Dr. Vinay Nair is the founding partner of Ada Investments, an asset management company based in New York. He is also the author of 'Investing for Change' (Oxford University Press), a book on the use of social variables in investment management. Prior to founding Ada, he was the Research Director and Portfolio Manager at Old Lane (Citi Alternative Investments) where he managed a portfolio based on research developments in corporate finance and asset pricing. He is also an adjunct professor of Finance and Economics at The Columbia University where he teaches sustainability and investment management; a senior fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center; and a Professional Fellow at the Center of Law and Business at New York University. Prior to becoming an investment manager, Dr. Nair was an Assistant Professor of Finance at The Wharton School where he developed a course on private equity and acquisitions for MBA students. He continues to teach Private Equity as a visiting professor at the Indian School of Business. While at Wharton, Dr. Nair published in leading finance journals, and was quoted in several news media, in topics related to Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing. Dr. Nair completed his PhD in Financial Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University with an award for the best thesis. His undergraduate studies were at the Indian Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the Governor's Gold Medal.