Mr. Deval Sanghavi
Deval co-founded Dasra and has provided philanthropists with intelligent investment strategies directing over $7 million into the Indian social sector over the past 10 years. He has an impressive track record of investing in, scaling and sustaining non-profit organizations and social businesses, many of which have risen to become pre-eminent organizations leading India’s social sector. The culmination of Deval’s experience advising philanthropists and scaling non-profit organizations is the recently launched Indian Philanthropy Forum mobilizing over 100 members who are driving the philanthropy agenda in India.Deval’s background as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley has enabled him to develop a unique philanthropic investment model that brings rigor and discipline to the sector. Deval leads the organization, deeply engaged in our work with both philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. He co-created India’s first venture philanthropy fund, Impact Partners in 1999, and played a pivotal role in incubating and scaling organizations including Magic Bus, Rural Innovations Network, and Aangan Trust. Deval is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, completing his Bachelor of Business Administration with a dual Honors degree in Business and Finance and a minor in Asian Studies.
