin Guide to Winning on the Stock Market” published by Penguin Books. Penguin gave Ashu 3 more book contracts including “What they won’t tell you on Dalal Street-The Insider’s Diary”, “Commonsense Finance” and “Timeless Wisdom ageless management”

Ashu has also been the Asia MD for Northbridge Capital, an Asian Investment bank with offices in Mumbai, Hong Kong and Bangkok. He was also the CEO of an institutional broker and equities research house. which was listed for 3 continuous years in the “Who’s Who in Asian Equities”

Ashu is a Certified Public Accountant certified in the State of Maryland, USA. He holds an M.B.A from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York, New York. He also holds a B.B.A.(Summa Cum Laude) in Finance & Investments from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York, New York. His specializations include Economics and Options&Futures. He is the recipient of the “Baruch College Alumni Scholarship” and has been listed in the “Who’s Who on the Dean’s List”