While pursuing his Ph.D. at USC, Mukund joined TCP as an Associate Intern in September 2020 and, given his invaluable contributions to our success, was promoted to Associate in 2022. In his role as Associate Intern, and now as an Associate, Mukund leads the sourcing of technologies out of the USC ecosystem, conducts technical market research and due diligence, and performs the financial assessment of potential acquisition targets. During his free time, Mukund enjoys hiking, longboarding, and playing video games.

Mukund graduated from Rice University with a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. During his undergraduate studies, he received a National Science Foundation fellowship and worked for pharmaceutical giants AbbVie and Takeda.

Following his undergraduate studies, Mukund joined a Cancer Biology and Genomics Ph.D. program at the University of Southern California. Besides Mukund's strong science background, he has always had a strong entrepreneurial bent and interest in private equity.