Rajesh Chelapurath
Founder at Ceera Investments LLC
Profile
Mr. Rajesh Chelapurath is a Founder, President & Managing Member at Ceera Investments LLC.
He drives the firm’s investment strategies, portfolio and client management.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of BITSAA International, a BITS Pilani alumni organization and is the Chief Investment Officer of the BITSAA Investment Committee.
Prior to setting up CEERA in April 2005, Mr. Chelapurath worked for several years at Burnham Financial Group (Houston) helping manage assets for high net worth individuals, profit sharing and pension plans, trusts, and endowments.
He earned his MBA in Finance from the A.B.
Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, New Orleans in 1998 and completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical & Electronics and a Masters of Science degree in Physics from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.
He is currently a member of the Houston Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute, and has been a Charter Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Houston Chapter.
Rajesh Chelapurath active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ceera Investments LLC
 Ceera Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ceera Investments LLC (CEERA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bellaire, Texas. The firm was founded by Rajesh Chelapurath in 2005. CEERA manages investment portfolios for various types of clients, primarily individuals and families. | Founder | 2005-03-31 |
Former positions of Rajesh Chelapurath
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Burnham Securities, Inc.
 Burnham Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1989, Burnham Securities, Inc., the broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Burnham Financial Group. They offer a full array of investment services to small- and mid-cap companies including asset management, brokerage services, corporate finance services, securities underwriting and mutual fund administration and distribution. Burnham Securities' primary focus is on energy and geopolitical strategy and strategy research. Bear Stearns Securities Corp. serves as their clearing agent. The firm provides in-house research but also receives secondary source research from many Wall Street brokerage houses | Analyst-Equity | 2006-01-09 |
| LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED | Sales & Marketing | - |
Training of Rajesh Chelapurath
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Graduate Degree |
| Tulane University (Louisiana) | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED | Industrial Services |
| Private companies | 2 |
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Burnham Securities, Inc.
Burnham Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1989, Burnham Securities, Inc., the broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Burnham Financial Group. They offer a full array of investment services to small- and mid-cap companies including asset management, brokerage services, corporate finance services, securities underwriting and mutual fund administration and distribution. Burnham Securities' primary focus is on energy and geopolitical strategy and strategy research. Bear Stearns Securities Corp. serves as their clearing agent. The firm provides in-house research but also receives secondary source research from many Wall Street brokerage houses | Finance |
Ceera Investments LLC
Ceera Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ceera Investments LLC (CEERA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bellaire, Texas. The firm was founded by Rajesh Chelapurath in 2005. CEERA manages investment portfolios for various types of clients, primarily individuals and families. | Finance |
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