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Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations
Gaurav Shah is a Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations at Portrait Capital.
Gaurav leads the firm's portfolio value creation efforts, drawing on his extensive experience in operations and management. Prior to joining Portrait, Gaurav led portfolio value creation programs at Partners Group, a leading global private equity firm, and was an Associate Partner at McKinsey, where he advised clients on performance improvement and growth strategies. Earlier in his career, Gaurav was an Area Project Manager at Fluor, overseeing large-scale construction projects.
Originally from India, Gaurav earned a Master’s in Construction Management from Texas A&M University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.