Kshitij Bhatia
Managing Partner
Kshitij is the managing partner at First Principles, with over 20 years of experience across investing, investment banking, and consulting. Earlier, he worked with Warburg Pincus, where he focused on India investments. Prior to Warburg Pincus, he was an investment banker at Lazard and a consultant with Deloitte. Kshitij graduated with an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BS from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children.
Rahul Bhatia
Managing Partner
Rahul is the managing partner at First Principles, with over 20 years of experience across investing, equity markets, and technology. Earlier, he founded the Willow India Fund, where he focused on India investments. Prior to Willow, he was an equity trader with Citigroup and a software professional with i2 Technologies. Rahul graduated with an MBA from the University of Chicago, an MS from University of Buffalo, and a BS from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.