Seema Chaturvedi

Managing Director, Accelerator Group LLC

Ms. Chaturvedi has over 20 years of capital markets and financial management experience. She has guided middle market companies in defining growth trajectories and implementing financial strategies to create stakeholder value. As an entrepreneur, investment banker and an investor, she brings forth a unique perspective to the strategic planning process.

She is founder and Managing Director of Accelerator Group, LLC an investment banking and strategic advisory services firm focused on providing advisory services in areas of business combinations, mergers and acquisitions and raising growth capital. The firm’s industry current practice areas include manufacturing (special focus – automotive), food & agri and healthcare & pharmaceuticals. It also provides customized knowledge services in areas of business intelligence, market research, data management and analysis (statistical and financial). The firm has a robust India specific practice and has offices in India and USA.

She has prior experience at Amherst Partners, Shearson Lehman and JM Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Chaturvedi cofounded TiE Detroit. She has served on several Boards including TiE Global, Marygrove College, Michigan IT Summit, International Business Council within Automation Alley.

She has received several honors including Crain’s Detroit Business “40 under 40”, Crain’s Detroit Business “Detroit’s Most Influential Business Women” Detroit’s Enterprising Women list by the Detroit Historical Society, Woman of Distinction for her Outstanding Contribution to Business by the Asian Indian Women’s Association in Michigan, USA, inductee in to the Michigan Hall of Fame for Enterprising Women. In 2015 she received a Certificate of Recognition form the US House of Representative – Ms. Brenda Lawrence’s Office. In 2015, Crain’s Detroit listed Ms. Chaturvedi as one of a select group of Influential Women in Tech. In 2015, Center for American Progress, Washington DC, invited Ms. Chaturvedi to join their Economic Advisory Council.

Ms. Chaturvedi holds a Masters degree in Finance from Boston College and an undergraduate degree with honors in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College of the Delhi University in India.