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Johnny Acosta

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Johnny is responsible for the firm's finance function, financial reporting, tax compliance, investor relations and SEC compliance.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Johnny was the Senior Controller at Trive Capital, a $2 billion middle-market private equity firm based in Dallas, TX, where he was responsible for all financial aspects of the firm’s private equity funds. Prior to Trive Capital, Johnny was a Fund Accounting Manager at TPG Capital, a global private equity firm with $119 billion of assets under management. At TPG, he was responsible for the fund accounting of the Real Estate and Biotech platforms, as well as the performance reporting for the private equity funds. Johnny began his career at KPMG within the audit practice.

Johnny graduated cum laude from Queens College with a B.A. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Divyanshu Bali

Divyanshu shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Divyanshu worked at True Lark as a Strategy & Business Development Associate, where he focused on go-to-market partnerships. Previously, he worked at BluePointe Ventures, where he focused on seed investments in emerging technology startups.

Divyanshu received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Delhi and an M.S. in Finance from Simon Business School, University of Rochester.

Emile Bjerkholt

Emile shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Emile was a Consultant at Kaiser Associates, a boutique strategy consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. There, Emile advised private equity firms and corporations in the healthcare, financial services, and consumer spaces.

Emile graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Applied Math - Economics and Classics.

Vinay Borar

Vinay shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Vinay worked at DeMatteo Monness in New York as an Equity Research Associate, where he covered the TMT sector.

Vinay received a B.B.A from Jadavpur University and an M.Sc. in Finance from Simon Business School, University of Rochester.

Hannah Burns

Hannah shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Hannah worked as a Sector Analyst at Third Bridge - Forum. At Third Bridge, Hannah supported the Industrials and Energy team through research and content production, coverage strategy, and diligence for clients focusing on public equities, high yield credits, and PE.

Hannah received a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Art History from Tufts University. She was a four-year member of the Tufts varsity squash pro.

Graeme Clements

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Graeme shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Graeme worked in Morgan Stanley’s London office as a member of the firm’s UK Investment Banking group, where he primarily focused on industrials and financial services.

Graeme received a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and an M.Sc. in African Studies from Oxford University.

Christian Dubiel

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Christian is a Founder and Partner of Kingfish Group. He co-founded the firm in 2004 with the goal of building a differentiated platform to drive premium private equity investment results. Building upon over 20 years of principal investing and entrepreneurial experience, Christian has helped grow Kingfish into a unique private equity investment and advisory firm. Christian is responsible for advancing Kingfish’s overall investment strategy, building strategic relationships with capital partners and overseeing the firm’s portfolio of private equity investments.

Previously, Christian co-founded Tropos Networks (acquired by ABB), the market-leading provider of metro-scale wireless mesh networks. He was responsible for raising several rounds of institutional capital from leading Silicon Valley venture and strategic investors and building out an executive leadership team.

Prior to Tropos, Christian worked in venture capital where he invested in and helped grow early stage software and telecommunications companies. Christian holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Jean-Baptiste Elgin-Cossart

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Jean-Baptiste shares responsibility for the firm's management and operations.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Jean-Baptiste worked on the portfolio management side and the acquisition search team of Portfolio Logic, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Washington, DC. Previously, he founded a new media start-up that sought to intelligently filter blogs providing a new model for online news. Jean-Baptiste began his career as a management consultant with BearingPoint.

Jean-Baptiste graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.A. as a College Scholar, studying economics and political science.

Parker French

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Parker shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Parker played four seasons of professional baseball in the Colorado Rockies organization. Parker also spent time interning at VU Venture Partners, where he helped evaluate investment opportunities in the consumer space.

Parker graduated from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance. He played four years on the Texas baseball team.

Tanushka Gandhi

Tanushka shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Tanushka worked at Rungta Advisors as an intern, where she specialized in industry research and target identification for cross-border deals.

Tanushka received a B.A. in Economics with honors and an M.Sc. in Financial Economics.

Joe Germain

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Joe has over 20+ years of alternative investment experience. He's held various leadership positions at Affiliated Managers Group, First Quadrant, Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers, Putnam Investments and GMO. He has extensive experience as a principal and advisor building global distribution and business development strategies for high-performing investment managers across a broad spectrum of alternative investment and private capital platforms.

In addition to business development activities, Joe has also worked alongside Kingfish as an executive advisor helping evaluate private investment opportunities in financial services and asset management.

