Sangeeta Chowdhry – Acumen Fund

Sangeeta is the Project Lead for the Ripple Effect project. Prior to joining Acumen Fund, Sangeeta was Executive Director of the non-profit League of Artisans, where she worked on developing livelihoods for artisans in India. She has also consulted with CARE India in New Delhi, developing the business plan for ACCESS, a CARE-funded project focusing on livelihoods and microfinance. She also consulted with American India Foundation in New York. Sangeeta transitioned to the non-profit sector after spending many years in Silicon Valley’s dynamic private sector. She served in various positions in the semiconductor industry, where her responsibilities included global product marketing, product and business development. Sangeeta holds a Master in Public Administration and a MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in New York, as well as a MS in Physics from Northeastern University.