Mr. Sharma is a seasoned private equity professional with over 28 years of industry experience. He serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Company’s Board, bringing deep expertise in investment strategy, business transformation, and value creation across sectors. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Hons.) from the University of Delhi, is a qualified cost accountant, and earned his MBA as a Gold Medallist from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Kolkata). His investment experience spans financial service, consumer, business service and technology, health and industrial sector, across both private and public markets.
He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kedaara Capital, a leading private equity firm in India. The firm advises and manages over $6bn AUM, partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to build long-term value in growth-oriented businesses. Prior to founding Kedaara in 2012, Mr. Sharma held senior leadership positions at General Atlantic (GA) and McKinsey & Co. He currently serves as a Director for Vedant Fashion Limited, Avanse Financial Services Ltd., Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited and Care Health Insurance Limited.
He has also served on several other boards/led investments in Lenskart, Impetus, Neurealm, Porter, R1, Dairy Day, K12, Purplle, Mahindra Logistics, Manjushree, Bill Forge, Hexaware Limited, IndusInd Bank, Jubilant Lifesciences, Cyient Limited and IBS Software Service Limited amongst others. He has been a Director on our Board since March 31, 2017.