Bhakti Bhargava

Bhakti Bhargava is the Senior Director of Finance at ElevateBio. Bhakti has over fifteen years of experience in investment banking, asset management, and corporate finance.

Bhakti began their career as a Lead Consultant at Kraft Foods Group. In this role, they were responsible for managing projects and consulting with clients on various aspects of business strategy and operations. After Kraft Foods, they worked as a Project Lead at Datamatics where they oversaw large-scale projects involving data analysis and process improvement.

In 2011, Bhakti joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. as the North America Business Manager for the Investment Bank Fixed Income Financing group. In this role, they were responsible for managing the financing portfolios for the bank’s clients in North America. After four years at JPMorgan, Bhakti transitioned to Alexion Pharmaceuticals as the Director of Global Commercial Franchise Finance. In this role, they were responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis for the company’s commercial franchises worldwide.

Bhakti has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Delhi University.

Bhakti Bhargava has an MBA in Finance & Strategy from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and a B.S in Computer Engineering from Purdue University.

Bhakti Bhargava reports to Vikas Sinha, CFO. A direct report to Bhakti Bhargava is and Maurice Smith - Director, Finance & Controller.