Mala founded SurgoCap Partners, an investment firm focused on the disruptive effects of technology within broad industry categories, in 2022.  Prior to SurgoCap, she was a founding partner of Lone Pine Capital in 1998.  At Lone Pine, she was portfolio manager for the firm’s technology, media, internet and telecommunications exposure, and was co-portfolio manager of Lone Pine’s long-only funds.

Before joining Lone Pine, Mala worked for The Boston Consulting Group, and was also a Kauffman Fellow. She attended Harvard University and Harvard Business School. She is a founding trustee of Ariadne Labs, as well as a trustee of the Tate Foundation, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, and Surgo Ventures, a non-profit organization which uses data driven solutions to solve health and social problems.