Pavitra Shankar
Pavitra Shankar | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Master of Business Administration |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Joint Managing Director, Brigade Group, Founder, Brigade Legion Real Estate |
| Organization | Brigade Group |
| Parent | M R Jaishankar |
Pavitra Shankar is an entrepreneur and managing director of the real estate company Brigade Group.[1][2][3] M. R. Jaishankar, who founded the company in 1986, serves as its chairman and managing director. He is also the father of Pavitra.[4]
Pavitra was also a founder of Legion Real Estate, which is based in Menlo Park, California.[3]
Biography
[edit]Pavitra was born in Bangalore, India, and was educated in the United States. She obtained an economics degree from the University of Virginia and later earned an MBA in real estate and finance from Columbia University in New York City,[5] where she received the Alexander Bodini Real Estate Fellowship. Following her education, she entered the field of private equity in the United States,[6] with a particular focus on the real estate sector.[5]
In 2016, Pavitra returned to India and was initially appointed as an Executive Director at Brigade Group.[6] She was involved in portfolio analytics and fund operations at Rockwood Capital LLC in San Francisco, a real estate private equity firm. Pavitra also contributed to Willis Towers Watson, a human capital consulting firm, working in their actuarial consulting and corporate finance teams.[7]
Before joining Brigade Group as a Managing Director,[8][9][4] Pavitra founded and managed Legion Real Estate in Menlo Park, California.[3] The company provided business development and real estate marketing guidance to Indian developers targeting the NRI market in North America.[7]
Awards and achievements
[edit]Pavitra Shankar received the BW Disrupt Women Entrepreneurship Award 2021 for her real estate contributions.[10] She was also recognized in 2021 as one of Realty Plus' 40 under 40 icons.[11] In 2022, she received The Economic Times Real Estate Award.[12] In November 2024, Pavitra was included in Business Today's Most Powerful Women 2024 list.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Kamath, Raghavendra (November 21, 2022). "We see growth fuelled by all our business domains: Brigade Group MD". Business Standard.
- ^ Datta, Souptik (2024-01-11). "Brigade Group plans to develop 15 million sq ft in Chennai by FY27, to expand office footprint". Moneycontrol.
- ^ a b c "Brigade Group succession plan | Pavitra Shankar appointed as MD; Nirupa Shankar is Joint MD". Moneycontrol. 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b "Building a Symphony". Business Today. 2021-05-26.
- ^ a b "Pavitra Shankar, Executive Director of Brigade Group". The CEO Magazine.
- ^ a b "The Brigade group rides a crest". businessindia.co.
- ^ a b "Brigade announces elevation of top management". Hotelier India. October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Keen on equity transactions, not debt: Brigade Enterprises' Pavitra Shankar". VCCircle.
- ^ "Video | Live Work Play - The Brigade Way", NDTV
- ^ Suhail, Resham (21 April 2022). "Unending Quest For Entrepreneurial Victory". BusinessWorld.
- ^ "Grand Finale of Realty+ 40 Under 40 Conclave & Awards 2021". Exchange4media.
- ^ "The Economic Times Real Estate Awards 2022-South rewards excellence in industry - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com.
- ^ Jha, Anuja (2024-11-08). "Trailblazers on Business Today's Most Powerful Women 2024 list". India Today. Retrieved 2024-12-20.