Aarti Chandna is an impact/angel investor working with early-stage ventures. Given her deep passion for social change and empowerment, Aarti mentors social entrepreneurs and invests in innovative companies driving social change.

She serves on the Investment Committee at Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, where she is a partner and served on the board. She is also on the leadership team for MIT Solve’s Innovation Future Fund, an Investment Advisor and LP at Symphonic Capital (VC Fund), an LP at Black Opal Ventures, and Impact First.

She serves on the board of Trustees at Case Western Reserve University. She is on the board of directors at Shine Together and recently stepped off the board at Peninsula Bridge. She is on the advisory board at the Center for Asian Health and Research at Stanford Medical School and the Miller Center – Santa Clara University. She mentors at Stanford Emergence and Stanford GSB Startup Garage.

Aarti previously held executive positions in information technology and led global IT teams. Organizations she has worked at include Oracle, Hitachi, Coherent, Autodesk, and Nikon. Aarti holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Bombay University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University.