Nayantara (‘Nayan’) Nath is a Senior Investment Manager at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), where she leads social investments into charities, social enterprises and community-led organisations.

With a background in impact investing, she has worked across grants, equity, debt and bonds, supporting a wide range of social impact sectors. As fund manager for CAF’s Community-Led Housing Fund, she has partnered with cooperatives, cohousing groups and community land trusts addressing systemic housing challenges and creating resilient, community-driven solutions.

She is passionate about ensuring that resources reach the people and communities who need them most, enabling dignity, equity and long-term opportunity.