CFO - reAlpha Tech Corp. 1-25 to 2-26
- Designed and led AIRE’s comprehensive capital markets strategy, executing equity offerings, ATM financings, and complex warrant inducement/redemption transactions that raised $19.5M+ in growth capital while optimizing capital structure
- Led enterprise M&A strategy, executing the acquisition of an online real estate brokerage (Nov 2025) and spearheading the announced acquisition of a mortgage lender (Dec 2025) to expand platform capabilities, and accelerate strategic growth
- Built and led a proactive investor relations platform, conducting targeted non-deal roadshows with institutional investors and securing new equity research coverage from two banks, strengthening market credibility, and expanding the shareholder base
- Transformed AIRE’s finance function by architecting and scaling a high-performing Bengaluru-based team, materially improving reporting timeliness and operational discipline, and led hiring of CMO, division CEO’s and entire legal team to institutionalize leadership depth and support next phase of growth
Managing Director - BTIG LLC - 5-2016 to 9-2023
- Led debt capital advisory group and successfully executed multiple transactions across different products including term loans, high yield bonds and mezzanine financings, closing 9 lead transactions with a combined value over $1 billion
- Developed and maintained an active dialogue with direct lenders, credit funds, BDC’s and hedge funds to best place new debt opportunities marketed by BTIG
- Managed, mentored and trained 10 vice presidents, associates and analysts while executing complex debt transactions
Senior Vice President - Jefferies - 7-14 to 7-16
- Led structuring, underwriting and syndication of leveraged loans and high yield bonds supporting leveraged buyouts, successfully executing 17 transactions worth over $8 billion
- Developed detailed financial models, analyzing free cash flow and ability to service debt, to assess creditworthiness and profitability of targets in support of $3.5 billion in acquisition financing
- Created strategic competitive analysis for company looking to enter new markets, analysis was key part of board package presented to gain approval for a $600 million acquisition
Vice President - Bank of America - 7-08 to 6-14
- Executed leveraged buyouts, refinancings, dividend recapitalizations, equity offerings and M&A for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, closing 24 transactions worth over $23 billion
- Spearheaded identification and evaluation of redundancies in $9 billion acquisition in grocery store space, partnering closely with the CEO and CFO to determine best consolidation strategy for 16 division offices
- Advised public education company CEO and CFO to shepherd firm through $2 billion leveraged buyout, and 5 subsequent capital markets transactions which improved balance sheet flexibility and decreased interest expense
- Mentored, supervised, and managed 20 associates and analysts, training them on the specifics of deal execution process
