Bio

Sharad has over 21 years of experience with ICICI Group, spanning across operating and investing side of the business. He has spent last 12 years in Private Equity investment business and has managed transactions at multiple stages of the business with smaller to larger ticket sizes. Sharad has worked on transactions and managed companies across traditional and new age sectors which include Fintech, BFSI, Consumers, Agritech, manufacturing etc. He also heads the ESG responsibilities for private equity business at ICICI Venture. Earlier, he was founding member of team for early-stage growth private equity investment fund at ICICI & has managed full life cycle of the fund. He was instrumental in raising the fund and managed investments across sectors. In his earlier role with ICICI Bank, he has spent time with International Banking Group with assignments in various countries. Sharad holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and Management degree from University of Mumbai.