{"id":11957,"date":"2024-10-02T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=11957"},"modified":"2024-11-04T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:20:47","slug":"gaurav-manchanda","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/gaurav-manchanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaurav Manchanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__hero has-questrom-red-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__hero-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Gaurav_Manchanda_DAB.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Gaurav_Manchanda_DAB.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Gaurav_Manchanda_DAB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Gaurav_Manchanda_DAB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Gaurav_Manchanda_DAB-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__hero-content has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-88f0857fdc8bad98dfdc5c16977574b2 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-white-color\">Gaurav Manchanda<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-elements-9909bd179e123237eeed6ad8346baa39 wp-block-amp-profile-position has-text-color has-white-color\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tFounder and Managing Director, Manchanda Capital, Nimida Group, The Organic World, Nimida Sports\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tOwner and President, FC Bengaluru United\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__standard-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns profile__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__right-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>An entrepreneur at heart, Gaurav Manchanda is the managing director of Manchanda Capital. 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