Shilpi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lighthouse Canton. He is responsible for driving the company’s vision and objectives as well as overall business directions. He oversees the Multi-Family Office, Asset Management and Bespoke Solutions businesses and creates synergy between the verticals.

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Shilpi has about 14 years of experience prior to co-founding Lighthouse Canton. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Private Bank where he managed the Ultra High Net Worth portfolio for the bank. During his time there, he was the team head NRI and subsequently a senior client partner. Prior to that he spent over 6 years at Citibank in India where he was exposed to the various businesses of the bank from Asset based Financing to Wealth Management.

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Shilpi received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD.

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Prashant joined Lighthouse Canton in 2016 in Singapore and moved to Dubai in 2017 to set up the DIFC business. He is the CEO for Lighthouse Canton Capital (DIFC) Pte Ltd and heads the Multi-Family Office business for the firm. He is responsible for engagement with key clients in addition to building a footprint for the business in the MENA region.

Prashant brings over 20 years of experience across large international banks like Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Barclays. In Barclays, he was responsible for managing the Non-Resident Indian team in Dubai along with the portfolios of select Ultra-High Net Worth and Institutional clients based in MENA and South/South-East Asia. Prashant has specialized skills in complex derivative products across interest rates, equities and FX and has a keen understanding of the requirements of corporate and institutional clients.

Prashant qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a merit holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University in India.

Audrey is part of the team that co-founded Lighthouse Canton and she is responsible for the overall financial strategy and direction at Lighthouse Canton. Within finance, she takes the lead in strategic planning as well as managing tax, accounting, internal and external audit functions to ensure a steady and sustainable organizational growth.

Prior to Lighthouse Canton, she spent 10 years in various banks which include Credit Suisse and ABN Amro Bank. Her last position was with Credit Suisse as an Account Manager within a Senior Client Partner team where she participated in the active management of a book size of over USD 1 Billion.

Audrey received her degree in Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Finance from University College Dublin and obtained an Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management from Singapore Management University.

Sunil joined Lighthouse Canton in 2022 as Managing Director & Group Head- Research and Investments. Based in Dubai, Sunil's focus is on enhancing and strengthening the research and investment framework at Lighthouse Canton and evolving our service offerings.

With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Sunil is an expert in global markets, banking, and macroeconomic research. Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, Sunil was International Equity Research Head at JP Morgan. He oversaw the organization's global expansion of ESG research and data-driven research in EMEA and APAC. He was also a member of the Corporate Investment Banking Management Committee. Previously, Sunil has held leadership positions with some of the renowned investment banking institutions in London and Hong Kong, including Fox-Pitt Kelton, Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and HSBC.

Antoine joined Lighthouse Canton in 2018. He is a key member of the investment team, supervising asset allocation across portfolios and managing equity strategies (Long Only as well as Absolute Return) in-house.

Prior to Lighthouse Canton, Antoine has had over 12 years experience, having most recently worked as the CIO of a Dubai-based Single-Family Office. Previously, he was in a Paris-based Hedge Fund, in charge of Business Development and prior to that, he spent seven years in investment banking at Société Générale and BNP Paribas doing Equity Derivatives sales in London.

Antoine received his Masters in Management degree from Edhec Business School and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

Sanket brings with him over one-and-a-half decades of expertise in investment management, structured credit, and private financing. Sanket has worked with renowned global financial institutions including Edelweiss Financial Services, X10, and Deutsche Bank. He also holds a unique distinction of being a co-founder of a fintech venture, which enables him to have unique insights into this domain. Sanket has executed over US$750M of private investment transactions across sectors like life sciences, logistics, marine, roads, real estate, and technology. Sanket received his degree in Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode. Sanket is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Anselmo is Global Head of Institutional Sales and is responsible for managing global institutional investors for Lighthouse Canton’s private and public market strategies.

Prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, Anselmo has spent over 20 years in the industry primarily on regional institutional sales and client relationship management roles at MFS Investment Management, Mirae Asset Global Investments and Citibank.

Anselmo holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Marketing Management from Kingston University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Korea University.

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Charlene is a part of the team that co-founded Lighthouse Canton in 2014. She works closely with investment banks, private banks and insurance companies to bring on a full suite of wealth management solutions and succession planning to her clients based out of South East Asia and Greater China. Additionally, she provides tailored fund management solutions for clients looking for trackable enhanced wealth solutions.

Prior to this, Charlene spent over 4 years at Credit Suisse Private Banking where she was part of the Senior Client Partner (SCP) team for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) business. Her primary focus was to co-manage the SCP investment book of over USD 1 Billion based on bank capabilities and client investment goals and risk tolerance.

Charlene received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Honours) from National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed the WMI Advanced Certificate in Trust Services in 2016.

Charu joined Lighthouse Canton in 2019. She heads up the Human Resources function at Lighthouse Canton. Charu is responsible for driving the People agenda of the organization to make Lighthouse Canton the “Employer of Choice” for existing and prospective employees in the Wealth and Asset Management space. She works with the management team to deliver business results through efficient management of People practices including leadership & capability development, establishment and maintenance of positive relations with employees, creation of a performance-oriented culture and the fostering of a productive working environment. Charu is a seasoned HR Leader with proven expertise in HR consulting, Talent and Leadership development and Business HR.

Charu has over 20 years of core HR experience and prior to joining Lighthouse Canton, she has worked in HR Leadership roles in major IT Services organizations such as Genpact and Birlasoft. At Genpact, she led Global HR for the Marketing and Sales Operations team and was the Global Talent Development and Diversity Head at Birlasoft.

She received her degrees in Bachelor of Science in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and Master’s in Business Management from Birla Institute of Management Technology in India.