Karthik Chandrasekar

Karthik Chandrasekar is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Synapses, aiming to establish India as the leading STEM innovation hub for global climate action. Previously, Karthik held positions at companies like Lexstart, Sangam Ventures, Acumen Fund, TVS Capital Funds Limited, HSBC CIBM UK, and Merrill Lynch with a background in investment banking and portfolio management. Karthik holds an MBA in Accounting and Entrepreneurship from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.