View from the Top — by Avataar Venture Partners

View from the Top brings you conversations with the people who power venture capital — the Limited Partners. Hosted by Ganesh Nayak, who leads Global Fundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners, the podcast explores how global investors view India and emerging markets, what drives their conviction, and how they navigate opportunities, risks, taxation, and portfolio construction.

Each episode features insights from leading LPs, fund managers, and allocators from around the world, offering a rare inside look at the dynamics shaping venture capital beyond the headlines.

For LPs, VCs, and founders investing in or building from India to the world, View from the Top offers strategic perspectives, grounded in real capital conversations.

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Guest

Lee Tilghman

Lee Tilghman joined the Dietrich Foundation in May 2015 and serves as a Managing Director at the foundation.

He focuses on manager selection and portfolio monitoring with a special interest in emerging managers. He was formerly a Transaction Associate with BNY Mellon’s Global Corporate Development team where he analyzed acquisitions, divestitures, and early-stage financial technology investments for the bank.

Prior to BNY Mellon, he was a field artillery officer in the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division. Lee earned his BA in Mathematics at Vanderbilt University and his MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. Outside of the Foundation, Lee serves as a Trustee of Thiel College and as a member of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.

Guest appearance on:

EP2: Conviction-Driven Investing & India’s Growth Decade with Lee Tilghman of The Dietrich Foundation