Naveen Tewari

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Naveen brings with him rich experience in his field. His journey started with McKinsey & Company. There he worked on developing the go-to-market strategy for a large Indian conglomerate, as it entered the telecom sector. He also worked with the top management of technology companies on various strategic issues.

Later, he joined Charles River Ventures, a top tier VC firm focusing on early stage investing in Software and Communications. Naveen worked with CRV on developing its India investment strategy. He also briefly worked with a mobile VoIP start-up in Silicon Valley.

Naveen is also the Founder & Chairman of a US based non-profit organization, India School Fund (ISF). ISF was formed to set-up schools in rural India. The organization started its operations in 2006 in the rural districts of Uttar Pradesh. ISF started off with few friends from Harvard Business School and has now grown to have over 50 people across India and US.

He has a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School (HBS) in Boston. At HBS, Naveen was the recipient of its highest honour “The Dean’s Award” given for his exceptional leadership and contribution. He obtained Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.