Sandeep Singhal
Sandeep graduated with a B. Tech. from IIT Delhi (Chemical Engineering) in the year 1992 followed by an MS from the University of Illinois (Abraham Lincoln Fellow) and an MBA with distinction from IIM Ahmedabad.
Sandeep Singhal, a co-founder and Managing Director of WestBridge Capital is based out of Bangalore. Sandeep also co-founded and was Managing Director of Sequoia Capital India. Sandeep serves or has served on the boards of more than 25 public and private companies.
Sandeep is a Founder and board member of the IIM Ahmedabad (Chairman) and IIT Delhi Endowments. He also serves as a trustee on the board of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment and has served as a Trustee of the India Foundation of the Arts.
He has a deep interest in music and arts and has co-founded the Singhal-Iyer Family Foundation, which is dedicated to two objectives – Education for underprivileged children and promoting Indian music, culture and performing arts. Along with Vishwanathan Anand, Sandeep set up WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA) that trains young grandmasters from India in their bid to become world champions.
