Radhika is a Managing Director on the Private Equity Impact Team at Nuveen and is responsible for identifying, executing and managing direct private equity investments in key thematic impact sectors of climate and social inclusion in both developed and developing markets. She also sits on the Investment Committee and helps to oversee a $1.2 billion global portfolio of impact PE investments.
Prior to joining the firm in January 2020, Radhika was the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Accion Global Investments, responsible for leading global equity investments and managing a portfolio of equity investments in over 20 financial institutions and innovative financial services providers that support underserved populations in emerging markets. Before Accion, she spent 15 years in various investment, advisory and operational roles including Latin America investment banking, global consumer and commercial banking and microfinance principal investing at financial services institutions including UBS, Citi, Wells Fargo and Peruvian Development Group.
Radhika graduated with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in Psychology from The University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and an M.A. in International Studies, with a concentration in Latin America, from The Lauder Institute and she is a former Luce Scholar with the Thai Ministry of Finance. Radhika is on the Advisory Boards of Turner MIINT and Impact Capital Managers, is a member of the Auxiliary Board of Mount Sinai Hospital and sits on various impact company boards globally.
