Krishnan Ganesan is a Managing Director at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Mumbai, India, and joined South Asia Advisors in 2019.  Mr. Ganesan is responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing investments in South Asia. Additionally, he assists in various financial and administrative roles associated with the South Asia investment program. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Mr. Ganesan was Director at Florintree Capital, an India focused alternate asset manager where he was

Mr. Townsend is an Operating Partner at GEF and leads the firm’s portfolio company growth initiatives. Prior to joining GEF in late 2023, Mr. Townsend served for fifteen years as Chief Executive Officer of Bluesource, an environmental attribute project developer and market maker which raised and deployed over $2B into greenhouse gas remediation projects, conservation and credit generation. Before entering the environmental and sustainability sectors, Mr. Townsend held additional roles including President of the real estate data firm, Landvoice, and

Radha Badani is an Operating Partner at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Boston, MA and joined GEF Capital Partners in January 2024. Ms. Badani works with GEF Capital’s portfolio companies to drive accelerated growth through go-to-market strategies and marketing initiatives. Ms. Badani brings over 20 years of marketing expertise to GEF Capital, having managed flagship and new-to-market brands at the Clorox Company, led strategy and global insights at New Balance, and developed brand and marketing strategies for a

Catherine Lien is a Principal at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Washington, D.C. and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2021. Ms. Lien is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments as well as leading the impact and ESG strategy in North America. She has over a decade of experience sourcing and executing private equity, venture capital, and growth equity transactions as well as working closely with management teams and boards on strategic initiatives. Prior to joining GEF Capital,

David Hong is a Principal at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Washington, D.C., and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2019. Mr. Hong is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments in North America. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Mr. Hong was part of the finance team at EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”), one of the leading providers of institutional capital to the global energy industry. At EIG, he oversaw the operations of some of EIG’s flagship funds as

Raakhee Kulkarni is a Principal, Head of ESG at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India, and joined South Asia Advisors in 2018. At GEF, Ms. Kulkarni is responsible for implementing ESG systems and processes for portfolio companies. Ms. Kulkarni also supports the deal team in identifying potential investment opportunities. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Ms. Kulkarni was a Principal Consultant with ERM India Pvt Ltd. and led the Transaction Services

Harshwardhan Wagh is a Senior Vice President at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. Mr. Wagh joined the firm in the year 2022 and is based in Mumbai, India. He supports the firm in implementation of its ESG strategy and is also responsible for engaging with portfolio companies to advance their ESG systems, policies and procedures, including the monitoring of action plans over the term of the firm’s investment. Mr. Wagh has over 13 years of experience

Daniela Pinto is a Vice President at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in São Paulo, where she is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Prior to joining GEF Capital Partners, Ms. Pinto worked in Private Equity at Rise Ventures and Aqua Capital, also in Brazil, where she participated in sourcing, structuring and value creation investment activities. Ms. Pinto also served as Chief Financial Officer at Geneseas Aquaculture, an Aqua Capital portfolio company, and Financial Manager at

Marta De La Cruz is Vice President of Operations at GEF Capital Partners, established from a collaborative spinout from Global Environment Fund in 2018.  Ms. De La Cruz is based in Washington, D.C. and joined the firm in 2023. Ms. De La Cruz is responsible for oversight and support of operational matters related to finance and investor relations. She brings extensive fund-level operations experience from her tenure at Global Environment Fund, which she joined in 2011. Prior to working at

Prakhar Gupta is a Senior Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in Mumbai, India, and joined South Asia Advisors in 2020.  Mr. Gupta is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and managing investments in South Asia. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Mr. Gupta was an Assistant Vice-President at Axis Capital where he was responsible for origination and execution of equity capital markets, M&A and private equity advisory transactions within the technology, media and