/People

Karthik Venkataraman

Investor

Chief Operating Officer at Accion

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Find your path to Karthik

789 people in our graph can introduce you to Karthik.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Álvaro Rodríguez to introduce you to Karthik

You →Álvaro · together at Accion (2024–2026) →Karthik

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Karthik

You →Jamie · together at Accion →Karthik

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Karthik

You →Sam · 2 people · together at Towers Perrin →Karthik

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Karthik

  • Your email: the people you already email who know Karthik
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Karthik
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

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

Skills & more

Management ConsultingBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityCommercial AviationOrganizational EffectivenessMergersTravelSocial ImpactRetail

From Karthik's professional profile.

Colleagues at Accion

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karthik Venkataraman?
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.
Where does Karthik Venkataraman work?
Karthik Venkataraman is Chief Operating Officer at Accion.
Where did Karthik Venkataraman go to school?
Karthik Venkataraman studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Operations Management); The Johns Hopkins University (MA with Distinction, International Relations); Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, History (with High Honors)).

Same school

Shared employers