/ People

Our team is built on diverse backgrounds, varied interests and a shared value system

Team
  • image01 Kanu A. Gupta
    Kanu A. Gupta
    • Principal Investing, Goldman, Sachs & Co
    • Founding Member, Goldman Sachs India
    • MBA, INSEAD
    • BBA, University of Southern California
    • Founder, Savor
    • Founder & Chef, The Secret Supper Project
    • Cooking, yoga, cycling, independent cinema, jazz & heritage architecture
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  • image02 Sharangdev Mohta
    Sharangdev Mohta
    • Core Team, Discern Living
    • Strategy & Growth, Party Hard Drivers
    • BBA, Finance & Accounting, HR College
    • Open water diving, horseback riding, nature, health, fitness & percussion instruments
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  • anshika_ahuja Anshika Ahuja
    Anshika Ahuja
    • Business Development Manager, Punch Ratna Fasteners
    • MBA, Schulich School of Business
    • Management, Manchester Business School
    • Yoga, cooking, travelling, cynophilist & mental health
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  • image04 Yash Mittal
    Yash Mittal
    • Associate Consultant, Takshashila Consulting
    • M.Sc. in Management, Imperial College
    • Basketball player & coach, passionate musician & bollywood dancing
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  • image05 Ashish Mankad
    Ashish Mankad
    Design
    • IBM Certified eCommerce Specialist
    • MCSE, Microsoft
    • Bcom, Gujarat University
    • Travelling off the beaten path, reading scandi-noir & living off the grid
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  • mayank_bhide Mayank Bhide
    Mayank Bhide
    • Head Artist & Repertoire, Wyze Music Management
    • Chef R&D, Qui Plume La Lune
    • Bachelor of Business, Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Paris
    • Cooking, fitness, multi-instrumentalist, cultural curation
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  • Jharna Fernandes Jharna Fernandes
    Jharna Fernandes
    • EA & Admin Exec., India Alternatives Investment Advisors Private Limited
    • Contacare Eye Hospital
    • Senior Cabin Crew, Jet Airways India.
    • BSc Home Science, Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science
    • Cooking, baking, quilling, art & craft, travelling.
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  • maulik-thakkar Maulik Thakkar
    Maulik Thakkar
    • Analyst, Ambit
    • BBA, D'Amore McKim School of Business
    • Reading, Movie enthusiast, Football & travelling
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  • image052 Jeggy Filart
    Jeggy Filart
    • Finance Manager – Consumer Goods
    • BS Management Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University
    • MBA, INSEAD
    • Volleyball enthusiast, piano, and fascinated with Japanese culture
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Advisors
  • Abhishek_Basu Abhishek Basu
    Abhishek Basu
    Chairman, Beyond art
    • Advisor to Family Offices in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa & Europe on Philanthropy & Art Collecting
    • Executive Trustee of Basu Foundation for the Arts
    • Diploma from Sotheby’s Institute of Art on Art as a Global business
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  • achal_ghai Achal Ghai
    Achal Ghai
    Founding MD, Legacy Emirates Group - Dubai
    • Entrepreneur & angel investor
    • 20 years of Corporate and Investment Banking experience
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  • anil_gupta Dr. Anil Gupta
    Dr. Anil Gupta
    Pediatric Specialist
    • Diploma in Child Health London
    • Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health U.K
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  • Cliff Go Cliff Go
    Cliff Go
    Founder / Chief Executive Officer, Swaen Capital
    • Entrepreneur, Investor and Advisor to Family Offices in the Asia Pacific
    • Non-Executive Board Member at Go-Tan, a leading producer / exporter of Asian food products
    • Co-founded KE Swan & Co which was sold to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Singapore (CBA) in 2005
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  • Dante_DiCicco Dante DiCicco
    Dante DiCicco
    International Expansion, Snap Inc
    • Dante leads international expansion and growth for Snapchat's advertising business
    • Associate at BlackRock overseeing over $40 billion in global Assets Under Management
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  • harry-hakuei-kosato Harry Hakuei Kosato
    Harry Hakuei Kosato
    Founder & MD, Sushi and More
    • Entrepreneur, Social Psychologist and Sushi Curator
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  • Karan_Kumar Karan Kumar
    Karan Kumar
    Founder and CEO, Amalthea Capita
    • Over two decades of experience investing in and helping build companies in various sectors including Finance, Hospitality, F&B and Healthcare
    • Harvard Business School
    • Corporate Lawyer
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  • Leo_N_Shiu Leo N. Shiu
    Leo N. Shiu
    MD, Onchain Custodian
    • Successful exits to Softbank & EA as Co-Founder of Early Stage Tech. ventures
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  • meklein Mary Elizabeth Klein
    Mary Elizabeth Klein
    Chief Financial/Operations Officer boutique global law firm
    • Senior Partner in three service lines at Ernst & Young LLP
    • Chief Financial Officer for UHNW Single Family Office
    • MBA, Stern School of Business, New York University
    • BBA, University of Southern California (Piano Performance and History)
    • Advisory Director Carnegie Hall over nine years
    • Member Investment Advisory Committee, Art Students League of New York
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  • Michael_Patent Michael Patent
    Michael Patent
    Co-Founder, Culture Group
    • Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships at AEG
    • Instrumental in the long-term development and implementation of global partnerships in Asia for top-tier brands
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  • Namita_Bhide Namita Bhide
    Namita Bhide
    Managing Director, Denim Consulting
    • Advisor to Bain
    • Commercial Director, Asia Pacific. at Verrency
    • Global lead at Standard Chartered Bank, UBS and Deutsche Bank
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  • raymond_kwok Raymond Kwok
    Raymond Kwok
    Chairman and MD, Kwok Group LLP
    • Managing Director of UOB Life Assurance Limited
    • Responsible for pioneering the growth of the UOB Group’s life assurance arm which had assets of $2.5bn billion as at 30 June 2005
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  • Rohan_Vaziralli Rohan Vaziralli
    Rohan Vaziralli
    CEO, Estée Lauder Asia
    • Instrumental in Estée Lauder’s investment into Forest Essentials - a leading beauty company
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  • Rupa_Pandit Rupa Pandit
    Rupa Pandit
    Managing Director, Nereus Capital
    • Deep expertise in investing
    • Founding member of D. E. Shaw’s Indian direct investment team
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  • Sajani_Amarsiri Sajani Amarsiri
    Sajani Amarsiri
    Founder & CEO, Kola Goodies
    • Founder of Colombo Cooperative, Sri Lanka’s first co-working space
    • Global S&OP Manager, Microsoft
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  • Tirthankar_Das Tirthankar Dash
    Tirthankar Dash
    Partner, Business Strategy, Quantum
    • Design Strategist with a deep background in innovation, branding and marketing
    • Personal Advisor to some of the leading CEO’s in the world
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