Shashaank Awasthi
Co-founder/ India Advisor
v-shesh/ Gray Ghost Ventures
Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) is a pioneer in impact investing movement having invested more than $ 125 million into innovative, entrepreneurial ideas that have changed millions of lives. GGV’s philosophy is that a sustainable market based approach is key to addressing some of the world’s challenging issues. As India Advisor, he is the person on the ground to support GGV team with pre and post investment efforts.
He is also member of board of directors of Indian subsidiaries of 2 impact businesses and member of Board of Advisors of The British International School, Chennai.
Prior experience includes start-up experience, as Head of Commercial Banking start-up team at ABN AMRO Bank, India, Relationship Manager for Wholesale Clients at ABN AMRO, IDBI Bank and Tata Group. He has direct experience in building and managing credit portfolio, relationship management, transaction structuring and execution.