Mr. Ramsekhar Manchikalapati

Keshav Reddy is the Promoter and Director of Aragen Life sciences Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.), a global leader in providing discovery, development, and manufacturing solutions for life sciences firms. With a team of over 3100 professionals, and through a network of sites around the world, Aragen serves over 450 customers worldwide across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas.

Keshav Reddy is the managing partner of the Reddy Family Office, Reddy Futures Fund, which has successfully invested in 30+ software companies. The Investments include 4 unicorn companies and are distributed between India, USA, Africa and South East Asia. The family office continues to give top quartile returns compared to the entire venture capital ecosystem globally.

Keshav Reddy was a vice-president between 2014 and 2020 in GVK Airports which was India’s leading airport operator. GVK Airports built Mumbai airport, Bangalore airport, navi Mumbai airport and ran many operations in south east Asian airports. Keshav worked in corporate finance selling an asset for $500M, did a onetime settlement for $1B and managed commercial revenues of $150M.

Professional Experience

  • Promoter and Director, Aragen Life Sciences (2020 – now)
  • Managing Partner, Reddy Futures Fund (2015 – now)
  • Vice President, GVK Airports (2014 – 2020)

Entrepreneurship

  • Founder, Finch (2017 – 2019) – founded a FinTech startup in 2017 which helps invest money easily. I founded this startup at MIT, which is now venture backed and run by my cofounder.
  • Founder, The Indian Brand (2013 – 2016) – founded an ecommerce venture in 2013 while I was in Michigan, which eventually got sold to a retail brand.
  • Founder, Legends Card (2012 – 2014) – joined a founding team of this Groupon -style company in 2012 while in Michigan.

Education

  • MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
  • Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MIT Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, USA
  • BSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), USA
  • Certificate in Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), USA

Involvements

  • INK Fellowship Fellow
  • World Economic Forum Global Shaper
  • Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle