How this Big 4 Investment Banker quit his role to co-found a thriving Art Dealing Venture

• Hi, I am Rishiraj Sethi. Growing up, CA was not on my radar but I ended up pursuing the same anyway and started my career at Andersen/ EY.
• In 2008, I quit my job to join my Father and Brother to build Aura Art, in order to organize the art market and fill the gaps in the system.
• Today we cover the entire spectrum – assisting new and evolved collectors build and manage their wealth in art, with art from USD 3,000 to USD 300,000.
• Here is my story.

CA was not on the radar

While still in college, I was involved in the family’s investment activities, besides taking a keen interest in family tax compliance, I looked forward to the interaction with our family CA.

Unlike many of my friends who were studying for the CA course, I decided to pursue a Diploma in Business Finance and eventually be a part of the larger wealth management space. (I was keen to graduate and start working!)

As destiny would have it, a couple of my closest friends dragged me into a presentation by Andersen (a leading CA firm back then). As a 21-year-old, I was completely enamored and went all out to join Andersen.