Sanjeev Mankotia

Sanjeev is the founder of GaeaStar. He started his career as a mechanical engineer followed by almost two decades in banking and management consulting. His work as an engineer spanned the bicycle and automotive industries where he focused on product research and development. In financial services, he has held executive and department head positions responsible for managing risk. A consummate inventor and maker, he has multiple patents and is a published author in industry journals. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and Masters of Science in Financial Markets degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He has also completed an executive program in risk management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  As the son of an Indian diplomat, Sanjeev has lived around the world growing up but currently resides in San Francisco, California.