Key People

Meet Our Team

Siddhesh Dandekar

Founder & Principal Partner (Ind), Director (UAE)

A postgraduate in business management, Siddhesh has more than 18 years of work-experience in the areas of banking, wealth management and estate planning. Having worked for large Multinationals like Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and Deutsche Bank in leadership positions, he started his own venture in 2016 by conceptualizing and establishing 3Q Private Wealth. He exhibits saintlike calmness, and has the perfect personality to oversee regulatory, compliance, quality assurance, complaint management and administrative functions. He also assumes a key role in the investment committee. Siddhesh is a great listener, travel enthusiast and an avid gardener.

Pratik Sengupta, CFA

Co-Founder & Managing Partner (Ind), Managing Director (UAE)

Pratik is a CFA Charter holder, and a postgraduate in business administration. His entire career spanning nearly two decades, has been spent in Wealth Management & Private Banking. He was an Associate Director in the Equities & Private Banking group of HDFC Bank, and then went on to set up the Mumbai business for a boutique wealth firm that merged with IIFL Wealth. He has extensive experience in NRI client management and Foreign Markets. He manages key global family relationships for 3Q and heads the Investment Committee. With an analytical mind and a panache for numbers, he believes in knowledge driven investing. Pratik heads the business across all regions. An avid reader, Pratik is passionate about music, travel and walking against the herd.

Broad diversity of professional backgrounds

Mahesh Natarajan,CFA
CFA, Partner (Ind) & Senior Executive Vice President
With over 30 years of experience in the Financial & Investment Management Industry, Mahesh leads 3Q's Family Office and Advisory businesses, bringing invaluable expertise and strategic insights. Mahesh had previously led the Middle East and African regions for UTI's international business in the UAE and played a pivotal role in Nippon Asset Management's international operations in Singapore. His global experience across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe makes him a key asset to our team. A CFA Charter holder with additional qualifications in Singapore markets, he is a crucial member of the Investment Committee, driving strategic decision-making and enhancing Team 3Q's capabilities. A paradox of sorts, Mahesh loves food and fitness.
Pallavi Raigandhi, CFPcm
Partner (Ind), Head- Customer Experience
Pallavi brings on the table her rich experience from leading multinationals like JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank in areas of transactional banking, operational and service excellence. With a panache for solving problems, she is responsible for client servicing and quality control. Pallavi is Certified Financial Planner and has dual degree in Marketing & Finance. She drives the client and processes excellence at 3Q. She manages key client services and acquires Private Client Relationships. Pallavi loves a good party foot tapping.
Ketan Sarda,CFPcm
Partner & Sr. Vice President (Ind)
Ketan comes with loads of experience in Investment Advisory, products and research roles for top Private Wealth Management outfits. He is a Certified Financial Planner at 3Q, with formal education from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. With his deep knowledge levels, Ketan plays a pivotal role in client acquisition, managing key clients portfolios and large portfolio consultations. His earlier ventures include IIFL Wealth Management, ICICI Securities (PWM), and Anand Rathi. Ketan is pursuing CPA (US). Cricket and stock markets keep him alive.
Subha Chakraborty, FRM
Partner (Ind), Sr. Vice President (UAE)
With appx 10 years of experience in Asset Management and Private Wealth businesses, Subha is cut-out for client acquisitions in the super-HNI space. FRM Certified, and a postgraduate in Finance, she has a perfect balance of knowledge and relationship skills to acquire and manage large clients. Her strong follow-ups, determination, persistence, diligence, and consistency set very high standards for the team. Subha evaluates risks at the product level and manages global private client relationships. Her earlier ventures include IIFL Wealth Management, and Nippon Asset Management. Having a formal degree in Indian classical dance, Subha is a restaurant quality chef, and a passionate singer.
Shantanu Ashtikar
Partner (Ind), Sr. Vice President (UAE)
Shantanu is a postgraduate in international business from MIT, Pune. With an experience of more than 18 years in banking, in areas of client acquisition, relationship management, customer engagement, talent development, he is the go-to man at 3Q. He heads the aspiring affluent client segment, and the insurance business. He also is responsible for the HR & Admin functions. Shantanu is a great executor, and the team always looks up to him in situations. His earlier ventures were in IndusInd bank, Deutsche bank, Axis bank & Seed Infotech. Shantanu is pursuing the CFP certification and has assumed a responsibility of business development. Ever smiling, long drives and Punjabi beats give Shantanu great pleasures.
Pavit Preet Kaur
Assistant Vice President, Key representative - US Region
Pavit Preet is based in New Jersey, United States, and serves as our key representative for the US client families, delivering compliant investment solutions with expertise and care. She assumes the key role of managing client experience and services for the region. Being sharp, focused and creative, Pavit also provides key inputs to the marketing team acting as the perfect bridge between finance and creativity. Holding a postgraduate degree in finance, she has extensive experience from her earlier stints with HDFC Life and Citibank, where she specialized in managing insurance product sales and Private Banking relationships. Pavit loves creating and designing decors and interiors.

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