Anish K. Mitra — Writer. Strategic finance professional. Creative strategist.
Anish K. Mitra is a strategic finance professional and creative strategist based in Los Angeles. He was raised in Queens and educated at Brown University, where he studied economics.
His career spans investment banking and alternative asset management — at Barclays, Goldman Sachs Reinsurance Group, and Global Atlantic — where he worked on more than $20 billion in M&A and capital-markets transactions.
He is currently Head of Marketing and Brand at Drive Capital, a venture capital firm with over $2 billion under management. His satirical storytelling about markets and culture has been featured in The Wall Street Journal. He speaks English and Bengali.
Writing
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Elegant Mixture
IPO & CHILL“Moving forward, I’m going to share some essays I began writing after my father died in July 2025.” - 02
Seven Twenty Dollar Bills
The Beneficiary“Foot Locker, Finish Line and Champ’s were perched in a row.” - 03
Required Minimum Distractions
The Beneficiary“New York, June 1988: My father has just delivered some excellent news: ‘You don’t have a trust fund.’” - 04
Mean Reversion
The Beneficiary“A year ago, I sat on a blue rubber recliner chair at the Long Island Jewish Rehabilitation Center and stared at my dad.”
“New York, June 1988: My father has just delivered some excellent news: You don’t have a trust fund.”
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Arjuna
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