Summary
Pranav Kalra is an Associate Consultant in Bain & Company’s Private Equity Group with a decade of experience bridging finance, strategy, and operations across venture, growth equity, and investment banking roles. He holds a BS in Business/Managerial Economics from UCSD and is currently pursuing an MBA at Cornell Johnson, where he’s maintained near-perfect academics (3.99 GPA). Pranav has led student-run investment organizations, managed large resident communities, and supported deals at firms including EY and Mashreq, demonstrating both leadership and deal execution chops. Based in San Francisco, he combines rigorous analytical training with hands-on diligence experience across ~$90M AUM student fund work, making him comfortable translating technical financial models into strategic recommendations. Colleagues describe him as a high-achieving operator who thrives at the intersection of finance, people management, and data-driven decision making.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, 3.99 / 4.00, Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, 3.99 / 4.00 at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
University of California, San Diego
High School Diploma, GCSEs/IGCSEs and A-levels, High School Diploma, GCSEs/IGCSEs and A-levels at Kings' School Al Barsha
English, Hindi