Dr. Hitesh Punjabi, CMT, is an Assistant Professor of Finance at K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management in Mumbai, where he brings together nearly two decades of professional equity research experience with a deep academic focus on technical analysis and financial markets. His industry career spans research roles at leading institutions such as Anand Rathi Securities, Religare Securities, HSBC InvestDirect, ARJ Securities, and East India Securities, where he tracked large-cap and mid-cap companies across IT, pharma, cement, and other sectors, engaged with company managements, and advised institutional clients. In the classroom, he has taught a wide spectrum of capital markets subjects—equity research, derivatives, money markets, forex, mutual funds, investment banking, and security analysis and portfolio management—across several reputed business schools in Mumbai.Profile.pdf​

Within his university, Prof. Punjabi has been an active advocate for the discipline of technical analysis, championing its integration into the curriculum and leading the implementation of the CMT Association’s Academic Partner Program on campus to align coursework with global professional standards. Building on his charterholder background and teaching experience in fundamental and technical analysis, his ongoing PhD research focuses on the intersection of technical analysis and artificial intelligence, reflecting his commitment to rigorous, data-driven approaches to market behavior. He is also working to enhance the global visibility and academic recognition of the CMT Association’s Journal of Technical Analysis, encouraging greater engagement with the journal among scholars and practitioners and positioning it as a key resource for evidence-based research in the field.Profile.pdf​