Pradeep Nair

Pradeep Nair serves as Senior Advisor to the CEO at Axiom Space since February 2025 and as a Senior Advisor at Startup Genome since December 2023, focusing on business relationship management and strategic planning. Previous experience includes a role as VCC at Celesta Capital from September 2022 to June 2023, and as Director - Head of South Asia at Ford Foundation from March 2017 to August 2022, where Pradeep directed strategy and business operations. Earlier, Pradeep held the position of Director at The Volcker Alliance from August 2014 to April 2017, advising Fed Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. Educational qualifications include a Strategy Certificate from Harvard Kennedy School in 2014 and participation in the Impact Investment Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, in 2019.