Ayaan Asthana

Ayaan Asthana is a strategy analyst at Earth Finance, Inc. since August 2023, previously serving as an associate at Dangerous Ventures, where Ayaan worked on a climate-resilience software thesis. Ayaan has held several research and internship positions, including researcher for the Stanford Long Term Investing Group, where Ayaan focused on climate accelerator research, and an intern at Third Derivative developing an investment thesis for circularity startups. Ayaan's experience extends to roles at ADL Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures, and Stanford University Graduate School of Business, contributing to research in venture capital and economics. Ayaan holds a Master of Science in Sustainability Science and Practice and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University, complemented by significant research roles during earlier academic years.