Chintan Bhatt
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Chintan Bhatt is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Carlyle’s Asia Corporate Private Equity business. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Bhatt oversees the finance and operations of Carlyle Asia, including fund formation, transaction structuring and execution, financial analysis, and investment valuations.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Bhatt was a Vice President in the Portfolio Management group at Starwood Capital, focused on the firm's opportunistic real estate funds. He began his career at GE, progressing through various financial and operational assignments in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Mr. Bhatt graduated from the University of Connecticut as an Honors Scholar, with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.