Adarsh SarmaManaging Director, Co-Head of Europe

Adarsh Sarma Co-Heads the European business after joining Warburg Pincus as a Principal in 2005 in New York and moving to London in 2016. He is currently a Director of The AA, Norstella/Citeline, Fortius, Inspired Group, PTSG, and Quantexa. Since joining Warburg Pincus, Adarsh has been involved with over 20 investments focused on technology, education, and business services sectors. He serves on the Board of Pratham USA, one of India’s largest not-for-profit organizations. He is also a member of the Chicago Booth Council and Polsky Center Private Equity at the University of Chicago and a member of the Dean’s Council at Weill Cornell Medicine, which is focused on advancing the goals of research, teaching, and patient care. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Adarsh worked at ChrysCapital, an Indian private equity fund, and prior to that Radiowave, a technology start-up funded in part by Warburg Pincus and McCown De Leeuw, another private equity fund. He received a BA from Knox College, Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.