Bharath Visweswariah

Bharath Visweswariah is an experienced executive currently serving as the Executive Director for the British Asian Trust in India since February 2023. Prior roles include Entrepreneur from August 2021 to February 2023 and Director of Investing at Omidyar Network India from July 2017 to July 2021, where responsibilities encompassed Governance and Citizen Engagement investments across Civic Tech, Independent Media, Data Governance, and Fiscal Governance. Bharath has held significant positions such as Director at Antara Foundation and Executive Director at The University of Chicago, where the establishment of a local center and partnerships in India was a key achievement. Additionally, Bharath managed product development as Managing Director at CEB, overseeing significant growth in client engagement. Early career experience includes project management roles at McKinsey, where innovative analytical services were developed, and consulting at Booz & Company. Bharath earned an MBA in Systems from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a B Tech in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.