Darshan is a cofounder director at Acumen and specializes in M&A and Strategic Advisory. He plays a key role in the development and managing of the firm’s relationships with various players in the investor-entrepreneur ecosystem. He has a passion for numbers and a keen interest in entrepreneurship.

Following his father’s footsteps, he began his career as a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Pune and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, both of which were accorded with distinction. Darshan is also an alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur, where he did his MBA in Finance and is a member of Institute of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, USA. He was honoured with the OP Jindal Management Scholarship at XLRI Jamshedpur.

Darshan also led the Young Indians Chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII-Yi) at XLRI. He is currently a member of the Pune Chapter of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE).

Darshan had earlier garnered diverse experience during his stints at RREEF (Deutsche Bank Real Estate Private Equity), Ernst & Young (EY) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He co-heads the India business at Woodbridge International and is Vice-President Strategy at BVG India.

Darshan is also a Registered Valuer registered with IBBI for Asset Class “Securities or Financial Assets”.

Darshan is an avid traveller, marathoner and also an active angel investor in Indian startups.

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