About us
DHARMA FUND
WHAT IS
Dharma?
Dharma is a spiritual concept central to the religions originating in South Asia, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. It carries a range of meanings depending on context. In Hindu traditions, dharma can signify 'duty,' 'law,' 'ethics,' or the 'fundamental principle' that governs life. In Buddhism, it often refers to 'teaching,' 'reality,' or 'truth.' More broadly, dharma is understood as the natural order that upholds both society and the cosmos. It embodies the idea of universal duty and moral values, guiding human behavior toward virtue and harmony.
WHAT IS AN
Endowment Fund?
An endowment fund is a financial asset where donations are invested to generate ongoing income for a specific cause or organisation. By contributing to an endowment fund, your donation enters an investment portfolio that leverages financial markets to produce income, while the principal remains intact. Importantly, only the income generated from these investments is spent on charitable purposes, while the principal donation remains intact. This approach ensures that your gift not only has an immediate impact but effectively allows your contribution to keep giving for a lifetime. An endowment fund thus creates a sustainable financial foundation for a particular cause, ensuring that it can fulfill its mission and serve its causes for generations to come.
WHAT MAKES
Dharma Endowment Fund
DIFFERENT?
The Dharma Endowment Fund was established to address a critical shortfall in Dharmic philanthropy. Until now, there has been no centralized impact fund dedicated to supporting global Dharmic initiatives with proper governance, oversight, reporting, and impact measurement. Unfortunately, many similar programs have lacked the holistic perspective and structural integrity needed for lasting success. As a result, their impact has often been short-lived, despite good intentions, representing missed opportunities.
The Dharma Endowment Fund was created to solve these challenges, enabling donations to generate ongoing support for Dharmic initiatives while providing execution support and monitoring for sustained success.
Having an impact on a significant scale, beyond a single project, requires a measured strategic approach for which an endowment fund is ideally suited. Even more so when the team behind it has many decades of highly-relevant experience, is fully committed to its vision, and meticulous in its planning. Having assembled a team of this same calibre, we aim to establish a virtuous circle of capital appreciation and targeted disbursement which can operate in perpetuity.
IMPACT & SIGNIFICANCE
RISHI SINGH
Rishi Singh is a Portfolio Manager at global macro hedge Fund, having spent 7 years focusing on Global Emerging Markets. Previously, he worked at Morgan Stanley for 10 years and holds a first-class honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the LSE.
ROSHAN PATEL
Roshan Patel has been a Portfolio Manager at a US-based hedge fund since 2011. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director in their Interest rates business., and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
NITESH GOR
Nitesh Gor is CEO of Avanti Schools Trust. His previous experience encompasses CEO and director roles across the exploration and investment banking industries. He is a published author. Nitesh has an MBA from London Business School and an undergraduate degree from the University of London.
KISHAN PAUN, CFA
Kishan is a Portfolio Manager at a leading London-based fund. Having extensive knowledge of ESG, he has worked previously at the Bank of England and Aberdeen Asset Management. Kishan holds an honours degree in Investment Management from Cass Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.
ATMA KRISHNA
Atma Krishna was the founder of LotusPay, a Y Combinator-backed fin-tech startup in India. His background includes strategic consulting at Greater Pacific Capital and McKinsey, coupled with experience in commodities trading and structuring at Barclays Capital. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Indian School of Business.
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KHUSHI KHATRI
Khushi brings experience in strategy consulting, where she has worked with leading global organisations. As an entrepreneur, she founded a socially conscious business and has contributed to global public health through her work with the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Khushi holds a Master of Engineering from Imperial College London.
The Dharma Endowment Fund is promoted, managed, and advised by leading industry experts, high net worth individuals, and top-performing investors, all actively involved in the core committees which form its central governance structure as outlined below.
CORE TEAM