Head of Research & Diligence at Third Derivative
View Live Interactive Profile →Chetan Krishna is listed as Head of Research & Diligence on Third Derivative's team page and as Principal on the Third Derivative team in RMI's own staff directory. His RMI bio states that he heads the Research and Diligence team, which develops sectoral and technological investment theses and conducts diligence and evaluation of startups applying to D3, and that he also works on Third Derivative's clean transportation sector, with interests spanning new battery technologies, battery recycling, clean fuels, charging, and financing and ownership innovations across road, aviation and marine transport value chains. His bio lists prior roles as an investor at 3i Partners, roles at the World Bank and IFC in Washington DC, research positions at Harvard Business School and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the start of his career at Ernst & Young advising heavy industries clients. He holds an MS in Technology Policy from MIT and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. No join year, board seat or individually attributed investment could be sourced for him.