About
Bhavana Waigankar oversees operations at Lightbox, aligning operational goals with the firm's business objectives, improving efficiencies across functions, managing internal and external relationships, and leading leadership development. A qualified civil lawyer with an MBA, she began her career at Tata Motors before moving into venture capital at Silicon Valley-based Sherpalo Ventures, where she supported the team handling the firm's India investments.
Experience
- LightboxCOOcurrent2024 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- LightboxVice President - HEAD OF OPERATIONS2008 — 2024Mumbai
- Bafna Motors Pvt. Ltd.Executive Assistant2004 — 2008
- Celetron India Pvt. LtdSecretary2001 — 2004
Education
- Prin. L.N. Wellingkar Institute Of Mgt. DevelopMaster's Degree, Business Administration2001 — 2003
- University of MumbaiBachelor in Labour Law
- University of MumbaiBachelor's Degree, Commerce
- Our Lady of Nazareth High SchoolStd 10th, English Language and Literature1987 — 1992
- St. Francis Xavier High School, Mumbai1980 — 1985
Skills & more
Calendaring2Administrative Assistants2Travel Arrangements2Venture Capital1Office Management4Event Planning1Executive Support1Private EquitySocial MediaEvent Management6Administrative Assistance2Business Strategy2
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Strategic PlanningMicrosoft ExcelOutlookMicrosoft OfficePowerPointCalendarsMicrosoft WordLanguages Hindi · Marathi
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Sandeep MurthyPartner and Managing Director at LightboxSiddharth DhankharPrincipal at LightboxHimanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at LightboxPranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at LightboxChirag GoradiaAnalyst, Investments at LightboxAnshh MalhotraBusiness Analyst at Lightbox
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