Taara Advani

Taara Advani brings expertise in credit across underwriting, diligence, structuring, and advisory. Before joining Galvanize, Taara was an associate at Goldman Sachs on the leveraged finance team within Investment Banking. At Goldman Sachs, she specialized in financial services and fintech, advising both corporate and sponsor-backed clients through a range of debt-financing transactions, including corporate M&A, leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalizations, and expansion capital raises. Previously, Taara worked in leveraged finance at Barclays, where she collaborated with clients on corporate and project financings within the natural resources, chemicals, power, and utilities sectors.

Taara graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a BA in Mathematics and Economics. Outside of her professional work, Taara serves as co-chair of fundraising for the Associate Board of READ Alliance, an early childhood literacy focused non-profit in New York. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and playing recreational softball.