Aniket Damle is a Principal in Private Equity at Blackstone since October 2017, specializing in investments across South Asia with a focus on the auto, consumer, and industrial sectors. Current board member roles include organizations such as CARE Hospitals, ASK Asset & Wealth Management, and Essel Propack Limited. Aniket previously served as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company and worked on various projects within the auto, textile, cosmetics, media, and mining sectors. Early career experiences include roles as a Teaching Assistant and Institute Student Mentor at IIT Bombay, and positions at Goldman Sachs and Edelweiss Broking Ltd., where significant contributions to automation and investment strategy were made. Aniket holds a BTech (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.