I am an alumnus of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and a Chartered Accountant. I have more than a decade of investment banking & fund-raising experience across equity & debt capital markets, M&A, private equity and financial advisory transactions. Over the last several years, I have worked on transactions in banking, financial services & insurance (BFSI), consumer (QSR, retail, media), new-age technology (digital, fintech, edtech), manufacturing and real estate.I started my professional career with N.A. Shah Associates, a chartered accountancy firm, where I have handled assignments in audit & assurance, financial due diligence, process & systems review, statutory compliances and advisory. Post completing my chartered accountancy certification in 2006, I undertook a brief stint in the business consulting division before moving to Trans-Continental Capital Advisors. I joined here along with the founding team to help set-up a private equity/special situations focused boutique firm. In my 2.5 years at the firm, I have worked on several transactions in growth and special situations investment. For a few private investments I have also led the post investment monitoring efforts.After completing an MBA in 2010, I joined YES Bank’s investment banking team where I was involved in private equity fund raising, M&A and strategic advisory for mid & large corporates. To get exposure to capital markets, I joined CLSA’s investment banking team in 2011 and since then, I have been a part of 50+ transactions, aggregating more than US$ 15 billion across equity & debt capital markets, private fund raisings, M&A and financial advisory. I have been an integral part of the team – my transaction experience has been end-to-end, from origination to execution and closure, with mid & large, private & public enterprises. In parallel to my professional responsibilities, I am active on social causes such as mentoring and guiding under-privileged students on education and careers. Outside of work, my interest is in ethical investing, venture capital and mentoring & investing in early-stage businesses. I enjoy traveling and road trips especially when I am behind the wheel.