Experience

Navriti Technologies

• India
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Chair

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Leading strategic transformation and financial management at Navriti Technologies (India), an ed-tech social enterprise focused on providing online education and employment to technical and vocational workers across multiple sectors. - Leading strategic transformation and financial management at Navriti Technologies (India), an ed-tech social enterprise focused on providing online education and employment to technical and vocational workers across multiple sectors.



Sankhya Capital LLC

• Managing Partner

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  -Invested in social enterprises in skill development, financial inclusion, renewable energy, and sustainable retail and advised management teams on strategic, operational, and capital structure-related issues. - Consultant: Evaluated the feasibility of establishing a multi-asset global impact fund for healthcare projects, led project teams to establish a hybrid (online/offline) training institute focused on workforce development, and devised a strategic plan for an online non-profit university in India. - Faculty and Board Member: At graduate level education institutions in India - Raised $1.5 million from investors for an impact investment fund focused on gender-lens investing with targeted investments in women-impact businesses in India. Show less



BITSoM - BITS School of Management

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Professor

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  Teaching a course in International Finance for MBA students. Teaching a course in International Finance for MBA students.



Tata Trusts

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  - Evaluated the feasibility of establishing a multi-asset global fund to finance the private sector healthcare projects including hospitals, medical equipment companies, and rural healthcare ventures that would complement Tata Trusts’ Cancer Care Initiative in India. - Evaluated the feasibility of establishing a multi-asset global fund to finance the private sector healthcare projects including hospitals, medical equipment companies, and rural healthcare ventures that would complement Tata Trusts’ Cancer Care Initiative in India.



CreditSights

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• President and Managing Director

  • Feb 2009 - Sep 2011

  - Led the firm’s business development and operational strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. - Responsible for setting up research and sales operations in New Delhi and Singapore; collaborating with globally integrated industry teams in New York and London. - Led the firm’s business development and operational strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. - Responsible for setting up research and sales operations in New Delhi and Singapore; collaborating with globally integrated industry teams in New York and London.



CreditSights

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director and Head of Risk Products

  • Nov 2000 - Dec 2008

  - Founded team of an independent research company providing credit research, capital structure analysis, and investment recommendations to global institutional investors - Managed the quantitative risk products division with a mandate to grow and scale the business across new and existing clients. Responsibilities included product and business development, sales and marketing, quantitative research, and analysis - Instrumental in building the firm's research platform, including the creation of an emerging markets risk model and other products for investment-grade bonds, high-yield debt, and equity markets. Research included market strategy and analysis of the energy sector Show less



Putnam Investments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Emerging Marketing Strategist

  • Jun 1999 - Jul 2000

  - Developed trade recommendations on emerging markets dollar-denominated and local currency debt, and foreign exchange trading positions for the firm's emerging markets portfolio covering dedicated and global macro funds. Worked closely with equity and other fixed income asset class portfolio managers on firm-wide asset allocation. - Developed trade recommendations on emerging markets dollar-denominated and local currency debt, and foreign exchange trading positions for the firm's emerging markets portfolio covering dedicated and global macro funds. Worked closely with equity and other fixed income asset class portfolio managers on firm-wide asset allocation.



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Emerging Markets Research

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 1999

  Conducted quantitative research projects and developed investment strategy for emerging markets investors during the 1997-98 Asian and Russian crises, with emphasis on dollar denominated external debt and credit derivatives instruments. Conducted quantitative research projects and developed investment strategy for emerging markets investors during the 1997-98 Asian and Russian crises, with emphasis on dollar denominated external debt and credit derivatives instruments.



Lehman Brothers

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Corporate Bond Research

  • Jul 1995 - Jun 1997

  Built the firm's sovereign risk model for institutional clients and Lehman's internal risk group assessing capital commitments to various markets. Developed investment strategy for Asian and Eastern European new issue and secondary market securities. Built the firm's sovereign risk model for institutional clients and Lehman's internal risk group assessing capital commitments to various markets. Developed investment strategy for Asian and Eastern European new issue and secondary market securities.