Avinash Manudhane (Avi Nash) completed his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1975 and did his M.S. from Syracuse University, New York in 1977 before obtaining an MBA with Distinction from Northwestern University, Chicago in 1981.nnAvi Nash joined Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious investment banks, in 1987 and become its Vice President in 1989, Managing Director in 1996, and elected as a Partner of the firm in 1998. He is Head of the firm’s Global Chemical Industry effort as well as Head of the Basic Materials (metals, paper, chemicals) effort in the Americas. He is active in mentoring the next generation of professionals.