Asha Joshi
InvestorAdvisor — Former Managing Director, Payden & Rygel at Theia Ventures
Los Angeles, California, United States
About
Advisor to Theia Ventures; former Managing Director at Payden & Rygel.
Experience
- Allies for Every ChildBoard of Directors, Audit Committee Chaircurrent2025 — present
- UCLA Anderson Center for ImpactAdvisory Board - Founding Membercurrent2019 — present
- Jonathan ClubBeach Committee Membercurrent2020 — present
- Payden & RygelManaging Director1994 — 2024Los Angeles, CA
- California Council on Economic EducationChair & Board Member2006 — 2020
- CFA Society Los AngelesPresident & Board of Directors1998 — 2010
- Crystal Stairs, Inc.Board of Directors2000 — 2007
- CIBC Wood GundyVice President - Capital Markets1992 — 1994
- First Interstate BankVice President1985 — 1992
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration
- CFA InstituteCFA
- UCLAMaster's degree, Psychology
- Bangalore UniversityBachelor of Arts, Psychology/Sociology/English Literature
Skills & more
Board LevelBoard GovernanceBoard level experienceDue DiligenceValuationStrategyLeadershipFinancial ModelingSystem MonitoringRelationship BuildingPresentationsKnowledge Sharing
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Document ReviewBoard of DirectorsManagementBusiness DevelopmentInterest Rate DerivativesClient RelationsAccount ManagementFixed-Income InvestingEquity DerivativesInvestmentsAsset ManagementWealth ManagementFrom Asha's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management188
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended UCLA392
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended Bangalore University23
Karthik SelvarajOperations at Hashed EmergentSrikrishna RamamoorthyVenture Partner at Capria VenturesPrashanth PrakashPartner at AccelSamir ShahVenture Partner at Cervin VenturesSanjay SwamyFounder and Managing Partner at Prime Venture PartnersPriya RamachandranFounding General Partner at Foster Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Payden & Rygel1
Also worked at CIBC Wood Gundy3
Also worked at First Interstate Bank1
Colleagues at Theia Ventures
Alankrita Vaid
Investment Analyst at Theia Ventures
Anand Mahindra
Advisor — Chairman, Mahindra Group at Theia Ventures
Anun Sood
Investment Analyst at Theia Ventures
Harsh Bihani
Head of Finance at Theia Ventures
Himanshu Sharma
Head of Investments & Portfolio at Theia Ventures
Konain Mizba
Venture Scouting Lead at Theia Ventures
Manish Sinha
Investment Committee — Head & Director of Venture Building, NTUitive at Theia Ventures
Paarul Dudeja
Investment Committee — MD, Working Capital Fund at Theia Ventures




















