Sean Sovak

Partner, Lighthouse Advisors India Pvt Ltd

Sean is an active member at IVCA and has attended many of our key events. He appreciated our reform effort on the AIPAC piece and wants to engage further and help transform the Industry. He does similar work/thought leadership for USIBC (US India Business Council), but wants to contribute more and hence has submited his candidature for election. Sean is a Partner at Lighthouse, having co-founded the business in the mid-2000s. He is responsible for all aspects of sourcing, underwriting and managing portfolio investments, as well as team and organizational development. Previously, Sean was a Managing Director at W. P. Carey & Co., a NYSE-listed finance company, where he served in various capacities since 1994, lastly as Managing Director and Chief Acquisitions Officer, responsible for over $1.5 billion of financings to companies across industries. Sean serves as a Director to Kama Ayurveda, one of India’s leading luxury personal care brands, as well as Fabindia, India’s leading ethnic wear retailer and purveyor of other home and personal care products which celebrate India’s uniqueness. In his personal time, Sean is an Advisory Board Member to the Muktangan Education Resource Center, which provides world-class education solutions for students of low income households; he has also served on the Board of the New York Philharmonic and The American School of Bombay in past years. Sean earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics (summa cum laude) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.