Thomas L. Saidy is Senior Vice President and Director of Global Research of Cartica Capital. Prior to joining Cartica, Mr. Saidy served as the CIO of Milestone Merchant Partners' two India-focused private equity funds: India Direct Fund, L.P. and eTEC Ventures, L.P. Mr. Saidy also served as a Vice President of Richard C. Breeden & Co. where he was engaged in various corporate governance matters including WorldCom, Adelphia, Enron, KPMG, and Fannie Mae. From 2003-2005, Mr. Saidy was a Managing Director with Demerara Ventures, , an international strategic advisory firm focused on capital raising and business development for companies in the US and overseas. From 2001-2003, Mr. Saidy served as an institutional equity Advisor with Castleton Holdings, a US-focused real estate institutional equity investment company. Prior to joining Castleton, Mr. Saidy was Director of Strategy and Operations for Softbank Emerging Markets, Inc., a $200 million global venture fund sponsored by IFC and Softbank (Japan). Mr. Saidy spent nine years of his career as a senior investment manager with International Equity Partners, LP, a private equity and advisory services firm operating in, India, SE Asia and Eastern Europe. During this time, he also served as CEO of the Danube Restructuring Fund, a $200 million debt-restructuring fund. Mr. Saidy received his Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College and his MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.