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Santosh Sankar
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures
Santosh Sankar is a prominent figure in the venture capital space, currently serving as a Board Director at Guided Energy, where he focuses on investments in mobility technology. He is also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures, which specializes in investing in supply chain and mobility startups at the pre-seed and seed stages.123
Sankar has a diverse background in finance and venture capital. He was previously an Equity Research Associate at Wells Fargo Securities and worked in investment banking at Citigroup. His extensive experience includes serving on various boards, such as PaintJet and Solvento, and he has been recognized in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for Venture Capital.145
In addition to his professional roles, he is involved in educational initiatives, being a Fellow of the Kauffman Fellowship program, which aims to develop leaders in venture capital.1
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"Last year, according to U.S. Labor Department filings, he earned $728,694 as head of the ILA and a further $173,040 as president emeritus of the mechanics local chapter at Port Newark. His son Dennis, who has senior roles in both groups, was paid a total of more than $700,000."
If this were to happen in a conventional business setting, one would yell conflict or even self dealing. Governance is broken.
