Anand Kishor Desai
Chief Executive Officer at Darsana Capital Partners LP
Profile
Mr. Anand K.
Desai is a Managing Partner at Darsana Capital Partners LP.
He is the Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager of the firm.
From 2004 until 2013, Mr. Desai was a Senior Managing Director and Founding Partner of Eton Park Capital Management in New York where he was a member of the Operating Committee and led the firm's fundamental long-short equity and structured credit investing activities.
Prior to joining Eton Park, Mr. Desai was a Partner of SAB Capital Management, a private investment partnership focused on distressed debt and equity investments.
Prior to joining SAB in 1998, he helped found Ivory Capital Group, a value-oriented investment firm where he served as a Managing Member.
Mr. Desai began his career as a Financial Analyst, first in the investment banking group of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, where he focused on capital raising and merchant banking activities, and later at Siegler, Collery & Co., where he executed fundamental company, industry, and financial analyses.
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995, summa cum laude, with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BA in Mathematics from the College of Arts and Science.
Anand Kishor Desai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Darsana Capital Partners LP
 Darsana Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Darsana Capital Partners LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 2014 by Anand Desai. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to clients that are privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the funds include, but are not limited to, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, funds of funds, family offices, public and corporate pension plans and other corporate and business entities. | Chief Executive Officer | 2013-12-31 |
The Spence School
 The Spence School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Spence School provides educational services. It offers a day school services for girls in kindergarten. The company was founded by Clara Bebbe Spence in 1892 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Anand Kishor Desai
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Eton Park Capital Management LP
 Eton Park Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by Eric Mindich, Eton Park Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm provides investment management services to private investment funds. Investors in the funds include institutional investors (including charitable organizations, endowments, pension plans and funds-of-funds), high net-worth individuals and family offices. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
SAB Capital Management
 SAB Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Scott A. Bommer in 1998, SAB Capital Advisors LLC is a New York City-based hedge fund manager. The firm manages the SAB family of funds | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Siegler, Collery & Co. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Training of Anand Kishor Desai
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
| The College of Arts & Sciences | Undergraduate Degree |
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Eton Park Capital Management LP
Eton Park Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by Eric Mindich, Eton Park Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm provides investment management services to private investment funds. Investors in the funds include institutional investors (including charitable organizations, endowments, pension plans and funds-of-funds), high net-worth individuals and family offices. | Finance |
SAB Capital Management
SAB Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Scott A. Bommer in 1998, SAB Capital Advisors LLC is a New York City-based hedge fund manager. The firm manages the SAB family of funds | Finance |
Darsana Capital Partners LP
Darsana Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Darsana Capital Partners LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 2014 by Anand Desai. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to clients that are privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the funds include, but are not limited to, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, funds of funds, family offices, public and corporate pension plans and other corporate and business entities. | Finance |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Finance |
| Siegler, Collery & Co. | |
The Spence School
The Spence School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Spence School provides educational services. It offers a day school services for girls in kindergarten. The company was founded by Clara Bebbe Spence in 1892 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
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