Mukesh Prasad

Mukesh Prasad, an advisory board member for the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Innova Capital Partners. He is responsible for the strategic growth and capital resources for Innova with over a decade of experience investing in the energy sector. Innova invests in companies and projects at various stages, identifying talented teams in promising sectors and working strategically to help them grow. Innova’s primary industries include alternative energy, telecommunications, health care, consumer products, energy efficiency, and financial services.

Dr. Prasad obtained his bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Government from Harvard College, with a focus on Economic and Social Policies. Dr. Prasad then went on to The Johns Hopkins College of Medicine where he completed his Doctorate in Medicine. He completed his Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery training at New York Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitals, and then joined the Weill Cornell Medical College Faculty, where he currently practices. He also served as Chair of the Weill Cornell General Faculty Council.

Dr. Prasad is active at Harvard University where he served two terms on the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors, served as Vice President of the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance Board of Directors, and is the Alumni Director on the Harvard South Asian Institute Advisory Council. He has long served the community and was recognized previously by the city for his role in caring for first responders and was named an Honorary Member of both the FDNY and NYPD, one of a handful of surgeons to have shields from both departments. He served as an Advisor to New York City during the onset of COVID in 2020, helping with the city’s initial planning and in 2024 was honored by the Mayor of New York City with a Citation for over 20 years of service. Dr. Prasad is also a Member both of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Geopolitical Advisory Committee, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves as a Special Advisor to the US Department of Commerce for the Tech Hubs program. Dr. Prasad is married to BU graduate, Chandni Prasad (Class of 1993), and resides in New York City, where they raised two children.