Ashish K. Lal

Ashish Lal is a vice president at BDT & Company, a Chicago-based merchant bank that combines a $3.0 billion investment fund with advisory services to address the long-term strategic and financing needs of family and/or founder-controlled companies. He was involved in establishing BDT’s strategic joint venture with one of India’s most highly regarded conglomerates and continues to spend a portion of his time establishing new relationships with family business owners outside of the United States. Before BDT, Lal spent six years at Charlesbank Capital Partners, the former private equity arm of the Harvard Management Company. He began his career at L.E.K. Consulting, where he divided his time between the Chicago, London, and Tokyo offices. Lal holds a BA from Northwestern University with a double major in applied mathematics and economics and an MBA from Wharton. He is a member of Northwestern University’s Chicago Regional Council and is the former president of Northwestern’s New York alumni chapter.