Ramana Nanda

Ramana Nanda is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at Imperial College London's Business School and Academic Lead at the Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship. He is also a Research Fellow at CEPR and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on financing mechanisms for new ventures, venture capital dynamics, and innovation policy.

Education: PhD from MIT Sloan School of Management, BA/MA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. Prior to academia, he worked at Oliver Wyman in capital markets and small-business banking.

Research Interests: Financing frictions in entrepreneurship, venture capital syndicates, innovation ecosystems, and policy interventions for high-potential ventures. His work bridges theory and practice, advising startups and investors in deep tech sectors addressing global challenges.

Notable Awards: 2020 ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking research, 2015 Kauffman Prize Medal for contributions to entrepreneurship literature. Formerly Sarofim-Rock Professor at Harvard Business School (2007-2020).

Grants & Projects: Co-director of Harvard's Private Capital Project, recipient of major research grants. Advises on venture capital strategies and deep tech investments.

Labs/Initiatives: Leads Imperial's Deep Tech Entrepreneurship Institute, collaborating with industry and policymakers to scale breakthrough technologies.