BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anuradha Narasimhan
Director
Anu Narasimhan is a faculty member at India’s premier technology institution, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. She is Professor of Practice at the Desai-Sethi School of Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining IITB, she spent more than 24 years in Strategy & Marketing roles in Indian consumer companies building brands in categories like CPG, lifestyle and telecom – including India’s most preferred food brand Britannia and leading lifestyle brands Titan, Lakme, Vodafone. She is an engineer from IIT Bombay and has a Business degree from IIM Bangalore.
Rob Beudeker
Director
Dr. Rob Beudeker is a Senior Investment Manager at DSM Venturing and Director for Nutrition and Health at the Top Institute for Food and Nutrition (TiFN). Prior to this, he was the Vice President of Innovation for Human Nutrition & Health at DSM Nutritional Products. Dr. Beudeker has an MSc in biology and PhD in microbiology from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He did his post-doctoral work at the University of Texas at Austin in molecular biology and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Rotterdam and University of Rochester.
Kabeer Aziz
Director
Kabeer is a co-founder and Principal at Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences investment firm focused on high-burden and neglected public health challenges. Prior to Adjuvant, Kabeer was with the Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF), where he led investments in biotech companies addressing unmet needs in infectious disease and maternal & child health. Before GHIF, Kabeer spent time at Metalmark Capital investing across the healthcare sector, as well as Greenhill & Co., where he advised on biopharmaceutical M&A transactions. He graduated with honors from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Paul S. Levy
Observer
Paul S. Levy is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of JLL Partners, which manages four investment partnerships with committed capital of $3.5 billion. Before JLL, Mr. Levy was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert, CEO of Yves Saint Laurent, Inc., New York; Vice President of Administration and General Counsel of Quality Care, Inc.; and an attorney with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Mr. Levy earned a B.A. from Lehigh University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Deepak Shahdadpuri
Observer
Deepak I. Shahdadpuri has over 20 years of private capital experience in both private equity and venture capital. Before DSGCP, he co-founded and managed the Beacon India Private Equity Fund and GEM India. Prior to that, Deepak worked with Reuters Venture Capital, Bain & Company and Ernst & Young.
Deepak currently serves on portfolio boards including Veeba, Epigamia, Sula Wines, Baker's Circle, Eazydiner, India Lends, Mswipe, The Mom's Co, Piccolo, Pip & Nut, Furtado's School of Music, Ramblin Brands, Perromart, Brewlander, Salad Stop, Kinds Kones and The Golden Duck. His investment experience also includes RBL Bank, Indostar, India's National Stock Exchange, OYO Rooms, Cleartrip, GOQii, Redmart, Chope, F&B Asia and Hostmaker.
Deepak has an MBA with distinction from INSEAD where he graduated on the Dean's list, an LLB (Hons) from King's College London and a FCA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales.