Suma Swaminathan 2022 speaker

Director

DWM Asset Management LLC

Biography

Suma Swaminathan is Director, Private Equity at Developing World Markets, a U.S. based impact investment manager that has disbursed over $2.5 billion in over 60 emerging and frontier market countries. She manages deal sourcing, execution and portfolio management across Asia and Africa and is currently a board director at financial institutions in India, Armenia and Georgia. Prior to DWM, Suma Swaminathan worked in business valuation and technology. She also has experience working with partner weaver cooperative societies in the handloom industry in India to promote strategies for financial self-sufficiency. Currently, Suma Swaminathan is a Steering Committee member of the Refugee Investment Network and an Advisor to NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business. Suma received her MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, where she was designated a Faculty Scholar for Social Enterprise, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India.