Divya Nettimi

Divya Nettimi is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Avala Global, a New York investment firm founded in 2022. The firm focuses on investing in exceptional businesses that are at the cusp of meaningful inflection points. She founded Avala to bring together rigorous research, independent thinking, and a disciplined investment process in an increasingly dynamic investment landscape.

Previously, Divya was a Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Steering Committee at Viking Global Investors and began her career as an Investment Analyst at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

She also serves on the Board of the Abaarso Network, an organization dedicated to broadening educational access in East Africa.