He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Stonehill College.

Vinayak Ghosh

Vinayak shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Vinayak worked at Ogilvy in Client Services.

Vinayak received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Jonathan Goldenstein

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Jonathan is a Founder and Partner of Kingfish Group. He leads firm strategy and organizational development, with a particular focus on assembling and guiding high performing teams.
He has over 20 years of experience in private equity investing and company building. He has founded two firms, most recently co-founding Kingfish Group where he grew the company from a start-up organization into a high-performing organization of over 40 individuals operating across multiple offices in San Francisco, Boston, Denver, Washington DC and Pune, India. Over the past 10+ years, the firm has advised on over $10 billion in private equity transactions and made direct equity investments into over 25 private companies.

Previously, Jonathan co-founded Tropos Networks (acquired by ABB). At Tropos Jonathan defined the sales, marketing and product strategy that helped bring a category defining product to market. To date, Tropos wireless systems have been deployed at over 1,000 customers in 50+ countries worldwide.

Prior to Tropos, Jonathan was an investment professional at JAFCO America Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm. He was also a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Jonathan is a graduate of Brandeis University with a BA in Economics and English, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Henry Hollen

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Henry shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investments initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Henry worked as an Analyst in the Principal Investors and Private Equity practice area at Boston Consulting Group. At BCG, Henry supported buy and sell-side diligence, portfolio strategy projects, and fund strategy projects for PE, VC, SWF, HF, and PF clients.

Henry received a B.A. in International Relations with a concentration in National Security and a minor in Entrepreneurship from Tufts University. He was a four-year member of the Tufts varsity lacrosse program.

Sawani Khurjekar

Sawani shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Sawani interned in Power Systems at Cummins India.

Sawani received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Elliott Jones

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Elliott shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Elliott served as Senior Vice President of Research, at Expert Institute, where he managed the organization's service delivery functions. Prior to EI, Elliott was the Global Head of Strategic Research at Guidepoint, LLC, where he was responsible for cross regional client service worldwide.

Elliott has an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. in International Relations from Brown University.

Casey Lindbeck

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Casey shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private investment partners and exploring executive-led investment opportunities.

Previously, Casey worked at the strategy consulting firm Galt & Company, a boutique strategy consultancy focused on corporate transformations. He advised Fortune 500 companies on international and domestic projects in metals, mining, healthcare, financial services, paper and packaging, and other industries. Prior to Galt & Co., Casey worked at Illinois Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, where he analyzed investments and worked with portfolio executives.

He received a B.S. in Management Science and a minor in Technology & Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

John Lomicky

John shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, John served as a Director of Business Development and Associate Director of Research at Expert Institute, a leading provider of expert witness services. He oversaw the company's first physical expansion, managing their California office.

John graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

Kevin Macdonald

Kevin has over 30 years of private equity experience. He was a co-founder and managing partner of two middle market private equity firms with over $3.5 billion of combined assets: The Clipper Group, which spun out of Credit Suisse First Boston in 1990, and Monitor Clipper Partners, which was launched in 1997 and affiliated with Monitor Group, a leading global strategy and business consultancy. Kevin also served as Co-Managing Partner of Morgenthaler’s private equity activity and as Managing Partner of Lightbridge Partners LLC, an investment and advisory firm that he founded in 2011.

Over the years, Kevin has personally led 15 investments that returned over $1.5 billion to investors, and he has served on the boards of 25 private companies in a wide range of industries. Earlier in his career, Kevin worked in leveraged acquisitions with Credit Suisse First Boston and strategy consulting with Boston Consulting Group.

Kevin holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Siobhan Maio

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Siobhan Maio manages the strategy and development of the firm’s PE sponsor partnerships. She also plays an active role in transaction evaluation and thesis development initiatives within the consumer space.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Siobhan worked in investment banking with Lane Berry (now part of Raymond James) and NoonMark Advisors out of New York where she performed due diligence and financial evaluations for M&A, divestiture, and recapitalization transactions across a broad range of industries. Previously, she also worked at the law firm Skadden Arps.

Siobhan graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a B.A. in French and a minor in Business

Chris Martin

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Chris shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Chris was a Vice President at Medley LLC, an alternative asset manager, where he was responsible for leading private debt and equity investments across the middle market. Prior to Medley, Chris started his career in the Global Consumer Products and Retail Investment Banking Group at UBS Securities, where he worked on a variety of public financings as well as leveraged buyout and M&A advisory assignments.

