Gaurav recently joined Modera as Chief Investment Officer, bringing an impressive background in investment leadership and strategy.
Prior to joining Modera, he served as CIO at Pallas Capital. He has extensive experience in the industry as a Senior Managing Director, Chief Portfolio Strategist, and Global Head of Equity Client Portfolio at State Street Global Advisors.
Gaurav has deep experience across quantitative and fundamental investment strategies, as well as private investments. He brings a global, multi-asset perspective to portfolio allocation and investment solutions. He believes in a consistent asset allocation framework, thoughtful segmentation by client type, and disciplined governance through a strong investment committee process.
How do you do good in your community?
I am active in volunteering and mentoring young people at the beginning of their career. I am on the board of Mehrotra Institute at Boston University, Cornell University’s Business school and the board of a local charity that works on entrepreneurship for rising high school students.
Where did you grow up? Where do you live now?
I was born in Delhi, India and grew up there until I was ready to go to college. My college was in Scotland, in a small town called Aberdeen in the northeast. I have been a proud Boston resident for the last 30 years and a fan of our local teams, especially the Celtics. I currently live in Brookline, a diverse community close to downtown where I enjoy the small restaurants, bars, coffee shops and artsy cinema hall.
What’s a destination in the world that you aspire to visit?
Bora Bora and Tahiti. My close second choice is driving across America from the north and coming back from the South intersecting all the national parks. But I guess that is an activity post my working career….
How do you caffeinate?
Black coffee in the winters and espresso over ice in the summers. I also like the occasional Blank Street iced lattes with my teenage daughter.
Boston University,
MS, Electrical Engineering
Cornell University,
MBA, General Management
Johnson Advisory Council, Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
