Cdr Gautam Nanda is an Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) specialist who retired on 31 Mar 2011 after completing 21 years of active service in Indian Navy. During his service he has been a Warfare Officer on frontline warships and was Captain of INS Akshay, ASW Corvette. He is an alumina of Naval Academy and Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) where he completed his Maters in Defence Studies with distinction. Post retirement he has been working as Defence consultant and Advisor Business Development