People

Chrysalis has built a successful business advising individual clients and institutions on their securities portfolios. Along with our analytical framework, our people set us apart from others. We have built a team dedicated to supporting customers in their investment objectives, whether through analytical tools or the various areas of expertise that our team members represent.

Our Team Makes The Difference

The Chrysalis difference lies in our team of exceptionally dedicated colleagues. Our people foster long-term relationships with their clients, focusing on customized solutions that uphold our firm’s standards of honesty, collaboration, and rigor. We view every client as a true partner, and we dedicate ourselves to ensuring our clients feel the same.

Arul Valan, is a SEBI Registered senior wealth management professional with over 14 years of experience in Mumbai with Citibank India and in Chicago with Transamerica USA. Arul is an engineer by qualification and also has done MBA’s in Marketing from BIM, Trichy and in Macroeconomics and Strategy from Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta.

He specializes in fundamental research based investment management using fixed income and equity products, financial planning, tax planning and general insurance. Clients love their interactions with Arul and frequently remark that the advice provided is of a much higher quality than that provided by their previous insurance agents and bank relationship managers.

Arul takes pride in our business practices. He adheres to the following tenants scrupulously.
1. Fair treatment of clients
2. Avoids conflicts of interest
3. Communicates candidly and transparently.
4. Acknowledges mistakes.
5. Shares the fruits of success with employees.

He believes in doing business in a way that if his wife or children knew about how Chrysalis conducts business, they would be proud.