Vasanta is Head of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group. She advises healthcare clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets activities. Vasanta’s approach is high-touch, rooted in a deep expertise with founder-owned, family-owned, and provider-owned healthcare businesses.
Vasanta has nearly two decades of experience advising and working with healthcare services companies. She advises companies across healthcare services, while specifically focusing on acute care, behavioral health, women’s health, outpatient care, and ancillary services.
Vasanta is a thought leader in the healthcare industry, often participating in panels, webinars, and other speaking engagements, in addition to authoring various white papers.
Prior to Co-Founding the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Matrix in 2020, Vasanta was previously a Director in Raymond James’ Healthcare Finance Group, which she joined upon the acquisition of Morgan Keegan, and the acquisition of Shattuck Hammond Partners prior to that.
Vasanta graduated with Honors from Princeton University, where she received an A.B. degree in Anthropology. She is qualified as a FINRA General Securities Representative (Series 7), General Securities Principal (Series 24), Municipal Advisor Representative (Series 50), Municipal Advisor Principal (Series 54), Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63), and Investment Banking Representative (Series 79).
She is currently a member of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry Foundation (a network of women business leaders in healthcare), Chief (a network of executive women leaders), and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). She also serves on the Board of Directors for Sakhi for South Asian Women.