Nehal Shah, who has been named in the “Top 10 Chief Compliance Officers in India in 2020” list of CEO Insights Magazine, currently serves as the Head of Compliance, Legal and Secretarial at CARE Ratings. In her career of 18 years so far, she has also acquired expertise in areas of Secretarial, Compliance, legal, audit, corporate governance management, restructuring and strategic planning. Before joining CARE Ratings, she was the Head of Compliance, Legal & Company Secretary at YES Asset Management (India) Ltd. She has worked in global and domestic conglomerates such as Deutsche Bank Group, Fidelity India, and Aditya Birla Group. Recognised for her excellence in the category of ‘Best Leading Lawyers of 2022’ by the World Intellectual Property Forum, Ms. Shah holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mumbai University, Associate Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, LLB from Mumbai University, and post-graduation in Securities Law from Government Law College, Mumbai. She is also a visiting faculty at various institutes such as NISM, GLC Law College, and Compliance Academy.