Gayatri Sarkar
InvestorGeneral Partner at Advaita Capital
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Founder and CEO of Advaita Capital and founder of the She-VC podcast platform highlighting women and diverse investors. Previously worked at Hewlett Packard, IBM, Goldman Sachs and as a Federal Reserve Bank manager; she is a Physics graduate of University of Calcutta with a Harvard degree in Economics, Finance and Game Theory.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- The Center for Emerging EconomiesHead of Researchcurrent2026 — present
- The Center for Emerging EconomiesProject Manager - Economic Securitycurrent2026 — present
- Buckhill Capital LPAssociatecurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
- Frontier Markets NewsWritercurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
- House of SpeakEasyChief of Staff2025 — 2026
- Council on Foreign RelationsStaff Editor2022 — 2024New York, United States
- Council on Foreign RelationsAssistant Editor2020 — 2022New York, United States
Skills & more
Languages English
- AGI Strategy — BlueDot Impact
From Gayatri's professional profile.
Colleagues at Advaita Capital
Anand Radhakrishnan
Venture Partner at Advaita Capital
Ashish Kumar
Advisor at Advaita Capital
Cameron DeWitt
Chief Financial Officer at Advaita Capital
Felix Sosa
Investment Team Member at Advaita Capital
Jun Ren
Advisor at Advaita Capital
Justin Pirzadeh
Partner at Canvas Ventures
Nichin Sreekantaswamy
Due Diligence and Technical Analysis at Advaita Capital
Saup D.
Venture Partner at Advaita Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gayatri Sarkar?
- Founder and CEO of Advaita Capital and founder of the She-VC podcast platform highlighting women and diverse investors. Previously worked at Hewlett Packard, IBM, Goldman Sachs and as a Federal Reserve Bank manager; she is a Physics graduate of University of Calcutta with a Harvard degree in Economics, Finance and Game Theory.
- Where does Gayatri Sarkar work?
- Gayatri Sarkar is General Partner at Advaita Capital.
- What check size does Gayatri Sarkar write?
- Gayatri Sarkar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Gayatri Sarkar go to school?
- Gayatri Sarkar studied at Brown University (Bachelor's degree, Environmental Studies); The Thacher School (High School Diploma); Columbia University (Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Nonfiction Writing).
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