Mr Dhawan has done B.E (Mechanical) and PGD Material Management. Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund he has worked with Nippon Life India AIF Management Limited, Reliance Capital Limited, Gold Matrix Pte, Vedanta Group, Zee Gold Refinery (Shirpur Gold Refinery), N.M. Rothschild & Sons., Bank of Nova Scotia, Birla Copper (Hindalco) and Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd.