Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Siddharth Deshpande has been with the NCPA for over 14 years in the Finance and Accounts team. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has also completed his Masters in Commerce with specialization in Finance and Accounts from the University of Mumbai. He has been a Gold Medalist in the College and a merit rank holder in the B.Com Examination of the University of Mumbai.
Mr. Deshpande has been awarded by the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India, for his exceptional performance and achievements as CA Corporate Contributor in the NGO and Allied services sector. He has also been nominated on various Committees of the Western India Regional Council of the CA Institute.
His experience in the area of auditing ranges from his work at the Bank of Baroda, Bank of India to other corporates. At the NCPA, he has been handling Budgeting, Income Tax, Management Accounting, Management Information System (MIS) as well as Secretarial work.
Mr. Deshpande has written for the Maharashtra Times and Loksatta on the subjects of economics, union budget and globalisation and its impact.
He is fond of Indian music, classical and otherwise, and has interest in cricket as well. Pursuing these interests, Siddharth also anchors music programs.
The NCPA is committed to preserving and promoting India's rich and vibrant artistic heritage in the fields of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography, as well as presenting new and innovative work by Indian and international artists from a diverse range of genres including drama, contemporary dance, orchestral concerts, opera, jazz and chamber music.