Dakota Live! Podcast

The Value of Why with Franklin Park

Episode 36: Narayan Chowdhury, Partner and Co-Founder, Franklin Park

Narayan Chowdhury, Partner, and Co-Founder of Franklin Park joins Dakota Live! to discuss the company's private market investment and advisory business. Founded twenty years ago, Franklin Park is an SEC-registered private markets investment firm that provides their clients access to private equity, private debt, and venture capital. At Franklin Park, Narayan is responsible for the analysis and evaluation of private equity investment opportunities, monitoring clients’ portfolios and conducting industry research. He is also involved in the development and implementation of Franklin Park’s technology platform, and regularly interacts with clients on investment and portfolio matters.

Whether you are interested in learning how to access inefficient areas in private markets, how investment strategies deploy capital to early-stage companies, or the mechanics of private market due diligence, we encourage you to watch and listen to how Narayan and Franklin Park find the answer to the why behind a founder’s motivation.

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Narayan Chowdhury

Franklin Park

At Franklin Park, Narayan is responsible for the analysis and evaluation of private equity investment opportunities, monitoring clients’ portfolios and conducting industry research. He is also involved in the development and implementation of Franklin Park’s technology platform, and regularly interacts with clients on investment and portfolio matters.

Prior to Franklin Park, Narayan worked with Hamilton Lane and Public Financial Management. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute. Narayan received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Bucknell University.

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