Venkat Chalasani

Venkat Chalasani serves as an Advisory Partner at Sand Hill East since March 2017, specializing in advising new technology companies on various aspects such as business strategy and capital raising. Concurrently, Venkat has been the Managing Director at Veda Risk Advisory since January 2011, focusing on enterprise risk management and technology transformation, while also seeking investment opportunities in Indian real estate and Big Data/AI startups. Prior experience includes leadership roles at Credit Suisse as Business & Platforms Lead, Bank of America Merrill Lynch directing Global Markets Trading Risk Management, and multiple positions at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase, where expertise in risk management, technology, and financial products was developed. Venkat holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from New York University.