Xerxes is the Founder and CEO of Avestar Capital, a Multi-Family Office and Global Financial Advisory boutique. Prior to Avestar, Xerxes worked as a Managing Director – Investments at the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch.  Xerxes also worked with Goldman Sachs & Co. in its Investment Management Division in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.  Xerxes holds an M.B.A in Finance and Strategy from Yale University, a Masters in Commerce in Macroeconomics and Bachelors in Commerce in Accounting & Economics from the University of Mumbai.  He is on the Tri-State Board of Pratham (an education-based non-profit) and is a Charter Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs). Xerxes is also an FAA certified multi-engine commercial pilot and lives in New York with his wife Shilpa, son Aadi, and daughters Ananya and Anoushka.

Tonya is a founding member of Avestar Capital.  Tonya has been in the financial services industry since 2003, Most recently with Merrill Lynch, which she joined in 2005 as a founding partner of the Mullan Group. Tonya holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Maryland, where she was a Goldman Sachs scholar, participating in the program through the Jackie Robinson Foundation.  She is also an active member of the Robert H. Smith School of Business Alumni Association and Habitat for Humanity. In her free time, she enjoys taking fitness/dance classes such as Zumba.

Brian joined Avestar Capital as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Previously, Brian has worked as COO for the Global Corporates and the International businesses for Lloyds Bank in London as well as their COO for North America. In previous roles Brian held multiple CIO roles in the US, Spain and the UK and has a deep operational and technology background. He studied Computer Science at Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Ireland. Brian is married to his wife Robyn and he has one daughter Cristina. Brian enjoys running, boating, music and golf.

Anita became a member of Avestar Capital after having been with the Mullan Group of Merrill Lynch since 2016. At Merrill, Anita helped out with administrative tasks and client coordination. Anita earned her Bachelor of Arts at Mumbai University. Anita enjoys spending time with her husband Cyrus and her two children, Zoeish and Zaal. Anita also enjoys painting in her spare time.

Jamshid is the Managing Director of Avestar Advisory India, a Multi-Family Office and Global Financial Advisory boutique focusing on cross border financial service solutions. Prior to Avestar, Jamshid was the founder and Managing Partner– at Heritage India Advisory, an India focused hedge fund catering to foreign institutional capital looking to invest in the Indian Financial Markets. Prior to Heritage, Jamshid also worked with Merrill Lynch, Citibank and HDFC Asset Management, in India and in the US. Jamshid holds a degree in Finance and Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, USA. He was a National level squash player both in the Junior and Masters category, and captained the Franklin and Marshall Division 1 squash team for two years. Jamshid is married to his Wife, Kayan and they have two children Tiana and Zane.

Manish joined Avestar Capital as Managing Director and is responsible for the West Coast region along with our Corporate Advisory practice. Manish has a background in investment banking, private equity and corporate finance and has worked at Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Lehman Brothers in New York. Manish did his undergraduate in Computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and received his MBA in Finance at University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Bhargava's experience spans over thirty seven years, both as a private banker and a portfolio manager. He has served as Vice President and Partner at Kidder Peabody; as a Senior Vice President and Head of India distribution at Smith Barney; as Executive Director in charge of South Asia distribution at CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.; as Executive Vice President in charge of the Middle East and Asia at Laidlaw Global Securities, and as Director of Investments at Wachovia Securities.

Mr. Bhargava holds an Advanced Professional Certificate in International Business Management from the Stern School of Business, New York University, New York; an MBA in marketing from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. He is a keen sportsman and was ranked #1 in Tennis in the USTA Father-Daughter category in the United States for the years 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Gautam came to Avestar Capital as a Senior Director, Global Financial Advisor. He was born in Bombay, India and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology as a Chemical Engineer. He moved to Boston to pursue his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, after which he worked as an Engineer at General Electric and later at American Cyanamid and Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey. After obtaining an MBA in International Business & Finance from New York University, he started working at Paine Webber in Manhattan where he worked as a Financial Advisor for 6 years. As his client base expanded globally he joined Merrill Lynch where he serviced his clients for over 22 years before partnering with Avestar in June 2019.