Rajeev Mantri is director at GPSK Investment Group, an investment management and proprietary trading firm active in Indian financial markets. Rajeev Mantri is also executive director at venture capital firm Navam Capital, focusing on early-stage venture investments in cleantech, advanced materials, energy, Internet and other emerging technologies. He holds a degree in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University.

Prior to forming Navam Capital, he worked as a venture capitalist at New York-based Lux Capital, focusing on investments in energy, water and nanomaterials. Rajeev has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Mint, Forbes, BioSpectrum and MIT Technology Review, and is also a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs.