Where did Sowmya Suryanarayanan go to school?

Sowmya Suryanarayanan studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Oxford Social Finance Program); Indian School of Business (Executive Education Programme, Creating Value Through CSR); Stella Maris College (Masters, Economics).

Sowmya Suryanarayanan

Investor

MD - Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Anilkumar SGunlockedSowmya: together at Samunnati (2019–2020)

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About

Managing Director of Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Capital, focused on impact measurement and management.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

sowmya@aavishkaar.in

Experience

Aavishkaar CapitalManaging Director, Impact and ESGcurrent2025 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Aavishkaar CapitalDirector - Impact & ESG2022 — 2025Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Aavishkaar CapitalLead - Impact & ESG2020 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)Co-Chair - Impact and ESG Councilcurrent2024 — present
Greening of Finance by Women (GroW)Steering Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentMaharashtra, India
Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Private LimitedHead & VP - Strategic Program Management & Communications2019 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Societe Generale Global Solution CentreAVP & Head - Corporate Citizenship (CSR)2018 — 2019Bangalore
Societe Generale Global Solution CentreSr. Manager & Lead - Corporate Citizenship (CSR)2016 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & IndustryVice Chairperson (South) CSR Committee2018 — 2019
Various PositionsProject Management Consultant2014 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
IntellecapSenior Associate2012 — 2014Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Strategic Foresight GroupProject Coordinator, Horizon Scanning Unit Asia and Research Analyst2009 — 2011Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Infosys BPOSenior Associate, Quantitative Research2006 — 2008Bangalore, India

Skills & more

Business Strategy14Impact Assessment2Social Entrepreneurship8Business Development13Program Management1SustainabilitySustainable Development6Energy9Research26Economics6Proposal Writing6NGOs1

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Corporate Social ResponsibilityInternational DevelopmentClimate ChangeInternational RelationsConsultingPublic PolicyPolicyImpact InvestingManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyCapacity Building

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tamil

Foundations in Responsible Investing — Principles for Responsible Investment
GRI Professional Certification Program — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Learning Design for Sustainability — LinkedIn
Measure What Matters (Blinkist Summary) — LinkedIn

From Sowmya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Abhishek Mittal

Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Ajay Maniar

Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Anurag Agrawal

Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Ashish Patel

Partner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Darren Lobo

Associate Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Debobroto Das

Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Divya Gupta

Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

E. N. Venkat

Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sowmya Suryanarayanan?: Managing Director of Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Capital, focused on impact measurement and management.
Where does Sowmya Suryanarayanan work?: Sowmya Suryanarayanan is MD - Impact & ESG at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited.
Where did Sowmya Suryanarayanan go to school?: Sowmya Suryanarayanan studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Oxford Social Finance Program); Indian School of Business (Executive Education Programme, Creating Value Through CSR); Stella Maris College (Masters, Economics).

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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford457

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus Ventures Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures Daniel van der MerweSenior Director at JMI Equity Connor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global Llp Brendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Morgan GerlakPartner at TCV

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Also attended Indian School of Business184

Neeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and Mobile Anirvan ChowdhuryDirector at Qualcomm Ventures Gaurav PorwalPartner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Shirish SharmaSenior Associate, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Tushar SadhuAssociate Vice President at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Kshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse Ventures

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Also attended Stella Maris College5

Shripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero Ventures Ethelbjorn BorgAccounts and Operations Executive at Infinitas Capital Kalpana KochharInterim President, Global Policy & Advocacy Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Aishvarya MuraliCo-founder at Beintelligent Sujatha BalakrishnanFounder at Valtech

Also attended Mount Carmel College, Palace Rd, Bengaluru2

Gayana LakshmipathyInvestment Associate (Funds, India) at Yunus Social Business Colombia Neha SomanFounder at Hypergro

Shared employers

Also worked at Aavishkaar Capital26

Rishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton Ventures Janavi PapriwalInvestment Partner, Co-Head South Asia at Circulate Capital Vineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited Sanchayan ChakrabortyPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited Tarun MehtaPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited Abhishek MittalPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

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