All You Need To Know About Divya Nettimi, The First Woman To Start $1 Billion Hedge Fund
Women are capable of accomplishing anything. They are excelling in every area of expertise, and how! When a woman achieves a goal, it feels like a personal victory for me. After reading such success stories, I feel inspired and energised. Today, yet another woman has made us proud. She is Divya Nettimi, the first woman to launch hedge fund with more than $1 Billion of commitments. In fact, her firm is also the first this year to start on such an enormous scale. Divya Nettimi must have put immense effort to reach where she is now!
Divya Nettimi Early Life
Divya Nettimi holds a graduate degree in Bio-Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Stanford University. She completed her high school in Virginia in the year 2004. Divya Nettimi started working with Goldman Sachs Investment Partners as soon as she completed her graduation. So clearly the early start of experience in the field started on a good note. She worked with the company for 4 years before she pursued her Masters in Business Administration. In 2012, Divya earned her MBA degree from the Harvard School of Business and then went ahead to work as the Portfolio Manager with Viking Global Investor. BTW, she was also on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance in 2016.
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Her Latest Achievement
Divya Nettimi is making headlines for launching the first women-led, Hegde Fund firm, Avala Global. Now, looking at the deteriorating condition of the equity market, Diya’s achievements in this regard are being considered a huge step. Her company has already started investing in the majority of funds, however, due to some agreement, Divya Nettimi’s previous company, Viking’s clients will not be able to invest until November.
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She is an inspiration for all the women who aspire to make a career in the male-dominated field of share markets. Ladies, nothing is impossible for you!
