KN 'Vaidy' Vaidyanathan is the EVP & Chief Risk Officer of the Mahindra Group since Dec 2011. Immediately prior to the Mahindra Group, Vaidy was the Executive Director at the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) of India, in charge of institutional investors portfolio, including domestic (MF) and foreign (FII). Vaidy has over 25 years experience in financial services, primarily in the realm of asset management. He is an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and holds a Bachelors's Degree in Commerce from the University of Madras. Vaidy is on the Finance Board of IIM Ahmedabad and on the Board of Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of IIMA. He is the Chairman of RMNext, an association of Risk Management Professionals in India. He has been appointed as a member of Mutual Fund Advisory Committee of SEBI.