Ritesh Chandra is the Managing Partner of Avendus Future Leaders Fund, a private market fund with an AUM ~USD 400 million. Ritesh has been instrumental in conceptualizing the fund, its strategy and deal making over the past 7 years. Additionally, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Avendus PE Investment Advisors and a member of the Investment Committee of the Avendus Structured Credit Fund. Ritesh has over 28 years of deal-making experience, the last 17 of which have been with Avendus.
Prior to launching the fund, Ritesh was heading the consumer and financial services investment banking practice at Avendus for 10 years. Before joining Avendus, Ritesh worked with companies like Credit Suisse, EY and Andersen. Ritesh holds an MBA degree from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), New Delhi and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Delhi.