Aarati comes with 22 years of consulting experience in various industries. Prior to joining Invest India, she held senior positions at FICCI, Value Leadership Group, Copal Amba, Perot Systems and Schlumberger. She is a specialist in integrated strategies, international marketing and relationship management. She has worked in Russia, Germany and India- and is fluent in Russian and German.

She has a masters degree in economics from Delhi School of Economics and a Bachelors degree in economics from St. Stephens College.