Smriti Chandra

Smriti Chandra currently serves as Regional Director - ASIA and Investment Director at Abler Nordic since January 2020. Additionally, Smriti is a Board Member at ERGOS and North East Small Finance Bank, as well as a Board Observer for Sindhuja Microcredit Pvt. Ltd. and Svasti Microfinance until December 2024. Previous roles include Investment Manager for Nordic Microfinance Initiative and Founding Partner at First League Ventures, focusing on M&A advisory and private capital raising for early-stage companies. Smriti's earlier experience includes an Associate Vice President position at Ernst & Young with a focus on M&A and PE fund raising, and a Senior Associate role at KPMG in India's Tax - Transfer Pricing Advisory. Academic credentials include a CA from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a B.Com from Bangalore University, along with a recent executive education program at Harvard Business School in Financial Inclusion.