Avani Desai
InvestorPartner at GOVO Venture Partners
About
Avani Desai is a Partner at GOVO Venture Partners and serves as CEO of Schellman, a CPA firm focused on technology and security assessments. She began her career at KPMG, where she spent over a decade leading IT risk management and privacy work across national service lines, with expertise spanning healthcare, blockchain, cloud computing, AI, and IoT. She also sits on the board of Cogent Bank, a Florida-based community bank, as a Director and head of its Technology Committee.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Investments
Board seats
Cogent Bank
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at GOVO Venture Partners
Brian D’Ambrosio
General Partner at GOVO Venture Partners
Deno Hicks
Strategic Advisor at GOVO Venture Partners
George “Bud” Scholl
Strategic Advisor at GOVO Venture Partners
Jason Hendren
Strategic Advisor at GOVO Venture Partners
Jonathan Kilman
General Partner at GOVO Venture Partners
Michael Ward
Strategic Advisor, CFA at GOVO Venture Partners
Mitch Bierman
Strategic Advisor at GOVO Venture Partners
Patrick Erin Murphy
Strategic Advisor at GOVO Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avani Desai?
- Avani Desai is a Partner at GOVO Venture Partners and serves as CEO of Schellman, a CPA firm focused on technology and security assessments. She began her career at KPMG, where she spent over a decade leading IT risk management and privacy work across national service lines, with expertise spanning healthcare, blockchain, cloud computing, AI, and IoT. She also sits on the board of Cogent Bank, a Florida-based community bank, as a Director and head of its Technology Committee.
- Where does Avani Desai work?
- Avani Desai is Partner at GOVO Venture Partners.
- What does Avani Desai invest in?
- Avani Desai invests in Cybersecurity.
- What boards does Avani Desai sit on?
- Avani Desai holds tracked board seats at Cogent Bank.