
Vice President
Manasi Desai is a Vice President at Ara and is involved with all aspects of the firm’s investment process.
Prior to joining Ara, Manasi was a Principal at KKR focused on the energy sector. Prior to joining KKR, she was with Intervale Capital and the energy investment banking group at Raymond James.
Manasi holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.