Catia co-founded Volta Circle alongside the Lohia family, driven by her passion for creating tangible and sustainable change through backing like-minded entrepreneurs. As managing partner, Catia spearheads all investments at the firm. For the past 30 years Catia has been relentless in promoting sustainability, whilst transforming and investing in world leading companies such as General Electric, Gucci Group, JAB Luxury, Coty and several private equity firms; her roles have spanned business development, M&A, and human capital executive level positions. Today Catia serves as a non-executive and advisory board member for a number of consumer companies.

Clara joined Volta Circle to execute her passion for sustainability and innovation. As senior associate, Clara focuses on deal sourcing and execution globally, while fostering the constant refinement of the investment thesis and strategy. Clara was the first person to join the team, thus backing the build up of thesis and portfolio, and being involved at various levels in 20+ investments over the past 4 years. Prior to Volta Circle, Clara had experiences in the startup ecosystem and as a sustainability consultant. She holds an M.Sc. in Sustainability Management from ESCP and a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Bocconi University.

As finance manager, Deepak oversees financial due diligence and tracks portfolio performance. Deepak has over a decade of experience in various facets of finance; including business planning, project evaluation, M&A, setting up internal controls and working with large manufacturing and trading corporations. Deepak is also chief of staff to deputy GCEO Suchitra Lohia at IVL.

Natalia joined Volta Circle to pursue a passion for impact investing and to champion entrepreneurs tackling climate change. As an associate Natalia focuses on company due diligence, industry research, deal sourcing, and more. After graduating from Brown University in 2021, and completing several internships in the sustainable investing and startup space, Natalia worked in New York as an M&A associate in the consumer industry for three years, leading sourcing initiatives as well as financial and commercial due diligence for hundreds of acquisition and investment targets.

Suchitra founded Volta Circle to foster other businesses in building a resilient future. As co-founder of Indorama Ventures (IVL), a world leading industrial group and one of the largest plastic recyclers, Suchitra brings a wealth of expertise in entrepreneurship and sustainability. Today Suchitra serves as executive director on the board of IVL and the deputy group CEO. Apart from her duties as a director, she chairs the global CSR Committee and the IVL Foundation; a non-profit supporting projects that will have a meaningful and positive impact on the lives of women and children, along with the environment. At IVL, Suchitra plays a vital role in promoting a culture of positive stewardship.

Aradhana co-founded Volta Circle to drive innovation in businesses that advance the circular model. As a business leader she has a passion for ideas that bring collective shared value, where purpose guides profit. Aradhana currently serves as vice president of investor relations and heads the wool business division at Indorama Ventures (IVL). Aradhana has held several positions in the company since 2008, primarily across corporate strategy and the fibers business; she is also vice chairwoman of the IVL Foundation. Aside from IVL, Aradhana is a non-executive director of Thai Plaspac PCL (TPAC), a Thai listed company providing plastic packaging solutions.

Saanjali is an investment committee member currently working in the Lohia family office. She previously worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group within their Bangkok office, where she worked on numerous digital transformation and business development projects. Saanjali holds a B.Sc. from NYU Stern School of Business, New York, where she majored in Finance and Mathematics.

Alberto joined Volta Circle as an advisor to continue his lifelong passion for chemistry and innovation and works closely with our portfolio companies to accelerate their progress. Alberto contributes a wealth of experience owing to his illustrious career spanning senior commercial and technical roles at some of the worlds most respected chemicals companies including Indorama Ventures, AkzoNobel, Atochem, and Bayer.

Harley joined Volta Circle at the beginning of 2023 to further his passion for investing in climate positive companies. He first joined Volta as an Investment Manager, leading investments within the climate space and assisting the team with strategy definition and portfolio management. Now as an advisor, Harley supports the team in identifying emerging opportunities across the waste management landscape. Harley was previously principal at a London-based pre-seed & seed fund; leading their climate investment thesis, sitting on the board of several companies, and also investing as an institutional LP into venture funds. Prior to venture, Harley joined a fast scaling fintech startup which since exited for over $100M, and before this had operational experience in deep-tech talent acquisition. Harley holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Finance from Durham University.

Storm joined Volta Circle's investment team at the beginning of 2022 to champion ambitious founders tackling critical global problems. During her time here she primarily focused on company due diligence, industry research and establishing operational frameworks. Now as an advisor, Storm provides insights on companies developing circular material solutions for the fashion industry. After graduating from Durham University, she attended Stanford to learn from founders and VCs across the Bay Area. Storm has experience working in startups having been a founders associate at a foodtech company developing alternative protein, and building out a social platform in the field of 'humane technology'.