Ex MSCI India head joins ESG fund set up by former Tata executives

ECube was recently launched by a group of former senior Tata executives, including Dr Mukund Rajan, Govind Sankaranarayanan and Alan Rosling

ECube, an environmental, social and governance (ESG) platform, which is raising $1 billion jointly with Quantum Advisors, roped in Chandru Badrinarayanan as Managing Partner on Tuesday. Until recently, Chandru was an executive director and the head of MSCI’s India business. 

He has more than 30 years of experience across financial markets, business strategy, risk management, analytics, ratings, sales, banking, journalism and manufacturing. He was MSCI’s India head till April 30, 2019. MSCI is an independent provider of research-driven insights and tools for institutional investors. 

In recent years, he has worked with various stakeholders in India to evangelise the concept and