Chris graduated with honors from New York University with a B.A. in Economics & Government.

J.T. Mauk

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J.T. has over 20 years of private equity, M&A, and financing experience. Prior to Kingfish, J.T. was a Managing Director at Perseus, LLC, a middle-market private equity fund management company with total capital raised of $1.6 billion, where he focused on buyout and growth equity investments with a primary focus on the healthcare sector. Prior to Perseus, J.T. was in the Consumer, Healthcare and Retail Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan, where he provided advice on M&A and debt and equity financings to large corporate and middle-market clients. Prior to J.P. Morgan, J.T. was in the Healthcare Banking Group at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. providing financing to emerging and middle-market medical device and healthcare services companies.

J.T. holds a BBA from James Madison University and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Daniel Morgan

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Daniel shares responsibility for developing the firm's private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Daniel worked in IBM's technology consulting group, responsible for originating and closing advisory and enterprise software deals across the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology verticals.

Daniel graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance.

Alexandra Packard

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Alexandra shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investment initiatives and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Alexandra worked in the New York office of England & Company, an investment banking and advisory firm dedicated to the middle market, where she primarily focused on consumer goods and education.

Alexandra graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in International Relations.

Jack Palmore

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Jack shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investments initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Jack worked at Refinitiv as a Customer Success Manager, where he had responsibility over clients across the investment industry. There, he helped clients leverage Refinitiv's financial data and analytics to help drive their investment strategies.

Jack received a B.A. in History & Economics from Brown University. He was a four-year member of the Brown varsity football team.

Sreenath Sajeev

Sreenath shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Sreenath worked at GLG as an Associate, where he was responsible for Council Development in the Client Solutions team.

Sreenath received a B.Comm from NMIMS University.

Shinjini Sharma

Shinjini shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Shinjini worked at Third Bridge as Senior Associate in Private Equity & Hedge Funds, where she led the strategy for 15+ accounts and assisted them in their investment decision-making across India and the Middle East.

Shinjini received a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from Symbiosis Center for Management Studies.

Erika Steeves

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Erika shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity partnerships, sector investments initiatives, and investment execution.

Prior to Kingfish, Erika worked for Brown University’s Investment Office, where she assisted in the analysis of private equity, fixed income, and real estate investment opportunities for the school’s $3.7B endowment. Previously, she was a Royce Fellowship recipient and conducted research on the emergence of international corporations in China.

Erika graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in International Relations and a B.Sc. in Social Analysis & Research. She played all four years on the Brown women’s basketball team, serving as captain her last two years.

Gourishankar Aechoor

Gouri shares responsibility for developing the firm’s technology strategy, implementing technical solutions, and managing the firm's software, systems, and IT vendors.

Prior to Kingfish, Gouri worked at Bullhorn as the Director and Head of Operations, where he was responsible for developing the Salesforce practice. He has over 15 years of experience in product development, business intelligence, solution architecture, and domain knowledge on Retail, ERP, CRM, and healthcare.

Gouri received a BCS from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad and an M.Sc. in Advanced Computing from Staffordshire University.

Manan Aggarwal

Manan shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Manan interned at The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania and The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) in New Delhi, where he conducted secondary research and database management.

Manan received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts.

Ryna Allana

Ryna joined Kingfish Group in 2019 and shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Ryna worked at KPMG as an Analyst, where she conducted vendor due diligence.

Ryna received a B.Sc. in Computers from MIT School of Management and a PGDM in HR from MIT School of Business.

Charul Bhalerao

Charul shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Charul worked at Accenture as an App Development Analyst, where she was responsible for testing and defect management of the entire software development process.

Charul received a B.E in Electronics and Telecommunications from Pune University.

Daman Bhandari

Daman Bhandari shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Daman received a B.Comm. in Accounting & Finance from Christ University.

Shreya Bhattacharjee

Shreya shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Shreya worked at Vidooly Media Tech as an Economic Policy Analyst, where she researched central and state governance initiatives.

Shreya has received a BSc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Aakanksh Bhatia

Aakanksh shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Aakanksh interned at Boston Analytics as a Strategy Consultant.

Aakanksh received a B.B.A. from Indraprastha University, Delhi.

Shruti Chakrabarty

Shruti Chakrabarty shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Shruti worked at Accenture as an Analytics Associate, where she performed internal data analytics for HR and Finance.

