Payal Gaggar is an Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai and joined South Asia Advisors in 2023. Payal supports the firm for managing operations, regulatory matters and compliance functions of South Asia. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Payal was a manager with PwC’s International tax and regulatory team working for the Financial services industry. She was responsible for providing consulting advisory to marquee Venture Capital and Private Equity funds

Spriha Bansal is an Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India and joined the firm in 2024. Ms Bansal focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for evaluating and managing investments at the firm. Prior to joining GEF, Spriha worked as an Assistant Manager at Hindalco Industries Limited, in the Finance Division where she was part of the Cost & Audit Team. She has also worked

Preeti Jain is an Analyst, ESG & Impact, at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India, and joined the firm in 2024. Preeti supports the firm in the ESG monitoring and reporting processes. Prior to joining GEF, Preeti worked at National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), where she was part of the ESG team. In her last role, she was responsible for sustainability analysis and reporting. Preeti holds the Sustainability and Climate

João Pedro Moraes is an Analyst at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in São Paulo, where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Mr. Moraes joined GEF Capital Partners in 2023 and has been responsible for sourcing and analyzing investments in the circular economy and water treatment sectors and assisting in the oversight of Lar Plásticos. Mr. Moraes received a B.A. in Economics from School of Economics, Business and Accounting of Universidade de São Paulo

João Consentino is an Analyst at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in São Paulo, where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring investments in Latin America. Mr. Consentino joined GEF Capital Partners in 2024 and has been responsible for sourcing and analyzing investments in the circular economy and agribusiness sectors and assisting in the oversight of Clean Medical, Automa and HCC Solar. Mr. Consentino is currently an undergraduate in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP)

Davi Lucena is an Intern at GEF Capital Partners. Mr. Lucena joined GEF Capital Partners in 2025, based in São Paulo, and is responsible for sourcing, analyzing and structuring investments in Latin America, and assisting in the oversight of portfolio companies. Mr. Lucena is currently an undergraduate in Civil Engineering from Escola Politécnica of Universidade de São Paulo (POLI-USP).

Marcia Campos is an Executive Secretary at GEF Capital. She is based in São Paulo, Brazil, and joined GEF in February 2020. Ms. Campos is responsible for managing support services for the Brasil-based investment team, assisting in financial services, human resources and administration. Previously, Ms. Campos worked as an administrative assistant and service manager in a co-working company.  She has a degree in Tourism from Universidade Ibero Americana and Universidade Nove de Julho, and is a qualified Interpreter and Translator.

Afroz Khan is an Office Administrator at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. She is based in Mumbai, India, she joined the firm in 2025 and supports the firm’s facilities and administrative operations. Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Ms. Khan served as Office Manager at the National Investment & Infrastructure Fund Ltd. (NIIF), where she was responsible for overseeing the company’s administration and operations. Earlier in her career, she worked at IDFC Asset Management as Manager