Anand T. Philip is Managing Director of Castle Harlan. Prior to joining Castle Harlan, Mr. Philip was an investment professional at the Blackstone Group, where he focused on private equity transactions across a wide range of industries for Blackstone Capital Partners, as well as Blackstone Communication Partners. Previously, he worked at Wasserstein & Co., where he focused on principal investing for U.S. Equity Partners. He began his career in the Merchant Banking Group of Wasserstein Perella & Co. Mr. Philip has served on the Board of Directors of numerous private and public companies. He received a B.A. in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a Trustee Scholar and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Philip holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Ohio Wesleyan University.