Pulak Prasad is the founder of Nalanda Capital, a Singapore-based firm that invests in listed Indian equities and manages about $5 billion. He was previously the cohead of India for Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, and worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey for several years.
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin conveys important lessons and concepts for those interested in disciplined, long-term investment. Prasad's writing is engaging, charming, and stimulating. -- Robert Wallace, CEO, Stanford Management Company In his wonderfully original and insightful book, Prasad makes a compelling case for the science of evolutionary biology informing the art of investing. From red deer and silver foxes to green frogs and dung beetles, he draws upon the work of Darwin and others to colorfully articulate many of the investment principles that have driven his remarkable success. -- Peter Ammon, CIO, University of Pennsylvania I had the privilege of working with Pulak for nearly a decade. There are great investors and great minds - Pulak was always an unusual combination of both. His new book brings both of those elements together - an architecture of investing that he has practiced for over 2 decades - with great success - but constructed in an unusual way by comparison to phenomenon in the natural world (of evolutionary biology). The result is a fascinating and highly enjoyable experience that reminds us of the often simple answers to complex questions. -- Chip Kaye, CEO, Warburg Pincus Pulak Prasad is proof of Charlie Munger's adage that great investors thrive on multidisciplinary thinking. He has written a highly enjoyable and thought-provoking book that is a master class on both investing and evolution. -- Seth Alexander, president, MIT Management Company