Shruti received a B.Sc. in Economics and a M.S. in Economics from the University of Calcutta.

Riya Chauhan

Riya shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Riya worked at UC Inclusive Credit as a research intern. There, she worked on multiple projects and assisted the deal team in operations and the documentation process. In addition, Riya is one of the participants of CFA Young Women in Investment 2019 cohort, and is currently pursuing a CFA charter.

Riya received a BCA degree from D.A.V.V Indore and an MCA degree from NIT Bhopal.

Ronak Chhallani

Ronak shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Ronak interned at Munoth Financial Services.

Ronak received a B.B.A. in Finance from FLAME University.

Avanti Chitnis

Avanti shares responsibility for overseeing market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships. Prior to Kingfish, Avanti worked at Unisys Corporation as a Lead Consultant, where she was a part of the Competitive Intelligence team providing global sales support.

Previously, she worked at Frost & Sullivan, MarketsandMarkets, and Tata Consultancy Services.

Avanti received a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pune and an M.Sc. in Communication and Information Technology from the University of Bremen. She has completed her MBA in Marketing Management from Welingkar Institute of Management.

Revati Dahiwadkar

Revati shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Revati worked as a Recruiter at Vovec Infotech.

Revati received a B.B.A. in HR from Ness Wadia College of Commerce and a PGDM in HR from MIT-SOB.

Suhani Garg

Suhani shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Suhani worked at Shortlist as a Fellow, where she was responsible for sourcing candidates for various roles.

Suhani received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Aditi Kakkar

Aditi shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Aditi received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics and an M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Leeds.

Ishmeet Kapoor

Ishmeet Kapoor shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Ishmeet received a B.A. in Economics with honors from the University of Delhi.

Leena Karia

Leena helped build the team’s operations in Pune, which she now runs.

Prior to Kingfish, Leena held various leadership positions at non-profits in Mumbai and Pune, including Ra Foundation and Akanksha Foundation. Before that, she served on the sales team at the Taj Group of Hotels and at a premier road transport firm in Tanzania.

Leena received a B.A. in Economics from Fergusson College and an M.S.W. from the College of Social Work.

Zainab Khan

Zainab shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Zainab worked at PharmaACE as an Analyst, where she conducted market research in the pharmaceutical industry.

Zainab received a B.S. in Biotechnology from Nowrosjee Wadia College and an M.S. in Biotechnology from Abasaheb Garware College.

Osheen Kaul

Osheen shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Osheen worked at Market Research Future as a Research Associate, where she performed value chain analysis and delivered market research reports.

Osheen received a B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from Sinhgad College of Engineering

Rishikesh Kulkarni

Rishikesh shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Rishikesh worked at Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics as a Research Assistant, where he worked on projects related to International Trade and Monetary Policy.

Rishikesh received a B.Comm from Mithibai College and an M.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Sudarshan Krishna

Sudarshan shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Sudarshan interned at Ruva Foundation and Spandana Hospitals, where he taught children and assisted psychiatrists.

Sudarshan received a B.A. in Psychology from Christ University.

Mansi Lokhande

Mansi Lokhande shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Mansi worked at TresVista as a Financial Analyst in Private Equity.

Mansi received a B.A. in Psychology from Pune University and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Global Financial Markets from NSE Academy.

Amrita Maneckshaw

Amrita shares responsibility for overseeing market research and the development of the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Amrita worked at the Taj Group of Hotels as a front office manager. Prior to that, she worked at The Oberoi Hotels.

Amrita received a B.A. in Hotel Management from IHMCTAN Mumbai.

Agriti Mehrotra

Agriti shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Agriti interned at The Social Booth, where she conducted market research, performed competition audits and devised various marketing strategies.

Agriti received a B.B.A. in Human Resource Management from Christ University.

Pranali Mehta

Pranali shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Pranali has received a B.B.A. in Finance from Christ University.

Beena Menon

Beena is responsible for office administration and operations.

Prior to Kingfish, Beena worked at the International School of Business and Media as Academic Coordinator, where she oversaw day-to-day administration.

Beena received a B.Comm. from the University of Pune.

Alka Mishra

Alka Mishra shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Alka received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Melanie San Pedro

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Melanie is responsible for office administration and operations.

Previously, Melanie worked in retail property management and has experience in administration, customer service, marketing and business development.

