Chitra Nawbatt is an investor and strategic advisor to several venture capital and private equity backed portfolio companies in the areas of consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, media. Chitra’s unique multi-industry and multidisciplinary expertise powers her work as an investor and business builder, with a track record as a value creation and growth leader. She also is the co-creator/producer and host of The HLTH Daily Show where she interviews C-level leaders, entrepreneurs and investors on business building, innovation and growth.
Chitra was the Global Head of Health Assurance and Innovation at General Catalyst, a leading global venture capital firm. Previously, Chitra was the Global Head of Market Solutions at Genpact, an artificial intelligence, digital transformation, analytics and design thinking consulting firm. Before her career as a growth strategist, Chitra was the New York based Anchor for Reuters International TV. Prior to media, Chitra spent more than a decade in financial services. Chitra was a C-level leader at Deutsche Bank where she delivered impact by inventing working capital analytics and efficiency software. Her career started at EY in Advisory and Assurance. Chitra has a Certified Public Accountant designation, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School, Harvard University and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Chitra has been involved in various leadership and philanthropic activities such as serving as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers Business School. Her passions include mentoring students and global entrepreneurs, music having studied and played several instruments, speaking French and floral artistry.
In ecosystems where value is both created and at risk, the Codebreaker Mindset helps arrive at the root and defining causes, actions and outcomes. Perhaps it may be months and years before we uncover all the answers to the questions in this article.