Amrit Kanwal

Overview

Amrit Kanwal is executive vice president and senior advisor with MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). Before joining MFS in 2009 as the firm's chief financial officer, Amrit was senior managing director and chief financial officer of Putnam Investments. He previously served as vice president of corporate development and strategy for Sequa Corporation, before which he held senior strategy and corporate development roles at PepsiCo and Miller Brewing Company. Amrit transitioned to an advisory role with the firm in 2025. Amrit holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the USC Marshall School of Business. He chairs the board of the Squash and Education Alliance (SEA), a national nonprofit serving underprivileged youth. He is also president of the University Club of Boston.