Lakshman Venkitaraman

Lakshman Venkitaraman, CFA, serves as a Senior Research Analyst at Wasatch Global Investors, focusing on business analysis in emerging markets and technology research in developed countries, with a particular emphasis on India. Prior experience includes a role as a Research Analyst at WCM Investment Management, where expertise in technology and global growth strategies was honed, and as a Global Equity Analyst at Harding Loevner LP, where efforts concentrated on identifying high-quality growth companies in the technology sector. Lakshman also worked as an Equity Analyst at Cupps Capital Management, analyzing small and mid-size companies, and completed an Equity Analyst internship at Fidelity Investments. Earlier in the career, a tenure at Microsoft Corporation as a Software Design Engineer involved leading innovations in network security. Lakshman holds an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.E. in Electronics from the University of Mumbai.