
Meet Our Talented Team
Our passionate and dedicated team brings together a diverse range of skills and expertise to deliver exceptional results. From creative visionaries to meticulous strategists, we work seamlessly together to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.

Vijay Datt
Founder & CEO
- Vijay has over 20 years of experience advising large and mid life science companies in India. His core areas of expertise include fund raise, strategic corporate sales, acquisitions, divesture and other inorganic initiatives of the corporate.
- Successful track record of transaction closures in private equity and M&A; Ideated large platform deals with global private equity funds.
- Prior to starting Citadel, Vijay has worked with Goldman Sachs at different positions.
- Vijay holds an American CPA degree and is Bachelor in Finance and Accounting from Osmania University.

Krishna Kishore Ponapalli
Executive Director
- 17+ years of experience in financial services and private equity
- Handled 20+ due diligences on various private equity and M&A transactions;
- Currently on the board of Tirupati Medicare, Swop Engineering & Veda Seed Sciences advising companies on strategy, internal finance controls and MIS
- Kishore did his Bachelor’s degree in electronics & communications from JNTU and CFA Level 2 from CFA Institute

Harshal Pathak
Senior Associate
- 5+ years of experience in M&A deal advisory services (financial due diligence)
- Successful track record of advising multiple private equity funds and industry leaders across 30+ transactions
- Harshal has completed his MBA (dual major in finance and strategy & leadership) from the Indian School of Business and is also a Chartered Accountant