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Caroline ChamalesunlockedAnita: together at Bessemer Trust (2021–2023)
Anita: together at J.P. Morgan Asset Management
×7Anita: together at Kauffman Fellows Class 30
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About
Anita Sonawane is a Principal at Sagard Private Equity, where she focuses on sourcing and conducting due diligence on private equity and venture capital funds, co-investments, and secondaries. She holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford, and the CFA designation. She serves on the boards of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Macaulay Honors College Foundation.
Experience
- SagardPrincipal, Sagard Private Equitycurrent2024 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFellow (Class 30)current2025 — present
- Bessemer TrustVice President2020 — 2024
- J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementAssociate2017 — 2020
- Moore Capital ManagementAnalyst2011 — 2013
Skills & more
Portfolio ManagementFinancial ModelingQuantitative ResearchEconomic ResearchFinancial AnalysisValuationAlternative InvestmentsPrivate EquityPython (Programming Language)
Languages English · French · Spanish
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
- Financing and Deploying Clean Energy — Yale University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anita Sonawane?
- Anita Sonawane is a Principal at Sagard Private Equity, where she focuses on sourcing and conducting due diligence on private equity and venture capital funds, co-investments, and secondaries. She holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford, and the CFA designation. She serves on the boards of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Macaulay Honors College Foundation.
- Where does Anita Sonawane work?
- Anita Sonawane is at Sagard.
- Where did Anita Sonawane go to school?
- Anita Sonawane studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); University of Oxford (Master of Science - MSc, Financial Economics); Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
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Also attended University of Oxford1,723
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Also attended Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York14
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Shared employers
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Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Bessemer Trust8
David ColtonAssociate at Casa Verde CapitalCaroline ChamalesSenior Executive Assistant at 5AM VenturesSydney WasikowskiHead of Platform & Operations at Focal VenturesAdam GentileManaging Director at AlTi Wealth Management FranceMurray StoltzManaging Director at AlTi Wealth Management FranceSammy OhInvestor at Berkeley Angel Network
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management45
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Also worked at Moore Capital Management20
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