Sanjeev Mehra

SANJEEV MEHRA is cofounder and serves as managing partner of Periphas Capital LP, a private equity investing firm focused on making mid-market buyout and growth capital investments in industrial, technology, business services, and consumer industries. At Goldman Sachs, he served as vice chairman of the global private equity business, as co-head of US private equity, and as head of its operating committee, and he helped start the India private investing activity. He served on the investment committee and as a partner of the firm for 18 years. Mehra has served on the boards of over 25 companies, and served on the board of ARAMARK Corporation as its lead director. He also serves as a trustee of Oakham School Foundation and Friends of The Doon School. Mehra is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of The Economic Club of New York, and a member of the Committee of Undergraduate Resources of Harvard College. He is a past chairman of the board of trustees of Brunswick School and served as a trustee of Trout Unlimited. Mehra earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard College. He is a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and is married to Karen Petersen.