Melanie received a B.A. in Business Management Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Esha Paigankar

Esha shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Esha interned at the National Stock Exchange where she conducted research on the Indian Securities Market.

Esha received a B.A. in Economics from Christ University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics from Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics.

Sanieka Pate

Sanieka shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Sanieka interned at WarpDrive Tech Works, where she was responsible for sourcing potential leads from various industries.

Sanieka received a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Nikita Phadke

Nikita shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Nikita worked at S.G. Analytics as an Associate Analyst, where she focused on sustainability investment research.

Nikita received a B.A.and M.A in Economics from Fergusson College.

Shweta Puri

Shweta shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Shweta worked at KPMG as an Associate Consultant.

Shweta received a B.B.A. from Ness Wadia College of Commerce.

Shashank Pimpale

Shashank shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Shashank received a BMS in Finance from Jai Hind College.

Varsha Ramesh

Varsha shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Varsha worked at SG Analytics as a Research Assistant, where she conducted market research.

Varsha received a B.A. in Economics from Mumbai University and an M.A. in Economics from Fergusson College.

Krishika Sakhrani

Krishika shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Krishika interned at The National Maritime Foundation, where she conducted secondary research and policy analysis.

Krishika received a B. A. in International Relations with a minor in Economics from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts.

Darsh Segal

Darsh shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Darsh worked at Great Learning as a consultant, where he performed inside sales for the ed-tech industry.

Darsh received a B.B.A. in Marketing from Christ University.

Devyani Sharma

Devyani shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm's executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Devyani worked as a Research Assistant at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, where she also taught.

Devyani received a B.A. in Economics from Jai Hind College and M.Sc from Symbiosis School of Economics.

Aishwarya Shahane

Aishwarya shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Aishwarya interned at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, in the Global Business Services Department of Consulting.

Aishwarya received a B.Comm in Cost & Works Accounting from Pune University and an M.B.A. in Finance from FLAME University.

Aditie Singh

Aditie shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Aditie worked at Apex Analytics as a Financial Analyst, where she created industry and financial reports for M&A deals. Previously, she worked as a Financial Analyst at D.E. Shaw.

Aditie received a B.Comm. from Symbiosis International University and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Modern Management.

Hindavi Shetye

Hindavi Shetye shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Hindavi worked at Intellectual Research Services as a Research Analyst, where she conducted primary and secondary market research with a focus on Europe and Asia.

Hindavi received a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from D.Y. Patil College of Engineering.

Aditya Singh

Aditya shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Aditya worked at ZF as a Business Analyst in Materials Management in India.

Aditya received a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute in Pune.

Akshat Sonthalia

Akshat Sonthalia shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Akshat received a B.B.A. in Finance from Christ University.

Parul Srivastava

Parul shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Parul worked at Persistence Market Research as a Consulting Associate, where she specialized in market sizing and research analysis in the company’s IT and Communication departments.

Parul received a B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications from Pune University.

Kabir Tajne

Kabir shares responsibility for developing the firm’s private equity initiatives, sector investment initiatives, and investment execution.

Kabir received a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, and has passed the first level of the CFA exam.

Aditya Vartak

Aditya shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Aditya worked at Bizsolfx as an Associate, where he specialized in foreign exchange conversions, currency market analysis, and treasury audits.

Aditya received a B.Comm. from the Gogte College of Commerce and an M.B.A. from Pune University.

Charlotte Vaz

Charlotte is responsible for office administration and operations.

Prior to Kingfish, Charlotte worked at Tech Mahindra as a Senior Associate, where she performed M&A research and analysis for both public and private companies.

Charlotte received a B.Comm. in Banking & Finance and an M.B.A. in Finance from Pune University.

Amruta Yadav

Amruta shares responsibility for overseeing market research and the development of the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to joining Kingfish, Amruta worked in her family business and oversaw administrative and service operations for the Industrial & Automotive Diesel Service business unit. Prior to that, she worked at SG Analytics as a Research Analyst.

Amruta received a B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications from College of Engineering, Pune and an M.B.A. from Pune University.

Shruti Zende

Shruti shares responsibility for conducting market research and developing the firm’s executive partnerships.

Prior to Kingfish, Shruti worked at Tech Mahindra as a Research Associate, where she covered private equity M&A news and industry research.

Shruti received a B.M.S. in Journalism from Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication.