Ravi Viswanathan

Ravi is a seasoned clean energy venture investor and strategic advisor.  He joined NEA in February 2004 as a Principal, became a Partner in December 2004 and was named General Partner in 2009.  He focuses on information technology investments with special emphasis in energy and growth equity investments.  In addition to Boulder Wind Power, Ravi is on the board of Availink, Deeya Energy, ISGN Technologies, Liquidia, One Block Off The Grid (1BOG), Soraa, Suniva and ViXS and works closely with GlobalLogic, OANDA, and NEA's energy portfolio companies. Prior investments include Tele Atlas. 

Prior to joining NEA, Ravi was co-head of the technology practice in the private equity group of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and led direct, fund, and secondary investments in the areas of information technology and life sciences. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ravi worked for McKinsey & Company and advised clients in the software, communications, and pharmaceutical sectors on strategy, acquisitions and new business building.  Previously, Ravi worked for Raychem Corporation in the Corporate Technology Division where he focused on research and product development in semiconductors, liquid crystals, and other materials systems.

Ravi received a master's degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara where he focused his research on materials science applications in molecular electronics, biomaterials, and nanotechnology. Prior to graduate school, Ravi received a BS in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.