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

Ricardo Cifu is a Vice President at GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in São Paulo, where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Prior to joining GEF Capital Partners, Mr. Cifu worked at Global Environment Fund, which he joined in 2016. While there, he was responsible for assisting in the oversight of Tecverde, AGV and ENC Brasil. Mr. Cifu received a B.A. in Business Administration, with honors, from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP).

Ted Schiano is a Vice President at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Washington, D.C. and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2022. Ted is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments in North America. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Ted was an investment banking analyst at R.W. Baird working on middle-market buy-out deals in the technology and services space. Prior to Baird, he worked as a financial advisor at Ernst & Young, providing buy side and sell side financial

Thomas Wilder is a Vice President at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in Washington D.C. and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2020. Mr. Wilder is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in North America. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Mr. Wilder was an engineer at Chevron where he helped oversee the drilling and completion processes in the Permian Basin. After Chevron, Thomas worked with multiple start-ups in various energy sub-sectors including geothermal, solar, and EV charging. Mr. Wilder currently

Jyothsna Rau is a Vice President at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India and joined the firm in 2023. She focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments at the firm. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Ms. Rau was a member of the investment team at Neev Fund, a climate focused early-growth stage fund. Prior to Neev Fund, Ms. Rau worked

Krupa Shah is a Senior Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai and joined South Asia Advisors in 2022. Ms. Shah supports the firm for managing operations, regulatory matters and compliance functions of South Asia. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Ms. Shah was a manager with PwC’s Assurance team. She was responsible for managing statutory audits, tax audits, group reporting and internal controls review for clients in banking and financial

Lucas Yamamoto is a Senior Associate at GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in São Paulo, where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Mr. Yamamoto joined GEF Capital Partners in 2019 and he has been responsible for assisting in the oversight of portfolio companies in the renewable energy and urban solutions sectors. Mr. Yamamoto received a B.A. in Economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EESP).

Shikhar Singhi is a Senior Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. Shikhar joined the firm in 2025 and is based in Mumbai, India. He focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments at the firm. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Shikhar was part of the private equity team at ICICI Venture – one of the oldest Private Equity & Venture Capital investment houses in India. During

Cleiton Almeida is an Associate at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in São Paulo, where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Mr. Almeida joined GEF Capital Partners in 2023. Before joining GEF Capital, he worked as a Private Equity Analyst at Angra Partners. Prior to joining Angra Partners, Mr. Almeida was an M&A Analyst at Argo Energia and Credit Analyst at Liber Capital. He has been responsible for sourcing and analyzing investments and assisting

Delaney Flaesch is an Operations Associate at GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Washington D.C. and joined the firm in 2024.  Ms. Flaesch supports the firm in managing its operations, investor relations, and ESG reporting. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Ms. Flaesch worked at Redbrick LMD, where she was a member of the capital markets team.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from William & Mary.