About
Nisha Chakravarty is an impact executive whose 20-year career spans the social sector, financial services, and publishing, with a focus on expanding access to education, healthcare, and employment through technology and market-based approaches. She currently serves as EVP at Safe Water Network, has founded social enterprises in Ethiopia, India, and Kenya, and previously held CFO and COO roles as well as finance and shared-services positions at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Nomura India, TIME, and Scholastic. She lectures on social innovation at The Wharton School and holds an Ed.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.S.E. from The Wharton School.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Wharton AI & Analytics InitiativeBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- University of PennsylvaniaAlumni Boardcurrent2024 — present
- FemHealth VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Various CompaniesStrategic Advisorcurrent2010 — presentUS, Asia, Africa
- Minerva UniversityChief Operating Officer2023 — 2025
- Safe Water NetworkExecutive Vice President, CFO & CIO2020 — 2022
- LeadersXLCEO & Co-Founder2016 — 2020India
- Nuru Social EnterprisesPresident2012 — 2016Kenya, Ethiopia, & California
- KIPP LA SchoolsChief Financial and Operating Officer2011 — 2012
- Goldman SachsHead of Shared Services Strategy2010 — 2011New York
- NomuraHead of Expense Management and Strategic Sourcing2008 — 2010Mumbai Area, India
- ScholasticFinance Director2006 — 2008
- Time Inc.Senior Finance Manager2001 — 2006
Skills & more
Call Center Development2Investment AnalysisResearch SkillsBoard of DirectorsBusiness Relationship ManagementStrategic CommunicationsStatistical Data AnalysisGo-to-Market StrategyPolitical EconomyQualitative ResearchSocial Media MarketingMarketing Strategy
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Financial ReportingCrisis CommunicationsLeadership DevelopmentPublic SpeakingData ScienceEmerging TechnologiesBusiness StrategyStrategyManagementAnalysisStrategic PlanningLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English · Hindi
From Nisha's professional profile.
Colleagues at FemHealth Ventures
Greg Brown
Healthcare Royalty Investing Pioneer at FemHealth Ventures
Maneesha Ghiya
Managing Partner at FemHealth Ventures
Rache Simmons
Breast Cancer Surgeon at FemHealth Ventures
Randy Cohen
Harvard Business School Professor at FemHealth Ventures
Sara Crown Star
Venture Partner at FemHealth Ventures
Sean Ainsworth
Biotech CEO at FemHealth Ventures
Stephan Oppenheimer
Private Equity Investor at FemHealth Ventures
Stephanie Wang
Investor at FemHealth Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nisha Chakravarty?
- Nisha Chakravarty is an impact executive whose 20-year career spans the social sector, financial services, and publishing, with a focus on expanding access to education, healthcare, and employment through technology and market-based approaches. She currently serves as EVP at Safe Water Network, has founded social enterprises in Ethiopia, India, and Kenya, and previously held CFO and COO roles as well as finance and shared-services positions at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Nomura India, TIME, and Scholastic. She lectures on social innovation at The Wharton School and holds an Ed.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.S.E. from The Wharton School.
- Where does Nisha Chakravarty work?
- Nisha Chakravarty is Impact Executive / Wharton Lecturer at FemHealth Ventures.
- What does Nisha Chakravarty invest in?
- Nisha Chakravarty invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Nisha Chakravarty go to school?
- Nisha Chakravarty studied at The Wharton School (B.S. and B.A.); University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Education - EdD, AI and Higher Ed); Columbia University (MA, Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences).
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