Narayan Ramachandran, Co-Chairman
Narayan has over 20 years of investment experience. He is currently a Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley India, and was previously India Country Head, leading all of the Group's businesses in India. Prior to these roles, Narayan was the Head and lead portfolio manager of Morgan Stanley’s Global Emerging Markets and Global Asset Allocation teams, managing over $25 billion in assets. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1986, he was a managing director at Rogers Casey (now CRA Rogers Casey). In addition, Narayan was director of research at Rogers Casey and president of its investment advisory subsidiary. He began his career at Goldman Sachs. Narayan has written numerous articles for the academic and trade press and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He received a B.Tech in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Narayan holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is on the board of several companies. Narayan has a keen interest in using market-based solutions for poverty alleviation in areas such as micro-finance, social venture capital, micro-insurance and affordable housing.
