More about Monica Mehta
Monica leads the Wadhwani Entrepreneur Initiative of the Wadhwani Foundation which focuses on the College program in India, South East Asia and MENA. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was a Director at Omidyar Network, where she led the education/skilling investments as well as grants in India. She has also been the Founding Partner at Kaizen Private equity, India’s only private equity fund focussed on Education. Her experience has spanned across strategy, investments and operations over the past 28 years. She enjoys solving complex problems, especially in early stage businesses where obvious solutions are often lacking. She is drawn to leading teams with diverse skill sets, which she has successfully done both as an entrepreneur and investment professional. She has a particular passion for impact investing in the education/future of work segments, but has experience in financial services and emerging technologies as well.
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