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Karthik Venkataraman

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Chief Operating Officer at Accion

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Karthik Venkataraman is Chief Operating Officer of Accion International, where he oversees global operations and advisory functions for the organization's work in financial access and digital financial technologies. He previously spent nearly 17 years as a Partner at Bain & Company's Washington DC office, leading the firm's Social Impact practice and Travel and Leisure practice across multiple regions. Venkataraman holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and an AB in History from Princeton University, and serves on the boards of the Gustavo Dudamel Foundation and Education for Employment.

Experience

  1. Gustavo Dudamel FoundationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. Accion InternationalChief Operating Officercurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  3. Education For Employment - Global (EFE-Global)Board Membercurrent2016 — present
  4. Bain & CompanyPartner2007 — 2024Washington, London, Singapore
  5. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Economic Researcher2006Singapore
  6. People Capital SolutionsConsulting / Product Design2001 — 2004
  7. SAPSAP Applications Consultant1997 — 2001
  8. Towers PerrinAnalyst1995 — 1996

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Operations Management2006 — 2008
  2. The Johns Hopkins UniversityMA with Distinction, International Relations2004 — 2006
  3. Princeton UniversityBachelor’s Degree, History (with High Honors)1991 — 1995
  4. INSEADExchange Student

Skills & more

Management ConsultingBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityCommercial AviationOrganizational EffectivenessMergersTravelSocial ImpactRetail

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Colleagues at Accion

Amee Parbhoo
Managing Partner at Accion
Chris Coxon
Chief Communications Officer at Accion
Erika Eurkus
Vice President, Resource Development at Accion
Esteban Altschul
President, Accion Impact Management at Accion
Ishan Mishra
Principal at Accion
John Fischer
Chief Investment Officer at Accion
Liza Curcio-Rudy
Senior Associate at Accion
Maria Hermida
Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer at Accion

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