Bharati Pai joined Kairos in 2020 as the Director – Tax. Ms. Pai’s responsibilities include managing the tax department including Federal and State income tax compliance, external CPAs, tax treatment, tax research, and tax authority audits/inquiries.

Prior to joining Kairos, Ms. Pai was a Tax Director at PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) in the Asset and Wealth Management practice, with emphasis on Alternative Investment Products, in Los Angeles/Irvine Office. Ms. Pai provided tax compliance and consulting services to clients which included hedge funds, private equity funds, management companies and fund-of-funds based in California and New York. Ms. Pai has over 11 years of experience in public accounting and worked on a variety of issues including advising clients on the tax treatment and tax reporting requirements for funds and their investors with a variety of strategies, investments, and financial products. Ms. Pai is experienced in managing business processes, managing offshore teams/processes, and has assisted in managing the Financial Services Practice in the PwC Irvine office.

Ms. Pai is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California, is a member of AICPA and CALCPA. Ms. Pai earned her Master of Accountancy degree, with emphasis in Tax, from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Financial Accounting and Auditing from University of Mumbai, India.